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Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace: “The World Health Organization said [May 4] it’s going to provide online one-stop shopping for information on clinical drug trials. Doctors, researchers and curious patients now have access to the results of 50,000 clinical trials in the U.S., Britain and Australia. It’s a big deal because, as it stands now, a lot …
D-2007-091 Memorandum Report on Assessment of Defense Accounts Payable Compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (May 7, 2007) (1MB) (Project D2006-D000FD-0100.000) – PDF D-2007-090 Managing Prepositioned Munitions in the U.S. European Command (May 3, 2007) (1MB) (Project D2006-D000LA-0251.000) – PDF and Summary
Special Report – CEO Compensation: “The chief executives of America’s 500 biggest companies got a collective 38% pay raise last year, to $7.5 billion. That’s an average $15.2 million apiece. Exercised stock options again account for the main component of pay, 48%. The average stock gain was $7.3 million. The highest-paid boss of the 500 …
Report on Competitive Sourcing Results, FY 2006 (May 2, 2007), 38 pages, PDF Transmittal Letters: President of the Senate Speaker of the House Competitive Sourcing Update Competitive Sourcing Achievements
Press release: “The bill provides a privilege in federal court proceedings for reporters to refrain from revealing their confidential sources of information. The privilege is similar in nature to that currently offered by 32 states and the District of Columbia. The ability to assure confidentiality to people who provide information is essential to effective news …
Keeping in mind the adage about weather, news today about an about-face in the media response to providing voters with copyright free access to debate transcripts, as reported by CNN, via slashdot via The Daily Background: Media Advisory for release: May 5, 2007: “…Due to the historical nature of presidential debates and the significance of …
Press release, May 4, 2007: “Yesterday the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) became aware of a potential data security incident involving approximately 100,000 archived employment records of individuals employed by the agency from January 2002 until August 2005. An external hard drive containing personnel data (including name, social security number, date of birth, payroll information, bank …
HHS Audit: States’ Use of New Drug Pricing Data in the Medicaid Program, April 2007 (22 pages, PDF)
Information Technology: Numerous Federal Networks Used to Support Homeland Security Need to Be Better Coordinated with Key State and Local Information-Sharing Initiatives GAO-07-455, April 16, 2007. “The Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have 17 major networks that support their homeland security missions, including sharing information with state and local governments. Examples include DHS’s Homeland …
D-2007-091 Memorandum Report on Assessment of Defense Accounts Payable Compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (May 4, 2007)(Project D2006-D000FD-0100.000)
Press release: “The fourth Mental Health Advisory Team survey, MHAT IV as this survey was called, was conducted in August and September [2006]. For the first time, the survey included Marines in the study group. The MHAT was composed of behavioral health professionals who deployed to Iraq and surveyed soldiers, Marines, health care providers, and …
Press release: “Today Chairman Waxman sent a letter to Secretary of State Rice (1) informing the Secretary that the legislative affairs officials in the Department should not hinder the Committees inquiry into why Secretary Rice and President Bush cited forged evidence to build a case for war against Iraq; (2) advising the Secretary that the …
