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Press release: “The nation’s state prison officials reported that 12,129 inmates died while in custody from 2001 through 2004, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The deaths over this four-year period constituted an annual mortality rate of 250 deaths per 100,000 inmates, which was 19 percent lower than the adult mortality …
Press release: “During the 12 months that ended June 30, 2006, the nations prison and jail populations increased by 62,037 inmates (up 2.8 percent), to total 2,245,189 inmates, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. State and federal inmates accounted for 70 percent of the increase. At midyear 2006, two-thirds of the …
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commissions Internet Access Task Force today issued a report, Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy, which summarizes the Task Forces findings in the area of broadband Internet connectivity and, in particular, so-called network neutrality regulation. Based on these findings, and FTC staffs experience with the operation of myriad markets throughout the economy, …
Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), in consultation with Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), issued subpoenas Wednesday for documents relating to the authorization and legal justification for the Administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. Chairman Leahy issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice, the Office of the White House, the Office of the Vice …
2007-4-00065 The Environmental Careers Organization Reported Outlays for Five EPA Cooperative Agreements, [Report PDF – 29 pages] [At a Glance PDF] June 25, 2007.
Refugees and Asylees: 2006 (PDF, 6 pages): “This report presents information on the number and characteristics of persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum to the United States in fiscal year 2006.” Data on Refugees and Asylees: Access data on refugees and asylees admitted in fiscal year 2006 by several characteristics. Naturalizations: 2006 (PDF, 4 …
Department of Justice Office of Inspector General: Identification and Review of the Department’s Major Information Technology Systems Inventory, Audit Report 07-37, June 2007, 85 pages, PDF (Full Report).
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies: Energy Efficiency: Important Challenges Must Be Overcome to Realize Significant Opportunities for Energy Efficiency Improvements in Gulf Coast Reconstruction. GAO-07-654, June 26, 2007 Wildland Fire Management: Lack of Clear Goals or a Strategy Hinders Federal Agencies’ Efforts to Contain the Costs of Fighting …
Congressional Budget Office Testimony on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Government Securities and the U.S. Current Account, June 26, 2007, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush Book II, July 1 to December 31, 2003 now available on GPO Access. “Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time …
Press release: “Two significant collections of previously classified historical documents are now available in the CIA’s FOIA Electronic Reading Room. The first collection, widely known as the “Family Jewels,” consists of almost 700 pages of responses from CIA employees to a 1973 directive from Director of Central Intelligence James Schlesinger asking them to report activities …
Press release: “CDC′s National Center for Health Statistics is issuing a new report…entitled Early Release of Health Insurance Estimates Based on Data From the 2006 National Health Interview Survey. The study examines data collected from interviews in over 100,000 households nationwide. Some of the highlights include: In 2006, there were 43.6 million Americans of all …
