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POGOs 2007 "Bakers Dozen of Suggested Congressional Oversight Priorities

Project on Government Oversight’s(POGO) 2007 “Bakers Dozen of Suggested Congressional Oversight Priorities, February 1, 2007 includes the following topics: “1. Addressing Federal Contractor Misconduct; 2. Hidden Costs of Privatizing Government; 3. Executive Branch Revolving Door and Conflicts-of-Interest; 4. Whistleblower Retaliation; 5. The Black Hole that is Pentagon Spending; 6. Excessive Secrecy; 7. Defense Spending Priorities: …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report

“The Javelin 2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report provides a detailed, comprehensive analysis of identity fraud in the United States, in order to help consumers and businesses better understand the effectiveness of methods used for its prevention, detection and resolution. A nationally representative sample of over 5,000 US adults, including 458 fraud victims, is surveyed via …

Subjects: Cybercrime

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Provides Locations of Unacceptably Maintained Levees

Press release: “After completing its notification of levee owners, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released the locations of the levee units nationwide with unacceptable maintenance inspection ratings. An unacceptable maintenance rating means a levee has one or more deficient conditions that can reasonably be foreseen to prevent the project from functioning as designed. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

International Panel On Climate Change 2007 Assessment Report

“The IPCC Working Group I Fourth Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers (SPM) is now available for download in PDF format. Note: Text, tables and figures given in the SPM are final but subject to checking and copy-editing and editorial adjustments to figures…The full underlying report will be published in English by Cambridge University Press.” WSJ …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Unclassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate

February 2, 2007: Iraq National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) – “Prospects for Iraq’s Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead” Unclassified Key Judgments (9 pages, PDF): “…even if violence is diminished, given the current winner-take-all attitude and sectarian animosities infecting the political scene, Iraqi leaders will be hard pressed to achieve sustained political reconciliation in the time frame …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CDC Issues Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance

Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States – Early Targeted Layered use of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions, February 1, 2007 (108 pages, PDF). “Mitigation guidelines issued by the CDC (February 2007) include social distancing strategies to reduce contact between people: closing schools, canceling public gatherings, planning for liberal, work leave …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Reporters Without Borders Issues 2007 Annual Press Freedom Survey

“The survey, published on 1 February, reports on press freedom in 98 countries and includes the main violations of journalists’ rights in 2006 and regional aspects of media and Internet freedom…The report lists the worst violations in repressive countries, including major culprits North Korea, Eritrea, Cuba and Turkmenistan, but also looks at democracies, where progress …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

International Society for Stem Cell Research

Press release: “Today, marking the most comprehensive global effort to date, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) released its Guidelines for the Conduct of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. The Guidelines call for special scrutiny of human embryonic stem cell research and specify rigorous ethical standards for scientists working with human embryonic stem …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

CBO Report on Estimated Costs of Increasing U.S. Forces in Iraq

Estimated Costs of Increasing U.S. Forces in Iraq, February 1, 2007. CNN: “A report from the Congressional Budget Office says President Bush’s plan for a troop increase in Iraq could cost up to $27 billion for a 12-month deployment.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Special Master Reports Now Available on U.S. Supreme Court Site

Special Master Reports are now posted on the Supreme Court’s website, under the link for Dockets, which in turn has a link to Special Master Reports on the bottom portion of the page. Via Wex: “A “special master” is appointed by a court to carry out some sort of action on its behalf. Theoretically, a …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research

Consumer Payment Study – AARP Research Report

Consumer Payment Study – AARP Research Report, February 1, 2007 (31 pages, PDF): “To what extent do age 25+ individuals with bill-paying responsibility for their households use newer electronic payment methods, such as automatic bill payment and online transactions, as well as more traditional payment methods, such as cash, checks and credit cards? This national …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet

DHS Future of Terrorism Task Force Report

Future of Terrorism Task Force Report, January 2007 (PDF 16 pages) and Presentation, January 11, 2007 (PDF, 16 pages).

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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