Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures
Congressional Budget Office – The Cyclically Adjusted and Standardized Budget Measures, February 2007
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GAO Report on Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: EPA Should Take Steps to Better Ensure the Effective Use of Public Funding for Cleanups GAO-07-152, February 8, 2007. “States estimated that fully cleaning up about 54,000 of the approximately 117,000 releases (leaks) known to them as of September 30, 2005, will cost about $12 billion in public funds. The Environmental …
Pew Survey: Americans and Social Trust: Who, Where and Why
Pew Research Center, Americans and Social Trust: Who, Where and Why February 22, 2007: “Social trust is a belief in the honesty, integrity and reliability of others – a “faith in people.” It’s a simple enough concept to describe. But it’s never been easy to figure out who trusts, or why.”
Comprehensive Emergency Management Program – Model for State and Territorial Courts
A Comprehensive Emergency Management Program – A Model for State and Territorial Courts 2007 , February 2007 (187 pages, PDF). “A Comprehensive Emergency Management Program (EMP) consists of… six elements [Program Management Program Management, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, Training]…As new plans and programs that address one or more of these elements are developed, they will …
GAO Drops Two Areas and Adds Three To 2007 High Risk List
GAO Drops Two Areas and Adds Three To 2007 High Risk List, January 31, 2007: Food Safety, Protection of Technologies and Transportation Finance Are New Entires.
O'Connor Project on Judiciary Established at Georgetown Law
Press release, February 12, 2007: “Georgetown Law Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff is pleased to announce the establishment of the Sandra Day OConnor Project on the State of the Judiciary at Georgetown University Law Center. The project will continue the work of Fair and Independent Courts: A Conference on the State of the Judiciary, held at …
EPA OIG Audit of Assistance Agreements With America's Clean Water Foundation
2007-4-00045 America’s Clean Water Foundation Incurred Costs for EPA Assistance Agreements X82835301, X783142301, and X82672301 [Report PDF – 38 pages] [At a Glance PDF] February 20, 2007.
DOJ Information Quality Factsheet: The Foundation for Justice Decision Making
Information Quality: The Foundation for Justice Decision Making — Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG) – February 21, 2007.
DOE OIG Report on Excessing of Computers Used for Unclassified Controlled Information at the Idaho National Laboratory
Excessing of Computers Used for Unclassified Controlled Information at the Idaho National Laboratory, February 2007. “We concluded that the Idaho National Laboratory did not have adequate policies and internal controls for excessing computers and other electronic memory devices to prevent the unauthorized dissemination of unclassified controlled information.”
FTC To Host Identity Authentication Workshop
“On April 23 and 24, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop, Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication, to explore methods to reduce identity theft through enhanced authentication. The workshop will facilitate a discussion among public-sector, private-sector, and consumer representatives, and will focus on technological and policy requirements for developing better …
DHS Announces Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the launch of the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). Travelers can now seek redress and resolve possible watch list misidentification issues with any of the departments component agencies at an easy to use and easy to access online location…DHS TRIP provides a way …
British Library Launches New Website With Enhanced Features
Press release: “Our new home page incorporates a much improved search of our web resources. It is the result of extensive user research and technical development over the last year…One query will now search: 10,000 web pages on our collections and services; 13 million catalogue records (Integrated Catalogue); 90,000 pictures and sounds from our Collect …
