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EPA press release: “Estimating the carbon footprint of commercial buildings has just become easier. Portfolio Manager, EPA’s on-line energy rating system for commercial buildings, now includes greenhouse gas emission factors. The updated ratings show that Energy Star buildings, which use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings, also emit 35 percent less …
Press release: “Provides the number of HIV-infection and confirmed AIDS cases among State and Federal prisoners at yearend 2005. This annual bulletin reports the number of AIDS-related deaths in prisons, a profile of those inmates who died, the number of female and male prisoners who were HIV-infected or had confirmed AIDS, and a comparison of …
Management Letter for the FY 2006 DHS Financial Statement Audit, OIG-07-74 (PDF, 67 pages), released 9/28/07
History of Federal Judgeships: U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts Courts of Appeals >> Authorized Judgeships (pdf) >> Chronological History District Courts >> Authorized Judgeships (pdf) >> Chronological History Judgeships and Appointments >> Authorized Judgeships (pdf) >> Judgeship Appointments by President (pdf) See also: Gibson, James L. and Caldeira, Gregory A., “Knowing About …
Government Technology: “Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) will implement an advanced citywide intelligent security system as part of Chicago’s Operation Virtual Shield, a project that encompasses one of the world’s largest video security deployments.”
DOD Should Provide Congress and the American Public with Monthly Data on Enemy-Initiated Attacks in Iraq in a Timely Manner, GAO-07-1048R, September 28, 2007 Influenza Pandemic: Federal Executive Boards’ Ability to Contribute to Pandemic Preparedness, GAO-07-1259T, September 28, 2007 The Nation’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook, August 2007 Update: Despite Recent Improvement in the Annual Deficit, Federal …
Press release: The Nations Mayors Release Results of a 330-City Survey on Water and Wastewater Asset Management, September 27, 2007 National City Water Survey 2007
Fact Sheet: Toward a New Global Approach to Climate Change and Energy Security, September 28, 2007 Related postings on climate change
“The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (IWG), formed under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act of 1998 and the Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act of 2000, today issued its final report to Congress describing the seven-year, approximately $30-million government-wide effort to locate, declassify, and make publicly available U.S. records …
Press release: “In celebration of International Right to Know Day the National Security Archive’s Mexico Project is launching a new Web site dedicated to its Transparency and Freedom of Information Program. The Web site features a new publication on the week-long media initiative Mexico Abierto, which launched its first edition during the week of March …
Press release,OIG Releases Report of FDAs Oversight of Clinical Trials, Concludes Improvement of Information Systems and Processes is Needed, September 2007: “Weaknesses in the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) information systems and management processes hinder the agencys ability to oversee clinical trial inspections. So concludes Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson of the Office of Inspector …
OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators: “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued today the schedule of release dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2008. The schedule is available here…In addition, the International Monetary Funds (IMF) Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board serves as the United States primary means of …
