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Guidance for Industry – Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables – Draft Final Guidance Contains Non-Binding Recommendations. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, March 2007. [Federal Register: March 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 48)][Notices] [Page 11364-11368] DEPARTMENT …
U.S. International Reserve Position: “The Treasury Department [on March 12, 2007] released U.S. reserve assets data for the latest week. As indicated in this table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $65,819 million as of the end of that week, compared to $66,126 million as of the end of the prior week.”
Source: OMB Earmarks – “Earmarks are funds provided by the Congress for projects or programs where the congressional direction (in bill or report language) circumvents the merit-based or competitive allocation process, or specifies the location or recipient, or otherwise curtails the ability of the Executive Branch to properly allocate funds. This database is not designed, …
Via FAS: “The steps by which the Justice Department conducts investigations of unauthorized disclosures of classified information (“leaks”) were described by then-Attorney General Janet Reno in 2000 testimony before a closed hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee.” [see this committee press release] Ms. Reno’s testimony included the following statement: “In addition to the difficulties of …
“Chairman Waxman asks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to respond to a series of unanswered letters, including two letters raising questions about the Presidents claim that Iraq sought uranium from Niger.” Documents and Links: Letter to Secretary Rice Regarding Fabricated Niger Claims June 10, 2003: Administration Statements on Iraq Nuclear Evidence Contradict Known Facts, Raise …
Monthly Statement of the Public Debt and Downloadable Files: “The downloadable files include the Summary page, the STRIPS information, and the Monthly Statement of the Public Debt in its entirety.” Current Year – 2007: January February
“The fourth edition of the Project’s Annual State of the News Media report released March 12. This year, the report includes a unique topographical analysis of journalism Web sites. The report also reveals changes ahead for the blogosphere, cable news, and in the ambitions of news organizations generally.” See also Pew Research Center for the …
D-2007-070 Force Structure Changes in the U.S. Pacific Command – Roles and Responsibilities of Headquarters and Support Functions (3/12/2007)(Project D2006-D000LA-0124.003) PDF or View Summary Only D-2007-069 Force Structure Changes in the U.S. Pacific Command – Programming for Increased Annual Costs (3/12/2007)(Project D2006-D000LA-0124.000) PDF or View Summary Only D-2007-068 Force Structure Changes in the U.S. Pacific …
“CDT is calling on Congress to require judicial approval of FBI efforts to access the sensitive records of US citizens. Recent revelations regarding violations in the use of so-called “national security letters” have shown that no matter how many internal controls the FBI adopts, self-certification in not sufficient when the government is obtaining the sensitive …
David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States, Fiscal Stewardship and Defense Transformation, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, March 8, 2007, GAO-07-600CG.
03/06/07 Unclassified Executive Summary from (Classified) Report No. 07-INTEL-06 “DoD Involvement with The Rendon Group”
OMB Agency Information Quality Guidelines: “Section 515 of Public Law 106-554, known as the Data Quality Act, required the Office of Management and Budget to promulgate guidance to agencies ensuring the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies. OMB’s government-wide guidelines, published as interim final on September 28, …
