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“This final rule establishes a new official updated daily online-only publication entitled the “Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents.” The paper edition of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents will no longer be issued. The annual edition of the Public Papers of the President will be based on the text of the Daily Compilation of Presidential …
News release: “On her first official day as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano issued five Action Directives, all centered on one of the primary missions of DHS: Protection. In the coming days, Secretary Napolitano will issue other action directives focused on other missions critical to the department: Preparedness, Response, Recovery …
CQ: “As one of his final acts as the nations spy chief, Michael McConnell on Friday said he would soon sign off on an intelligence information sharing policy that will result in a staggering increase in the amount of data available within the community. McConnell, the outgoing director of national intelligence (DNI), told reporters he …
News release: “On his first full day in office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order and two presidential memoranda heralding what he called a “new era of openness.” Announcing a Presidential Memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act to reestablish a presumption of disclosure for information requested under FOIA, President Obama said that “every …
Financial Regulation: A Framework for Crafting and Assessing Proposals to Modernize the Outdated U.S. Financial Regulatory System, GAO-09-314T, January 21, 2009 Bankruptcy: Judiciary Should Take Further Steps to Make, Bankruptcy Data More Accessible, GAO-09-28, December 18, 2008 Endangered Species Act: Many GAO Recommendations Have Been Implemented, but Some Issues Remain Unresolved, GAO-09-225R, December 19, 2008 …
Posted by Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City: “In partnership with Google, we are launching a new website and Information Center to help make it easier for both visitors and residents to explore all the energy, excitement and diversity of New York City’s five boroughs. nycgo.com is the official resource on the web for …
“The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a comprehensive report to Chair Naomi C. Earp from the Federal Hispanic Work Group. The report contains an extensive number of practical recommendations that address a broad array of contemporary federal sector employment issues, including hiring, leadership development and retention. The full report is entitled Report …
News release: “United States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Acting United States Attorney Laurie Magid announced the filing of a criminal information’ against, and a civil settlement with, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, for the off-label marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa. The monetary settlement, totaling $1.415 billion, is …
“This report presents the 2009 National Drug Control Strategy of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The overarching goal of the Presidents Strategy is to reduce drug use in America through a balanced approach that focuses on stopping use before it starts, healing Americas drug users, and disrupting the market for illegal …
EPA OIG – Congressionally Requested Report on EPA Staffing Levels and Total Costs for EPA Facilities, Report No. 09-P-0080, January 14, 2009
The FEMA 2009 Presidential Transition Binder: “This document…is intended to serve as a reference for FEMA leadership and employees to help orient them to its organizational structure, programs, resources, stakeholders, and operations.” [via FAS and Homeland Security Watch Blog]
CNN: “Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and the nation’s first African-American president Tuesday. This is a transcript of his prepared speech.” The video link is here. New York Times: “CNN said it provided more than 21.3 million video streams over a nine-hour span up to midafternoon. That …
