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“The Food and Drug Administration announced the publication of the 2009 FDA Food Code, a model code and reference document that provides a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the food industry. The 2009 FDA Food Code is a key component of the Presidents overall public-health-focused …
Aging and Health: The Challenges of Entitlement Growth, November 2009 – CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s presentation to the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Follow up to previous postings on airport whole body imaging technology, “EPIC filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s failure to make public details about the agency’s Whole Body Imaging program. The devices capture detailed naked images of air travelers in the United States. After the agency announced that …
“In accordance with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140) (EISA), the Commission has considered the effectiveness of current requirements and alternative approaches for labeling lamps, commonly referred to as light bulbs. After reviewing public comments and conducting consumer research, the Commission now proposes amendments to the Appliance Labeling Rule (16 …
“CDT released a whitepaper highlighting policy issues related to responsible user-centric identification systems. The paper comes as the U.S. Government begins launching a series of pilot programs that will use third party user credentials to authenticate users to federal Web sites and discusses possible challenges to be considered as these activities are expanded in order …
News release: “In October, the unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent, the highest since April 1983, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000). The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade.” Related postings on financial system
“The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) hosted an event exploring challenges to privacy in a growing digital age. The event featured a keynote address by Christopher N. Olsen, the Assistant Director in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, which was followed by a diverse panel of …
Afghanistan’s Security Environment, GAO-10-178R, November 5, 2009 Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2009 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-10-92R, November 5, 2009 Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Fiscal Year 2009 Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes, GAO-10-93R, November 5, 2009 Defense Infrastructure: The Army Needs to Establish Priorities, Goals, and Performance Measures for Its Arsenal Support …
CBO – The National Flood Insurance Program: Factors Affecting Actuarial Soundness, November 2009 “The vast majority of homes and small commercial buildings that are insured against flood damage in the United States are covered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Department of …
Follow up to previous postings on e-voting, via Wired: “On Tuesday voters in Takoma Park, Maryland, got to try out a new, transparent voting system that lets voters go online to verify that their ballots got counted in the final tally. The system also lets anyone independently audit election results to verify the votes went …
The Government Domain: A Handful of Classics – Peggy Garvin has updated her directory of useful government information resources online, the e-Government and Web Directory: U.S. Federal Government Online. Her research has found that federal web sites do not change as rapidly as users believe. The content on these sites is dynamic, constantly being refreshed …
News release: “We previously announced that the White House in December of this year would — for the first time in history — begin posting all White House visitor records under the terms of our new voluntary disclosure policy. As part of that initiative, we also offered to look back at the records created before …
