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Press release: “USA*Engage…re-launched its Web site, www.USAEngage.org, with new tools, issues pages, publications and other resources, which underscore the importance of diplomacy, trade and engagement between the United States and the international community…Since its inception more than a decade ago, USAEngage.org has been widely recognized as a resource for information about U.S. unilateral sanctions policy. …
Department of Commerce Breach Notification Response Plan, September 28, 2007 (21 pages, PDF) This Plan identifies key Department officials who will serve on the Identity Theft Task Force (ID Theft Task Force) to develop strategies for handling data security breaches, including those incidents posing a potential risk of identity theft. In addition, the Plan specifies …
Do you need to read books to be clever? By Denise Winterman, BBC News Magazine: “…books are hyped as life changing and a way out of crime, poverty and deprivation by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who launched the National Year of Reading on Wednesday. Quite simply, they have the potential to open up new worlds …
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Iraq Landmine Impact Survey – Final Report 2007 (136 pages, PDF) “The contaminated sites, as estimated by local key informants, comprise 1,730 square kilometers of land. They affect the livelihoods and safety of more than 1.6 million persons. Please note that the contaminated area described above represents only that …
State Voter Registration Verification Websites: “States and territories are making it easier to find out your voter registration status. Here are the web sites and any special instructions needed to check your voter registration status….The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) administers the federal responsibilities of the Presidential designee (Secretary of Defense), under the Uniformed and …
Follow up to postings on the investigation into missing White House emails, news that CREW has completed an analysis [Word documents] of the national news events that took place on the dates for which there are missing White House email.” National News Analysis for Missing White House Office E-mail National News Analysis for Missing Office …
Annual FOIA Reports Submitted by Federal Departments and Agencies: This site has been created in accordance with the Electronic FOIA Amendments of 1996, which specifies that the Attorney General should make annual FOIA reports from all federal departments and agencies available at “a single electronic access point,” beginning with reports for fiscal year 1998. Department …
Foreign Policy Aspects of the Lisbon Treaty, Third Report of Session 200708 Report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence. Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 16 January 2008. (105 pages, PDF) Previous postings on the Lisbon Treaty
“The Office for Victims of Crime has released the 2008 Resource Guide for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 1319, 2008. Developed to help communities promote awareness of victim issues, this online guide includes camera-ready art files, public awareness posters, the 2008 theme DVD and screensaver, and more. The 2008 theme is “Justice for Victims. …
The Courts Statistics Project (CSP) collects and analyzes data relating to the work of our nation’s state courts. This website was updated on Updated on Sunday, January 20, 2008.
Federal Times: “The administration last week told agencies not to use federal employees Social Security numbers as primary identifiers for data processing purposes. The Office of Personnel Management said in a Jan. 18 notice that agencies must not print the numbers on paper or display on computer screens except in secure areas. And only employees …
“The California Broadband Task Force today released its final findings and recommendations in a report to the Governor and Legislature. The report, The State of Connectivity: Building Innovation Through Broadband, represents the culmination of more than a year of work by the Task Force, including maps of current broadband availability and speed, recommendations to achieve …
