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FDLP Desktop: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) was directed by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) to conduct a study on the conditions of regional depository libraries. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the extent to which public access to Federal depository resources may be impaired by current or projected organizational, financial, …
News release: “Times change and so should the tax code, but with tax day less than a week away millions of entrepreneurs are facing outdated IRS provisions that stifle their ability to boost the economy. Today, the House Committee on Small Business heard from a panel of business owners and tax experts at a hearing …
Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq – “Today, President Bush announced that after detailed discussions with the Secretaries of State and Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff he is accepting General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker’s recommendations on the way ahead in Iraq. General Petraeus reported that security conditions have improved …
News release: “Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. More than 157 million phone numbers are on the National Do Not Call Registry. Under the Act, the Federal Trade Commission will continue to …
Fact Sheet, Office of the Coordinator for, Counterterrorism, Washington, DC, April 8, 2008 “Foreign Terrorist Organizations – Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) are foreign organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. FTO designations play a critical role in our fight …
DoD Office of the Deputy Inspector General for Auditing – Training Requirements for U.S. Ground Forces Deploying in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 9, 2008. “CENTCOM requires that all personnel deploying in support of OIF be trained in 14 areas, including the defeat of improvised explosive devices, land navigation, and rules of engagement. The …
Census 2010: Census at Critical Juncture for Implementing Risk Reduction Strategies, GAO-08-659T, April 9, 2008 Department of Homeland Security: Progress Made in Implementation of Management Functions, but More Work Remains, GAO-08-646T, April 9, 2008 Electronic Government: Additional OMB Leadership Needed to Optimize Use of New Federal Employee Identification Cards, GAO-08-292, February 29, 2008 Employee Security: …
Fact Sheet on Energysolutions Proposal to Import Low-Level Radioactive Waste from Italy: “EnergySolutions, based in Salt Lake City, is seeking a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to import up to approximately 20,000 tons (a total volume of up to approximately 1 million cubic feet) of various types of materials from decommissioned nuclear facilities in …
“Chairman Henry A. Waxman today issued a subpoena to compel EPA to provide unredacted copies of documents involving the White House that have been improperly withheld from the Committee regarding EPAs decision to reject Californias efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. The subpoena compels production of approximately 100 EPA documents involving the White …
News release: “Today Nathan J. Hochman, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Departments Tax Division, announced the creation of the National Tax Defier Initiative or TAXDEF. The purpose of this initiative is to reaffirm and reinvigorate the Tax Divisions commitment to investigate, pursue and, where appropriate, prosecute those who take concrete action to defy and …
“Kosovo is one step closer to full statehood. Today, its assembly officially adopted a new constitution declaring Kosovo a democratic, secular, multiethnic state. Right from the start, the constitution makes clear that Kosovo will not be partitioned nor will it be joining a Greater Albania. From Article 1: The Republic of Kosovo is an independent, …
“In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman expressed his concerns that an EPA proposal could expose significant populations in the United States to contamination levels in drinking water up to three times what the law now allows.”
