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Manaul for Military Commissions released by the Department of Defense, January 18, 2007 (238 pages, PDF)[Military Commissions Act of 2006, Pub. L. No. 109-366, 120 Stat. 2600 (Oct. 17, 2006)] Part I Preamble Part II Rules for Military Commissions Part III Military Commission Rules of Evidence Part IV Crimes and …
NY City Mayor Bloomberg’s 2007 State of the City Address, delivered January 17, 2007: “This year, we’ll begin a revolutionary innovation in crime-fighting: Equipping “911” call centers to receive digital images and videos New Yorkers send from cell phones and computers something no other city in the world is doing. If you see a crime …
Governor Eliot Spitzer, Executive Order: Promotion of Public Access to Government Decisionmaking “By March 1, 2007, every agency and public authority shall submit to the Secretary to the Governor a plan that: (a) identifies all meetings of such agency or authority that are subject to the Open Meetings Law; and (b) specifies a timetable for …
Mayors’ 10-Point Plan, released January 12, 2007.
In a letter today to Senators Patrick Leahy and Arlen Specter, Chairman and Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Gonzales stated, “…a Judge of the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) issued orders authorizing the Government to target for collection international communications into or out of the United States where there is a probable cause …
“Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District …
FY 2006 Audit of DHS’ Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, OIG-07-20 (PDF, 8 pages), January 17, 2007 Special Report: Letter on Information Technology Matters Related to TSA’s FY 2005 Financial Statements (Redacted) OIG-07-18 (PDF, 22 pages) January 17, 2007 Implementation Challenges Remain in Securing DHS Components’ Intelligence Systems, Unclassified Summary, OIG-07-15 (PDF, 3 pages) January …
State of the Union Address – Background Information – Wikipedia [open source content] President Bush’s State of the Union Address 2006 The President’s State of the Union Message: Frequently Asked Questions – CRS Transcripts of State of the Union Messages – 1790-2006 – The American Presidency Project Videos of State of the Union Addresses – …
Part 1 of the January 2007 issue includes: Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide: completely revised and updated, by Sabrina I. Pacifici CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com – Authorization and Appropriation, by Paul Jenks The Government Domain: Testing the THOMAS Beta, by Peggy Garvin Commentary: The Iraq Troop Surge, by Beth Wellington
Press release: “The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (IWG) announces the availability of a new book, Researching Japanese War Crimes Records: Introductory Essays (PDF), and an electronic records guide that will help researchers locate and use the thousands of newly declassified and previously declassified files in the National Archives …
Treatment of Immigration Detainees Housed at Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facilities, OIG-07-01 (PDF, 59 pages), December 2006.
Press release: “The Internal Revenue Service and its private-sector partners today announced the opening of this year’s Free File program with a series of improvements and changes to help taxpayers. The free tax preparation and free electronic filing initiative begins its fifth year with more consumer-friendly features and expanded services for Spanish-speaking taxpayers. Seventy percent …
