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“The 2007 Urban Mobility Report builds on previous Urban Mobility Reports with an improved methodology and expanded coverage of the nation’s urban congestion problem and solutions. The links below provide information on long-term congestion trends, the most recent congestion comparisons and a description of many congestion improvement strategies. All of the statistics have been recalculated …
“Every 14 days a language dies. By 2100, more than half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earthmany of them never yet recordedwill likely disappear, taking with them a wealth of knowledge about history, culture, the natural environment, and how the human brain works. National Geographic’s Enduring Voices Project strives to preserve endangered …
House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans Privacy Rights (Part II). Statements of Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence and Kenneth Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, United States Department of Justice. LLRX.com: The Protect America Act and Legislation …
“Today the National Security Archive publishes a collection of documents concerning the organization and operations of the Pentagon’s Counterintelligence Field Activity and the TALON/CORNERSTONE database it has maintained. As the Defense Department announced on August 21, today that database will be terminated while work on new procedures for reporting of threats to the Defense Department …
Securities and Exchange Commission: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Planned Improvements Address Limitations in Enforcement Division Operations, GAO-07-830, August 15, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Legal Services Corporation: Governance and Accountability Practices Need to Be Modernized and Strengthened, GAO-07-993, August 15, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 76 pages)
National Nuclear Security Administration’s Construction of a Radiological/Nuclear Complex for the Department of Homeland Security, September 2007 (17 pages, PDF)
Fact Sheet – Project Safe Neighborhoods: Americas Network Against Gun Violence – “The Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy involves five elements: partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach and accountability. The U.S. Attorney in each of the 94 federal judicial districts works side-by-side with local law enforcement and other officials to tailor the PSN strategy to fit the …
United States Marshals Service – Review of Health, Safety, and Security Conditions in The H. Carl Moultrie I Courthouse, Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2007-008-R, September 2007, (24 pages, PDF, Full Report)
“The General Assembly [September 13, 2007] adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the worlds estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against them a move that followed more than two decades of debate. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been approved after 143 Member States voted …
Press release: “The European Commission welcomes today’s ruling by the Court of First Instance upholding the European Commissions 2004 decision on Microsoft’s abuse of its dominant market position and confirming the totality of the fine imposed. In this decision, Microsoft was fined 497 million for infringing the EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant …
“FoodSHIELD is a web-based platform designed to create community between the various laboratories and regulatory agencies that make up our nation’s food and agricultural sectors. Through secure, integrated resources such as detailed agency profiles, departments of agriculture and health, as well as laboratories, have the ability to communicate and coordinate with their peers in other …
“In September 2007, ClinicalTrials.gov will launch a new user interface, which represents the first significant change to the interface since February 2000. The new user interface will run in parallel with the previous version and after appropriate testing, the new user interface will permanently replace the previous version (approximately two to four weeks after launch). …
