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Steven Aftergood: “The 2006 edition of the Operational Law Handbook (598 pages, PDF) published by the Army Judge Advocate General is “a ‘how to’ guide for Judge Advocates practicing operational law. It provides references and describes tactics and techniques for the practice of operational law.” Related government documents: Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO) …
National Security Archive: “We have posted PDFs of the major items of FOIA’s legislative history. We are not aware of any other easily accessible electronic version of these materials and so we hope this will be a resource for all open government advocates. We plan to add additional items, such as hearing records, and improve …
“The NOAA National Weather Service released an internal evaluation of its operations during Hurricane Katrina. Service assessments are done routinely following major weather events and include input from government agencies, emergency managers, media and the public…The NOAA National Hurricane Center consistently projected for more than two days in advance that Katrina would strike southeast Louisiana …
Information Collection Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2006 (139 pages, PDF), June 2006.
“The Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants 2003 and 2004 (released July 5, 2006) provides information concerning the quality, quantity, and cost of fossil fuels used by electric power generating plants in the United States. These plants are comprised of regulated utility power plants and independent power producers, including combined heat and power …
Internal Controls Over Payments For Emergency Disaster Relief Transportation Services, (13 pages, PDF), June 30, 2006. “We reviewed FAA’s internal controls over emergency disaster relief transportation services. The objective of this review was to determine if FAA’s internal controls over the contract were sufficient to ensure that the Government received the transportation services it paid …
“Annual estimates of U.S. exports by State and commodity group based on each State’s share of U.S. agricultural production. State exports are updated annually on June 30. [Link]” All data files in Excel (except as noted): Value of U.S. agricultural exports by commodity group, 2001-05 State export data for all States and commodity groups, 5 …
Current water resources conditions – Map of real-time streamflow compared to historical streamflow for the day of the year (United States).
How the Gun Lobby and the Government Suppress the Truth About Guns and Crime – Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, April 2006 (56 pages, PDF). [Mike Ravnitzky]
Press release: “CA today announced a new security survey of 642 large North American organizations which shows that more than 84% experienced a security incident over the past 12 months and that the number of breaches continues to rise. According to the findings, security breaches have increased 17% since 2003. As a result, 54% of …
New York Times: Identity Thief Finds Easy Money Hard to Resist
“The Knight Science Journalism Tracker is a new Web-based service for journalists who cover science, environment and health… It’s a service of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowships. Our goal is to provide a broad sampling of the past day’s stories in these areas and, where possible, of press releases or other news tips related to …
