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Homeland Security Strategic Planning: Mission Area Analysis, March 28, 2007 Underlying Reasons for Success and Failure of Terrorist Attacks: Selected Case Studies, June 4, 2007 2007 Homeland Security Science and Technology Stakeholders Conference, held May 2124, 2007 -Available presentations
Government Technology: “A new white paper designed to help public officials develop policies for removing Social Security numbers and other sensitive information from public documents is now available online. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), in collaboration with the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council (eC3), today released a joint white paper on redaction …
“For the past 16 months, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been investigating allegations of political interference with government climate change science under the Bush Administration. During the course of this investigation, the Committee obtained over 27,000 pages of documents from the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Commerce Department, …
Military Base Realignments and Closures: Estimated Costs Have Increased and Estimated Savings Have Decreased, GAO-08-341T, December 12, 2007 Smithsonian Institution: Status of Efforts to Address a Range of Funding and Governance Challenges, GAO-08-250T, December 12, 2007 Toxic Chemical Releases: EPA Actions Could Reduce Environmental Information Available to Many Communities, GAO-08-128, November 30, 2007 Toxic Chemical …
U.S. Department of Justice Annual Financial Statement Fiscal Year 2007, Audit Report 08-01, December 2007 (Commentary and Summary Only)
Follow up to the GAO report, Digital Television Transition: Increased Federal Planning and Risk Management Could Further Facilitate the DTV Transition, GAO-08-43, November 19, 2007, the FCC Written Response to the GAO Report on DTV, December 11, 2007. “One of the most important responsibilities of the Commission, with respect to the nations transition to digital …
Press release: “The widespread use and availability of Social Security numbers puts Americans at risk for identity theft and should be restricted, according to Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. The group urged policymakers to take action to protect consumers as part of a public forum on the issue organized by the Federal Trade …
Follow up to previous postings on sentencing guidelines, today’s press release: “The United States Sentencing Commission unanimously voted today to give retroactive effect to a recent amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines that reduces penalties for crack cocaine offenses. Retroactivity of the crack cocaine amendment will become effective on March 3, 2008. Not every crack …
Press release: “Vital government information appears invisible to millions of Americans who are combing the Internet and looking for answers via the most popular search engines, according to a report released today by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and OMB Watch. The report, Hiding in Plain Sight: Why Important Government Information Cannot Be …
“The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has received a second set of records from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) detailing behind-the-scenes briefings for lawmakers working to make substantial changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). EFF requested release of the records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) earlier this year…Last …
Fact Sheet: “U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab, together with Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, convened today the 18th U.S.China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Beijing, China. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also participated. The JCCT, a high-level government-to-government dialogue, seeks to address market access …
“The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today presented to Congress the statutorily-mandated annual report on Chinas compliance with its World Trade Organization accession obligations. The report highlights the status of China’s ongoing efforts in such areas as intellectual property rights, industrial policy, agriculture, and services.” 2007 Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance (116 …
