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FEC Reports Number of Federal PAC's Decreases

Press release: “The number of federally registered political action committees (PACs) declined slightly, from 4,183 on January 1, 2007, to 4,168 by July 1, 2007 according to a semi-annual survey released by the Federal Election Commission. Corporate PACs remain the largest category, with 1,586 committees, followed by non-connected – 1,247 trade/membership/health – 926, labor – …

Subjects: Government Documents

Joint Committee on Taxation Report on Financing of The Airport And Airway Trust Fund

“In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Senate Committee on Finance for July 12, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Information Relating To Financing of The Airport And Airway Trust Fund And Airports (JCX-42-07)” Related government documents: Senate Finance Committee Hearing, Airport Airways Trust Fund: The Future of …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Judiciary Committee Continues Hearings on U.S. Attorney Firings

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? – Part VI, July 11, 2007. Related postings on U.S. Attorney firings Washington Post: Miers Rebuffs Senate Subpoena – Another Ex-Aide Says She Did Not Speak With Bush About Firings

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Privacy Forum Calls for FDA Standards to Protect Patients in Drug Risk Programs

“World Privacy Forum executive director Pam Dixon testified at an FDA/AHRQ joint public workshop about the need for the FDA to set robust privacy standards for drug risk minimization programs, which are put in place for drugs the FDA has determined to be high risk in some way. Drug risk minimization programs…are not typically covered …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Privacy

New Report Identifies US and Japan Provide the Strongest Environments for IT Competitiveness

Press release: “Relatively few countries possess all the factors necessary to support a thriving information technology sector, but the United States, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom provide the strongest environments for IT competitiveness, a new study concludes. As reflected in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s “IT industry competitiveness index”, these factors include an ample …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports: Environmental Satellite Acquisitions, Retirement Decisions, DOD's High-Risk Areas, Unmanned Aircraft Systems,

Defense Logistics: Efforts to Improve Distribution and Supply Support for Joint Military Operations Could Benefit from a Coordinated Management Approach, GAO-07-807, June 29, 2007 DOD’s High-Risk Areas: Efforts to Improve Supply Chain Can Be Enhanced by Linkage to Outcomes, Progress in Transforming Business Operations, and Reexamination of Logistics Governance and Strategy, GAO-07-1064T, July 10, 2007 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents