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Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? Part VI, July 11, 2007. Related postings on U.S. Attorney firings Washington Post: Miers Rebuffs Senate Subpoena – Another Ex-Aide Says She Did Not Speak With Bush About Firings
Defense Logistics: Efforts to Improve Distribution and Supply Support for Joint Military Operations Could Benefit from a Coordinated Management Approach, GAO-07-807, June 29, 2007 DOD’s High-Risk Areas: Efforts to Improve Supply Chain Can Be Enhanced by Linkage to Outcomes, Progress in Transforming Business Operations, and Reexamination of Logistics Governance and Strategy, GAO-07-1064T, July 10, 2007 …
Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued revised regulations on age discrimination in the workplace in accordance with a 2004 Supreme Court decision, General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline. The updated regulations, published in [July 6, 2007] Federal Register. The revised regulations clarify that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act …
“On Tuesday, July 10, the Committee held a hearing focusing on the importance of the Surgeon Generals Office, the need to preserve the Surgeon Generals independence, and recent limitations on the Surgeon Generals ability to carry out its public health education mission.” The Surgeon General’s Vital Mission: Challenges for the Future – Chairman Waxman’s Opening …
“International publisher Inderscience is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of International Journal of Electronic Governance. The journal focuses on the use of electronic and information technologies in deliberation over democratic policy and decision making processes, community governance as well as governance in non-political domains such as corporate, open project, online community …
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector Plans and Sector Councils Continue to Evolve, GAO-07-706R, July 10, 2007. “In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, damaging critical infrastructure, such as oil platforms, pipelines, and refineries; water mains; electric power lines; and cellular phone towers. The infrastructure damage and resulting chaos disrupted government and business functions alike, producing …
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Task Order 130: Requirements Validation, Government Oversight, and Contractor Performance, June 22, 2007 (71 pages, PDF) “The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) performed a review, at the request of the Management Counselor, U.S. Embassy-Iraq, to determine whether the U.S. government is receiving the services paid for under the U.S. …
Short-Term Energy Outlook July 2007 (07/10/2007) – “Quarterly short-term energy projections for supply, demand, and price for the major fuels through 2008 for the U.S. International oil forecasts are included.” Annual Oil Market Chronology 2006 (07/09/2007) – “For information about the latest developments in world oil markets, please see the updated Annual Oil Market Chronology. …
“A report published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) contains a regional map and associated database that inventory 61 locations of reported natural asbestos and fibrous amphibole occurrences in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States, including the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming. The map is based on a search …
White House Conference on the Americas – July 9, 2007 Remarks by President Bush in a Conversation on the Americas Mrs. Bush Announces the Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research of the Americas Fact Sheet: White House Conference on the Americas Special Briefing with Thomas Shannon on the Upcoming White House Conference on the …
“In this short essay, written for a symposium in the San Diego Law Review, Professor Daniel Solove examines the “nothing to hide” argument. When asked about government surveillance and data mining, many people respond by declaring: “I’ve got nothing to hide.” According to the “nothing to hide” argument, there is no threat to privacy unless …
Press release: “The New York Civil Liberties Union today called on the City of New York to ensure that any new surveillance plan for New York City is subject to public input and external oversight mechanisms and includes significant privacy protections to prevent abuse. The NYCLU’s call came in response to today’s disclosure that the …
