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National Select Agent Registry

“The National Select Agent Registry Program oversees the activities of possession of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. On this website you will be able to download application packages, submit forms electronically, view current regulations regarding …

Subjects: E-Government

POGO urges DOT Investigation into Traffic Information Contract

Letter from Scott H. Amey, Project On Government Oversight General Counsel to Mary Peters, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, October 15, 2007: “Competition in contracting is essential to getting fair and reasonable costs and prices for goods and services. The Department of Transportation’s “Transportation Technology Innovation and Demonstration” (TTID) program, to provide real-time traffic information …

Subjects: E-Government

New GAO Reports: SSA Disability Representatives, Export-Import Bank,

SSA Disability Representatives: Fee Payment Changes Show Promise, but Eligibility Criteria and Representative Overpayments Require Further Monitoring, GAO-08-5, October 15, 2007 Export-Import Bank: Improvements Needed in Assessment of Economic Impact, GAO-07-1071, September 12, 2007 USDA: Information on Classical Plant and Animal Breeding Activities, GAO-07-1171R, September 13, 2007

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New Website Simplifies Your Access to Your FBI Files

Michael Ravnitzky: “The new website, http://www.getmyfbifile.com provides a quick and easy way to request your FBI Files, if they exist, from FBI Headquarters as well as the various FBI Field Offices. Additional bonus features allow you to ask for files about you at other federal agencies including the CIA, DIA, NSA, the Secret Service, and …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Telecommunications Companies Respond to Committee Inquiry into NSA Wiretapping Program Participation

Press release: “Three telecommunications companies have provided responses to inquiries by the Committee on Energy and Commerce about their involvement with the National Security Agency warrantless wiretapping program. On October 2, Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Rep. …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Patriot Act, Privacy

National Space Society Report on Space Based Solar Power

National Space Society: Space-Based Solar Power As an Opportunity for Strategic Security – National Security Space Office Interim Assessment Phase 0 Architecture Feasibility Study, October 10, 2007 Executive Summary Full Report (including Executive Summary), 75 pages, PDF Photos and report of October 10 press conference Still photos and video of SBSP concept Some news reports …

Subjects: Internet

CRS Reports on FY2008 Defense Authorization, Burma Sanctions, State Statutes and Hate Crimes

Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations, updated September 28, 2007 Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief, October 10, 2007 Burma Sanctions: Background and Options, October 10, 2007 Federal Indian Education Programs: Background and Issues State Statutes That Proscribe the Use of Symbols of Fear and Violence with the Intent to Threaten, October 5, …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research