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Press release: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released a report that finds a wide range of variation in the prevalence of coronary heart disease (a narrowing of the arteries that feed the heart), heart attack and angina (chest pain that occurs when the heart does not get enough blood). The report …
Via PBS: Airing on Friday, February 16, 2007 (check for time in your area), “NOW reports on new evidence suggesting the existence of a secret government program that intercepts millions of private e-mails each day in the name of terrorist surveillance. News about the alleged program came to light when a former AT&T employee, Mark …
“EPAs Science Policy Council has issued the Nanotechnology White Paper (EPA/100/B-07/001, February 2007). The purpose of the White Paper is to inform EPA management of the science issues and needs associated with nanotechnology, to support related EPA program office needs, and to communicate these nanotechnology science issues to stakeholders and the public. Nanotechnology is the …
White House: Executive Order – Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-336), the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40), and …
IRS press release: “The IRS announced today that it had entered into an agreement that resolves several disputed tax issues with Merck & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries. The agreement will result in a payment to the government of approximately $2.3 billion in federal tax, net interest and penalties, and resolves all issues that had …
110’/123′ Maritime Patrol Boat Modernization Project, United States Coast Guard, OIG-07-27 (PDF, 32 pages), February 14, 2007.
House Appropriations Committee, How the President’s Budget Request Compares to the Joint Funding Resolution, February 14, 2007 (6 pages, PDF) Related postings on the FY08 budget
FAA’s FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency –February 14, 2007, Testimony by the Inspector General, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, Project ID: CC-2007-019. “FAA is requesting $14.1 billion for FY 2008, an increase of $328 million from its FY 2007 budget request. However, …
How Reliable Are the Early Presidential Polls? Released: February 14, 2007: “The flurry of candidate announcements in an open race has spurred media attention to the 2008 presidential contest even earlier in the electoral cycle than usual. But followers of early poll readings on the relative viability of declared candidates should bear in mind some …
H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, was introduced by Reps. Waxman, Platts, Van Hollen, and T. Davis on February 12, 2007. Bill Summary: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Full Text: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Written Testimony of Nick Schwellenbach, Investigator, Project On Government Oversight (POGO) before the House Oversight …
Science.gov 4.0 New Features: “Now you can refine your search queries, email your search results and sort your results in a variety of ways using Science.gov Version 4.0. In addition, DeepRank, a more sophisticated ranking algorithm, has been deployed.” “Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided …
Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-459T, and Highlights, February 13, 2007.
