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Executive Order: Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities – “1.1 Goals. The United States intelligence effort shall provide the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council with the necessary information on which to base decisions concerning the development and conduct of foreign, defense, and economic policies, and the …
News release: “The Global Internet Freedom Consortium (GIFC) announced today that their anti-censorship software tools are ready to help journalists and tourists during the Olympics, to circumvent China’s Internet blockade. The software, which is available free of charge, can be downloaded onto a hard drive or USB drive to safely and effectively overcome the Internet …
Follow up to March 27, 2008 posting, FTC Announces Settlement of Action Against Data Brokers Reed Elsevier and Seisint for Failing to Provide Adequate Security for Consumers’ Data, this August 1, 2008 FTC news release: “Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and authorized the staff …
8/3/08: “State parole agencies reported 65,000 full-time and 2,900 part-time employees at midyear 2006.” The report, Characteristics of State Parole Supervising Agencies, 2006, (NCJ 222180), was written by BJS statistician Thomas P. Bonczar. 7/31/08: “In 2005 and 2006 more than 4,000 allegations of sexual violence were reported in juvenile facilities — About one in five …
Follow up to February 14, 2008 posting, SEC: Progress Report of Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting, this August 1 news release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox…received the final report of an SEC advisory committee containing 25 recommendations to make financial information more useful and understandable to investors. Last year, Chairman Cox …
Treasury Economic Update 8.1.08: “Job Growth: Payroll employment fell by 51,000 in July, following a decrease of 51,000 in June. The United States has added about 7.8 million jobs since August 2003. Employment increased in 33 states and the District of Columbia over the year ending in June. (Last updated: August 1, 2008). Unemployment: The …
CBO Testimony, Statement of Eric J. Labs, Senior Analyst, The Navys Surface Combatant Programs before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives, July 31, 2008. “The total cost of the Navys shipbuilding program through the period covered by the Department of Defenses 20092013 Future Years Defense Program …
News release: “The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in July (-51,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries, while health care and mining continued to add jobs. Average hourly …
RE: Formal Complaint of Free Press and Public Knowledge Against Comcast Corporation for Secretly Degrading Peer-to-Peer Applications; Broadband Industry Practices, Petition of Free Press et al. for Declaratory Ruling that Degrading an Internet Application Violates the FCCs Internet Policy Statement and Does Not Meet an Exception for Reasonable Network Management, File No. EB-08-IH-1518, WC Docket …
News release: “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking suggestions from the public on how it can increase its level of openness related to security at nuclear power plants and certain other facilities while still protecting sensitive information. A summary of the feedback will be posted on the NRCs Web site, provided to the Commission and …
Management of the Office of Justice Programs Grant Programs for Trafficking Victims, Audit Report 08-26, July 2008 (144 pages, PDF)
Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Enhance Implementation of Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership, GAO-08-860, July 31, 2008 Information Technology: Agencies Need to Establish Comprehensive Policies to Address Changes to Projects’ Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals, GAO-08-925, July 31, 2008 Rebuilding Iraq: DOD and State Department Have Improved Oversight and Coordination of Private Security Contractors in Iraq, but …
