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“The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has received a second set of records from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) detailing behind-the-scenes briefings for lawmakers working to make substantial changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). EFF requested release of the records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) earlier this year…Last …
Fact Sheet: “U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab, together with Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, convened today the 18th U.S.China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Beijing, China. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also participated. The JCCT, a high-level government-to-government dialogue, seeks to address market access …
“The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today presented to Congress the statutorily-mandated annual report on Chinas compliance with its World Trade Organization accession obligations. The report highlights the status of China’s ongoing efforts in such areas as intellectual property rights, industrial policy, agriculture, and services.” 2007 Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance (116 …
“This edition of eJournal USA presents an introduction to the upcoming 2008 U.S. elections. In these elections, U.S. voters will have the opportunity to vote for president and vice president, congressional representatives, state and local officials, and ballot initiatives. The journal describes aspects of this election which make it different from most recent elections and …
Annual Performance Plan Fiscal Year 2008 From the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General (PDF, 101 pages)
Agreed-Upon Procedures: Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007, GAO-08-201R, December 7, 2007 Digital Television Transition: Increased Federal Planning and Risk Management Could Further Facilitate the DTV Transition, GAO-08-43, November 19, 2007 Information Technology: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Its Risk Management of Decennial Systems, GAO-08-259T, December 11, 2007 Military …
Press release: “Section 214(e) of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act requires the Federal Trade Commission, the federal banking agencies, and the National Credit Union Administration to jointly conduct regular studies of the consumer information sharing practices by financial institutions and other persons that are creditors or users of consumer reports with their affiliates. …
Bankruptcy: Implementation of Reform Act’s Debt Reaffirmation Agreement Provisions, GAO-08-94, December 7, 2007 Improper Payments: Weaknesses in USAID’s and NASA’s Implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act and Recovery Auditing, GAO-08-77, November 9, 2007 Military Base Realignments and Closures: Impact of Terminating, Relocating, or Outsourcing the Services of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, GAO-08-20, …
HHS OIG, Advisory Opinion 07-15 (concerning the use of a preferred hospital network as part of a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (Medigap) policy), posted December 10, 2007.
Press release: “The Department of Defense today released key findings from this years Military Service Academy Assessment report. The report is the first such assessment to combine an evaluation of the academies new sexual assault prevention and response programs, an evaluation of sexual harassment programs, and feedback from cadet and midshipmen focus groups. DoD officials …
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee: “For the past 16 months, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been investigating allegations of political interference with government climate change science under the Bush Administration. During the course of this investigation, the Committee obtained over 27,000 pages of documents from the White House Council on Environmental …
The FCC’s 10 Commissioned Economic Research Studies on Media Ownership: Policy Implications, December 5, 2007 China’s 17th Communist Party Congress, 2007: Leadership and Policy Implications, December 5, 2007 State Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Comparison and Analysis, December 5, 2007 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2008 Appropriations, December 4, 2007 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, …
