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Joshua Tauberer announced the following enhancements to his terrific site: “…a new Presidential Candidates page for those candidates that have served in Congress, which is actually most. You can see how they line up in political leanings as Ive sorted them based on their position in GovTracks Political Spectrum. The representative statistics page has been …
WSJ free article – CEO Compensation Scorecard: “…starting with this year’s proxies, the SEC has changed how companies report pay. For companies whose fiscal year ended after Dec. 15, 2006, the SEC now mandates a table that includes salary, bonus, the accounting cost of stock and stock-option awards, incentive-plan payments, change in pension value and …
OSCE press release: “This booklet on Media Accountability Systems is written by Professor Claude-Jean Bertrand of French Press Institute, University of Paris. It is a practical list of various tools for media professionals, their outlets and associations, in improving journalistic standards and regaining the trust of the public.”
Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 (html format): “U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with …
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), Review of Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund Unmatched Disbursements at the Department of State, April 26, 2007.
Press release: The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today released its annual “Special 301” report on the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection by U.S. trading partners. Innovation is the lifeblood of a dynamic economy here in the United States, and around the world. We must defend ideas, inventions and creativity …
Lessons Learned and Lives Saved, 1967 – 2007, NTSB Number SR-07/01 NTIS Number PB2007-917001 (54 pages, PDF) Abstract: “To help mark the NTSBs 40th anniversary, this report highlights some of the thousands of transportation safety improvements that have resulted from NTSB accident investigations and recommendations. Accidents have been prevented, lives saved and injuries reduced because …
Quarterly Report to Congress from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly, April 30, 2007 (Highlights, All Sections and Appendices)(PDF) April 30, 2007 Quarterly Report to Congress – Table of Contents to download sections separately
Press release: “This week, the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) delivered the Broadband Fact Book to Congress on the heels of an OECD report and hearings in both houses of Congress on broadband deployment. The Factbook, available in hard copy and online is part of an IIA initiative, and according to the group, its purpose is …
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Quality Guidelines Generally Followed for Police-Public Contact Surveys, but Opportunities Exist to Help Assure Agency Independence GAO-07-340, March 30, 2007 Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Agency’s Flexibility Reduces Transparency of Program Cost GAO-07-799T, April 30, 2007 Defense Management: High-Level Leadership Commitment and Actions Are Needed to Address Corrosion Issues GAO-07-618, April 30, …
Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, Enrollment Levels In Head Start, April 2007. (35 pages, PDF)
Federal Judiciary News Release: “A total of 1,839 orders were issued by federal and state courts in 2006 authorizing or approving the interception of wire, oral or electronic communications, also known as wiretaps. This is a 4 percent increase over the 1,773 orders issued in 2005, according to The 2006 Wiretap Report. The complete report …
