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Interior OIG Assessment of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement

Assessment of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement (FWS-OLE), February 2007 – released February 15, 2007. “FWS-OLE conducts investigations, focusing on potentially devastating threats to wildlife, including illegal trade, unlawful commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, and environmental hazards. FWSOLE also regulates wildlife trade through inspections, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and working …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Democratic and Republican Certification of Requested Congressional Earmark Forms for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Congressional Earmark Certification to Comply with Clause 9 of Rule XXI and Clause 17 of Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 110th Congress – Democratic or Republican.

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

FTC Asks Court to Order Permanent Halt to Telephone Record Pretexting

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court to order a permanent halt to operations that deceptively obtained and sold consumers’ confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent. The agency alleges the practice is not only unfair and deceptive in violation of federal law, but could endanger consumers’ safety. The …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

CDC Report Provides First State-Specific Data on Persons Living with Heart Disease

Press release: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released a report that finds a wide range of variation in the prevalence of coronary heart disease (a narrowing of the arteries that feed the heart), heart attack and angina (chest pain that occurs when the heart does not get enough blood). The report …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

PBS NOW Reports on Alleged Domestic E-Mail Surveillance Program

Via PBS: Airing on Friday, February 16, 2007 (check for time in your area), “NOW reports on new evidence suggesting the existence of a secret government program that intercepts millions of private e-mails each day in the name of terrorist surveillance. News about the alleged program came to light when a former AT&T employee, Mark …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, Privacy

EPA’s Science Policy Council Issues Nanotechnology White Paper

“EPA’s Science Policy Council has issued the Nanotechnology White Paper (EPA/100/B-07/001, February 2007). The purpose of the White Paper is to inform EPA management of the science issues and needs associated with nanotechnology, to support related EPA program office needs, and to communicate these nanotechnology science issues to stakeholders and the public. Nanotechnology is the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Executive Order: Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission

White House: Executive Order – Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-336), the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40), and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

ABA Approves Four Uniform Acts

Press release: “Four uniform acts, dealing with issues ranging from the revision of established rules governing anatomical gifts to a new law that should help prevent the abduction of children during custody proceedings, were approved today by the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates at its Midyear Meeting in Miami, Florida, Feb. 7-13. Each uniform …

Subjects: Legal Research