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CPA Releases Primer on Corporate Political Spending

Center for Political Accountability, Corporate Political Spending: What It Includes, How It Is Defined, March 14, 2007: “The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002 was enacted, in part, to staunch the flow of corporate money into the political process. It prohibited unlimited (or soft money) contributions to national political parties and to committees controlled …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

DOJ OIG Issues New Audit Reports on Office of Justice Programs, ATF and DEA Annual Financial Statements

Office of Justice Programs Office of Justice Programs National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers, Audit Report 07-22, March 2007 PDF (Full Report) Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2006, Audit Report 07-13, January 2007, (Commentary and Summary Only) Office of Justice Programs Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2006, Audit Report 07-21, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

HHS OIG Audit of Hospital Wage Data Used To Calculate Inpatient Prospective Payment System Wage Indexes

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General — Audit, Review of Hospital Wage Data Used To Calculate Inpatient Prospective Payment System Wage Indexes, (A-01-05-00504), February 26, 2007. Complete Text of Report is available in PDF format. Summmary: “Our objectives were to (1) consolidate the results of our reviews of 21 hospitals’ compliance …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

News Release: U.S. International Transactions

U.S. International Transactions – Fourth Quarter and Year 2006: “The U.S. current-account deficit–the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers–decreased to $195.8 billion (preliminary) in the fourth quarter of 2006 from $229.4 billion (revised) in the third quarter. The decrease was mostly accounted for by a decrease in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The PILOTS Database – An Electronic Index to the Traumatic Stress Literature: “The PILOTS database is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. It is produced by the National Center for PTSD, and is electronically available to the public. There is …

Subjects: E-Government, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Annual Statistics Show Continued Improvement In Aviation Safety

Press release: “The state of civil aviation safety continued to improve in 2006, according to statistics released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. The number of accidents in all segments of civil aviation in 2006 were less than in 2005, with general aviation recording the lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents in the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Viacom Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against YouTube

FindLaw: Viacom Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against YouTube and Google Over Unauthorized Use Of The Company’s Shows: Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., YouTube, LLC, and Google, Inc., March 13, 2007. Viacom statement: Suit Seeks Court Ruling To Require YouTube And Google To Comply With Copyright Laws And Pay $1 Billion In Damages Google statement: …

Subjects: Copyright, Digital Rights, Legal Research, Search Engines