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Chief Justice’s Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, 2006 – wherein he discusses only one issue, “the failure to raise judicial pay.” [bio of Chief Justice John Roberts], January 1, 2007. National Commission on the Public Service Statement of Justice Stephen G. Breyer, July 15, 2002: “The real pay of federal judges has diminished substantially …
SBA criticized for pulling company data from Web site: “At issue is the Central Contractor Registry Web site where companies that want to do business with the government are required to post profiles, including employee size and annual revenue. Recently, the SBA pulled the size data, citing privacy concerns.”
Hoover’s blog, Bizmology, was launched back in late July 2006, and has occasional but interesting business news postings.
U.S. National Counterterrorism Center 2007 Calendar (142 pages, PDF) “The US National Counterterrorism Center is pleased to present the 207 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar. This edition, the largest since the Calendar first appeared in a daily planner format in 2003, contains many features across the full range of terrorism-related issues. The Calendar marks …
Improvements Needed in TSA’s Federal Flight Deck Officer Program, OIG-07-14 (PDF, 5 pages), December 27, 2006.
“The CDC system, called PulseNet, stores the electronic DNA fingerprints of bacteria sent by health officials around the country after severe illness cases appear in local communities. PulseNet can be accessed by health officials to look for wider patterns that link the cases, even when they occur hundreds or thousands of miles away.” [ComputerWorld] Chicago …
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Press release: “Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne…announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act and initiating a comprehensive scientific review to assess the current status and future of the species.” Fact Sheet Frequently Asked Questions
Via Joel Fishman, Ph.D., Asst. Director for Lawyer Services: “The Pennsylvania Constitution Web Site at Duquesne University School of Law has been updated with more than 20,000 pages and a newly-designed web site, that includes: The colonial constitutional documents are now available (Charter to William Penn, Great Law of 1682, three frames of government and …
Virtual Museum and Timeline of the SEC and Securities History: “Explore important events in the history of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities industry with our interactive timeline. Select a decade, scroll left or right to see different years and click on the events in bold to read more detail….Expanded December 2006. …
Roll Call: “Ethics Panel Concludes Conyers Inquiry With a Warning but No Punishment – The House ethics committee concluded its three-year inquiry into incoming Judiciary Chairman John Conyers on Friday, voting to take no punitive action against the Michigan Democrat but warning him not to use Congressional staff for any campaign or personal purposes in …
