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“The Internal Revenue Service announced today that its 2006 Data Book is available on the IRS Web site. The report describes activities conducted by the IRS from October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006, and includes information about returns filed and taxes collected, enforcement, taxpayer assistance and the IRS budget and workforce. During Fiscal Year …
From the Presidential Proclamation on National Poison Prevention Week, March 18 through March 24, 2007: “If a poisoning is suspected, citizens can reach their nearest Poison Control Center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling 1-800-222-1222. This number should be called immediately at the first sign of a suspected poison emergency. The …
White House: Fact Sheet – Four Years Later: New Strategy Requires Patience and Determination, March 16, 2007. “On The Fourth Anniversary Of The Beginning Of Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Regime Of A Brutal Dictator Has Been Replaced By A Democratically Elected Government Operating Under One Of The Most Progressive Constitutions In The Arab World. While …
Friday, March 16, 2007 – Disclosure of CIA Agent Identity Hearing Examines Exposure of Covert CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson’s Identity: “The Oversight Committee held a hearing on whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson. At the hearing, the Committee received testimony from Ms. Wilson …
Press release: “The FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) today released its annual Internet Fraud Crime Report. From January 1 through December 31, 2006, the center received 207,492 complaint submissions. These filings were composed of fraudulent and non-fraudulent complaints primarily related to the Internet and included many different fraud types to include auction fraud, non-delivery, …
Newsmap is “an experimental news site combining Google Maps with Yahoo News. Clicking on a country/region retrieves news about that country. Switch clickly to another continent by clicking on the continent links in the header. Zooming in one level will retrieve news at the state/provincial level. Currently state level news is available for US, Canada, …
Citing Unpublished Federal Appellate Opinions Issued Before 2007, Robert Timothy Reagan, March 9, 2007, 4 pages “Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 permits attorneys to cite to federal courts of appeals their unpublished opinions issued 2007 or later. Unpublished opinions issued before 2007 may be cited to the courts if permitted by the courts local …
“Chairman Henry A. Waxman announced a hearing on whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson. At the hearing, the Committee will receive testimony from Ms. Wilson and other experts regarding the disclosure and internal White House security procedures for protecting her identity from disclosure and …
“On March 15, 2007, the House passed H.R. 1362, the Accountability in Contracting Act,” by a vote of 347-73. The legislation, reported by the Oversight and Armed Services Committees, changes federal acquisition law to require agencies to limit the use of abuse-prone contracts, to increase transparency and accountability in federal contracting, and to protect the …
Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Bureau of Prisons Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2006, Audit Report 07-22, March 2007 (Commentary and Summary Only) Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2006, Audit Report 07-09, January 2007 (Commentary and Summary Only) United States Marshals Service United States Marshals Service Annual …
Joint Strike Fighter: Progress Made and Challenges Remain, GAO-07-360, and Highlights, March 15, 2007. “The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program–a multinational acquisition program for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and eight cooperative international partners–is the Department of Defense’s (DOD) most expensive aircraft acquisition program. DOD currently estimates it will spend $623 billion to develop, …
Press release: “Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales demanding he answer allegations that he may have advised the President to shut down an Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) inquiry into the Administration’s domestic wiretapping surveillance program because of his role in the …
