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Follow up to December 28, 2006 posting, FDA Issues Draft Documents on the Safety of Animal Clones, a related report and Congressional news: Is the FDA’s Cloning Proposal Ready for Prime Time?, An Organic Center Critical Issue Report, by James Riddle, January 2007. Press release: “Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) Thursday introduced …
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, February 8, 2007: “The hearing focused on the Department of Homeland Securitys management of large contracts that rely on private contractors as system integrators. The Committee focused on two examples of multi-billion dollar contracts: the Deepwater program to develop new ships for the Coast Guard and the Secure …
Press release: “The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee [February 8, 2008] approved a measure sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Arlen Specter, Patrick Leahy, and Chuck Schumer that would prevent the circumvention of the Senate’s constitutional prerogative to confirm U.S. Attorneys. Under a provision inserted without notice into the USA Patriot Act reauthorization last year, the …
House Judiciary Committee Oversight Plan 110th Congress, February 7, 2007.
House Rules Committee Hearing on The Hazards of Electronic Voting: Focus on the Machinery of Democracy, February 7, 2007. Opening Statement – The Honorable Dianne Feinstein – Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: “Just last week, Florida Governor Charlie Christ announced plans to abandon the electronic touch-screen voting systems used in many of Florida’s …
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, Updated February 1, 2007 Iran’s Influence in Iraq, Updated February 2, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated January 23, 2007 Congressional Authority to Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq, January 29, 2007 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress, January 25, 2007
Committee on Government and Oversight Reform: “Ambassador L. Paul Bremer and Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, testified on management of U.S. funds in Iraq. Questions were raised about an audit report issued in 2005 by Mr. Bowen that concluded that more than $8.8 billion in cash was disbursed without adequate financial …
“From February 6-9, the Oversight Committee will hold four hearings on waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars. The hearings focus on Iraqi reconstruction, Homeland Security contracting, and prescription drug pricing.” Tuesday, February 6: The Impact of CPA Decision-making on Iraq Reconstruction – “Ambassador Paul Bremer will testify for the first time since leaving as …
Prisoners of the Census: “The Problem – The way the Census Bureau counts people in prison creates significant problems for democracy and for our future. It creates an inaccurate picture of community populations and dramatically distorts representation at the local and state levels.” U.S. Census Bureau Report, Tabulating Prisoners at “Their Permanent Home of Record” …
“The 110th Congress begins with major challenges and opportunities afoot at the UN, including proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, global health, and the environment. The Better World Campaign has prepared background information on the role of the UN in these issues and the many ways the United Nations and multilateralism advances America’s foreign …
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: …
Follow-up to my January 30, 2007 posting, DOD OIG Unclassified Summary of Equipment Status of Deployed Forces Within the U.S. Central Command, see today’s press release: “Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY-28), Chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, today responded to a newly released Inspector General audit detailing equipment shortages for the American troops sent into …
