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Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act bill [H.R. 4709] passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent on December 8, 2006 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records. Press release: “…U.S. …
Department of Defense Draft Emergency Supplemental Budget Request, December 7, 2006: “This draft budget requests an additional $99.7 billion for fighting the global war on terror in 2007.” [Via the Council on Foreign Relations]
Armed Services Committee Defense Review Report, December 2006 (127 pages, PDF): “The…Committee is engaging in a comprehensive dialogue with security experts from the intelligence, academic, and think-tank communities to examine which U.S. military tools can best protect our interests at home and abroad. The goal of this process is to produce a focused, well-researched report …
Press release: “Following up on their earlier efforts to prevent the stripping of fundamental legal protections in the Military Commissions Act, Senators Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) have introduced the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2006 [Congressional Record text]. The bill would restore basic legal and human rights for 12 million lawful permanent …
Press release: “Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi announced today that the Democratic Steering Committee nominated the Chairs of the four exclusive House Committees. The Steering Committee unanimously nominated: Congressman John Dingell of Michigan as Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee; Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee; Congressman Charles Rangel of New …
Press release: OIG Reports More Than $38 Billion in Savings and Recoveries for FY 2006 Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2006-September 30, 2006 (96 pages, PDF)
Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Tuesday, December 5, 2006 – 9:30 AM. To consider the nomination of Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense. The nominee will be present. Georgetown University Law Center Library – Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense Nominee: A Bibliography
Sentinel Audit II: Status of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Case Management System (Redacted), Audit Report 07-03, December 2006 (PDF – Full Report) Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Ranking Member And Incoming Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On DOJ OIG Report On FBI Computer System Project, December 4, 2006: “Todays finding by the Department of …
Press release: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), “who first highlighted the need for an investigation of a deal involving voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic is urging the Department of Treasury to make the results of the investigation public when they are finalized (letter to Treasury). Smartmatic, a company with Venezuelan roots, announced shortly before Novembers elections that …
Committee on Government Reform Minority Office: “In an ongoing effort to protect and preserve the vast resources of the Environmental Protection Agency, Reps. Gordon, Dingell, Waxman, and Oberstar call on the agency to stop efforts to close libraries across the country pending a review by Congress. In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Ranking …
2006 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The purpose of the commission is to “monitor, investigate, and submit to congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the Peoples Republic of China, and to provide recommendations, where …
Comptroller General of the United States, November 17, 2006. Subject: Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress (44 pages, PDF). The report addresses several dozen issues divided into three areas: near-term oversight, policies and programs that are in need of fundamental reform, and governance issues that will ensure an economical, efficient, effective, ethical and …
