AG Speechec from 1996 – September 2007 Now Online
U.S. Attorney General Speeches from 1996 to September 17th, 2007 are accessible in the Archive section of the Department web site.
Category «E-Government»
Fact Sheet: December 2007 Marks Record 52nd Consecutive Month of Job Growth
White House press release: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobs figures 18,000 jobs created in December. Since August 2003, more than 8.3 million jobs have been created, with more than 1.3 million jobs created throughout 2007. Our economy has now added jobs for 52 straight months the longest period of …
FTC To Host Public Workshop on Carbon Offsets and Renewable Energy Certificates
“As part of its review of its environmental marketing guidelines, also known as the Green Guides, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop on carbon offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs) on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the agencys satellite building in Washington, DC. Carbon offsets fund …
Chairman Waxman Schedules Hearings on Steroid Use and the Mitchell Report
Follow up to December 13, 2007 posting Senator George J. Mitchell Releases Report on Major League Baseball Investigation, today’s announcement that the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform “will hold hearings [January 15 and 16] to obtain additional information regarding the Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal …
GAO Report: Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed
Army Corps of Engineers: Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts Is Needed, GAO-08-288, December 31, 2007. “Hurricane Katrina caused several breaches in the floodwalls along three drainage canals in New Orleans, contributing to catastrophic flooding. To restore the pre-Katrina level of hurricane-related flood protection, …
SEC Publishes Text of RAND Report on Investment Adviser, Broker-Dealer Industries
“The Securities and Exchange Commission has received and posted on its Web site the text of the RAND Corporation’s final report on practices in the investment adviser and broker-dealer industries…RAND produced the report under contract with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The report is the product of more than a year of empirical study and …
Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay, January 4, 2008. Draft 2008 Salary Tables and Related Information
The Employment Situation – December 2007
The Employment Situation – December 2007: “The unemployment rate rose to 5.0 percent in December, while nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (+18,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job growth in several service-providing industries, including professional and technical services, health care, and food services, was largely offset …
eCycling.: How to dispose of your old, unwanted electronics
EPA press release: “Now that your family has opened the new computers, I-phones, DVD players and televisions, what are you going to do with the old stuff? Donating used (but still operating) electronics for reuse extends the lives of valuable products and keeps them out of the waste stream for a longer period of time. …
The National Academy of Sciences: Science, Evolution, and Creationism
“The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and Institute of Medicine (IOM) today released Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a book designed to give the public a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the current scientific understanding of evolution and its importance in the science classroom. Recent advances in science and medicine, along with an abundance of observations …
DHS OIG Audit of the State of Colorado Homeland Security Grant Program
OIG-08-16 – Audit of the State of Colorado Homeland Security Grant Program (PDF, 35 pages) – New 01/03/2008 “…Colorado has not complied with critical Homeland Security Grant Program requirements, as the state has not assured adequate oversight of program activities and compliance with its homeland security strategy. In addition, the states internal controls for managing …
FDA 101: Product Recalls – From First Alert to Effectiveness Checks
On this page: First Alert >> Alerting the Public >>Effectiveness Checks >> Recall Classifications >> FDA-regulated Products Subject to Recall
