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Elections: All Levels of Government Are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges GAO-07-741T, April 18, 2007. “Voting systems are one facet of a multifaceted, year-round elections process that involves the interplay of people, processes, and technology, and includes all levels of government. How well these systems play their role in an election depends in …
Press release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff today announced the availability of a new compliance tool to assist anti-money laundering (AML) compliance efforts by broker-dealers…The AML Source Tool, developed by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), compiles and organizes key AML laws, rules and related guidance applicable to broker-dealers and provides …
FTC FAQ: “The Federal Trade Commission today unveiled a redesigned Web site to enhance consumers’ ability to find the information they want quickly and easily. As the federal agency that works directly with and for consumers, the FTC strives to be accessible and transparent, with information that is clear, simple, and easy to access. The …
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights: Promoting Innovation and Competition, April 2007, to inform consumers, businesses, and intellectual property rights holders about the agencies competition views with respect to a wide range of activities involving intellectual property. The …
Press release: “…Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2005 were equivalent to 7,260 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. The report indicates that overall emissions have grown by 16 percent from 1990 to 2005, while the U.S. economy has …
CBO Report: Estimated Cost of the Administration’s Proposal to Increase the Army’s and the Marine Corps’s Personnel Levels, April 16, 2007.
Press release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed recommendations to Congress for reauthorizing the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA II), which, if adopted, would help to ensure that safe and effective medical devices get to patients in a timely manner. FDA is accepting public comments on the proposal for …
Press release: “Bankruptcy filings in the federal courts dropped 70 percent in calendar year 2006, according to data released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. However, bankruptcies filed for the last three months of calendar year 2006 were the highest of any quarter in the calendar year. The statistics cover the first …
Department of State, 16 April 2007, Missile Defense Assets To Provide Protection in Central Europe, U.S. and NATO missile defense efforts are designed to be complementary. Department of State, 16 April 2007, U.S. Has Offered Russia Role in Missile Defense Since 2001. Fact Sheet on U.S. missile defense assets in Europe U.S. will maintain command …
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, The State of Veteran and Reservist Entrepreneurship, March 22, 2007 (22 pages, PDF) “With nearly 25 million veterans in the United States, including 2.5 million service disabled veterans, there is a growing need for an increased commitment to helping America’s veterans and reservists succeed in business and the …
SBA Fact Sheet on Hurricane Katrina Recovery Contracts, April 12, 2007. AP – SBA: Mistakes Made in Post-Katrina Loans
IRS trudges on with aging computers – “More than 20 years after its first attempt at a massive upgrade of 1960s-era mainframes, the IRS still isn’t sure when the project will,” by Anne Broache, CNET News.com “The Internal Revenue Service has been trying for years to upgrade its antiquated mainframe computers, which process Americans’ tax …
