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“The California Broadband Task Force today released its final findings and recommendations in a report to the Governor and Legislature. The report, The State of Connectivity: Building Innovation Through Broadband, represents the culmination of more than a year of work by the Task Force, including maps of current broadband availability and speed, recommendations to achieve …
CDT Comments to DHS on Developing CCTV Best Practices, January 18, 2008: “As the December 17-18, 2007 workshop on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) made clear, there are many good CCTV best practices that have been developed by organizations such as The Constitution Project, ACLU, the American Bar Association, the governments of Canada and the United …
“The Conference Board announced [January 18, 2008] that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.4 percent in December. The leading index decreased again in December, the third consecutive decline, and it has been down in four of the last six months. Housing permits …
“The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved eight new mandatory critical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards to protect the nations bulk power system against potential disruptions from cyber security breaches. These reliability standards were developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), which FERC has designated as the electric reliability organization (ERO)…The final rule, …
“The recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0–18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2008 have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The standard MMWR footnote format has been modified for publication of this schedule.” Centers for Disease Control …
FTC – “Commission approval of Federal Register notices: The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the revised thresholds for Section 8 interlocking directorates. Section 8 of the Clayton Act was amended on November 16, 1990. The amendment establishes jurisdictional thresholds that trigger the Acts prohibition on …
Defense Infrastructure: Realignment of Air Force Special Operations Command Units to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, GAO-08-244R, January 18, 2008 Energy Markets: Increasing Globalization of Petroleum Products Markets, Tightening Refining Demand and Supply Balance, and Other Trends Have Implications for U.S. Energy Supply, Prices, and Price Volatility, GAO-08-14, December 20, 2007 Entitlement Reform Process: …
“The leaders of the European Union countries signed the Treaty of Lisbon on 13 December 2007. It will now have to be approved by each of the Member States before it becomes law at the earliest from January 2009. The Government supports the Treaty. It contains sensible changes to the current Treaties to modernise …
United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is part of the Department for Transport. Accident to Boeing 777-236, G-YMMM at London Heathrow Airport on 17 January 2008 – Initial Report, AAIB Ref: EW/C2008/01/01. “Following an uneventful flight from Beijing, China, the aircraft was established on an ILS approach to Runway 27L at London Heathrow. Initially …
Review of the Office of Justice Programs Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program, Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2008-001, January 2008. “The Department of Justice (Department) Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Coverdell Program) provides funds to state and local governments to improve the timeliness and quality of forensic science and medical examiner services …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds travelers that beginning January 31, 2008, border crossers will be asked to present documents denoting citizenship and identity when entering the United States through land and sea ports of entry. This change primarily affects United States and Canadian citizens, who have previously been permitted entry …
Follow up to postings on the Major League Baseball Investigation, the ” Oversight Committee today released letters to Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, Brian McNamee, and Kirk Radomski inviting them to testify at the Committees February 13, 2008, hearing and to participate in depositions or transcribed interviews prior to the hearing.”
