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CDT: “As it seeks models to address the mounting issues surrounding online behavioral targeting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should begin by applying the principles it developed to guide its anti-spyware enforcement efforts, CDT said today. In comments submitted to the FTC in advance of its upcoming “town hall” meeting on behavioral advertising, CDT pointed …
Press release, October 18, 2007: “Senator Jay Rockefeller and Senator Kit Bond, Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee…announced that the Senate Intelligence Committee passed legislation to modernize FISA. The bill, which passed by a strong bipartisan vote, will improve the recently enacted Protect America Act that aimed to fix collection problems related …
House Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing Examines the Long-Term Costs of the Current Conflicts, October 17, 2007: “Since 2001, 1.6 million servicemembers have been deployed. According to the Congressional Budget Office, nearly half of those deployed have separated from the active component or have become eligible for VA care as reservists. One-third of these have sought …
Assigning Air Traffic Control Costs to Users: Elements of FAA’s Methodology Are Generally Consistent with Standards but Certain Assumptions and Methods Need Additional Support, GAO-08-76, October 19, 2007 Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC’s Oversight GAO-08-25, October 19, 2007 Defense Trade: Clarification and More Comprehensive Oversight of Export …
Press release: “The latest Taking Stock report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) reveals that a continued decline in releases of toxic chemicals to the environment15 percent for the United States and Canada from 1998 to 2004is being driven by a group of industrial facilities that are the largest generators of emissions. The CEC …
Modified Templates to Use When Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010 Supplemental Guidance for Preparation and Submission of Section XII of Agency Fiscal Year 2007 Annual FOIA Reports Summaries of New Decisions — August 2007
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – October 21-27, 2007 Learn How You Can Prevent Lead Poisoning Testing for Lead Lead in Drinking Water Other Resources
“The latest World Development Report calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries and warns that the sector must be placed at the center of the development agenda if the goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 are to be realized. Titled ‘Agriculture for Development’, the report says the agricultural and rural …
Ceres: “Global warming and the growing incidence of extreme weather events pose an enormous challenge to the insurance industry. This summer’s devastating floods in Europe and wildfires in the West are only the latest reminder of why investors and consumers are concerned about the impacts of climate change on insurers. This report focuses on the …
Audit Report: Management Controls over the Bonneville Power Administration’s Personal Property Accountability, October 2007 (17 pages, PDF) Audit Report: Management Controls over Cash Advances for Proprietary Use of Office of Science User Facilities , September 2007 (12 pages, PDF) Special Report: Loan Guarantees for Innovative Energy Technologies, September 2007 (7 pages, PDF
Department of Energy Inspection Report: The Consolidated Terrorism Watchlist Nomination Process at the Department of Energy, October 2007 (13 pages, PDF)
On October 19, 2007 the Joint Committee on Taxation issued Modeling The Federal Revenue Effects Of Proposed Changes In Cigarette Excise Taxes. (JCX-101-07)
