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Follow up to previous postings on closures of EPA libraries around the country, this October 9, 2006 press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sharply reducing the number of technical journals and environmental publications to which its employees will have online access, according to agency e-mails released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility …
Press release, October 12, 2006: “U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced the release of the Committee’s report on post-9/11 funding to New York City. The report cites instances of waste, fraud, and abuse from the $20 billion in federal assistance sent to New York following September 11, …
Audit of Selected States’ Medicaid Payments for Services Claimed To Have Been Provided to Deceased Beneficiaries (A-05-05-00030), October 12, 2006.
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: August 2006 [released October 12 2006] Full Release: PDF | Informatio Section | Tables: XLS | Highlights
“This is a report by Election Data Services, Inc. of the Election Day Survey for November 2, 2004, administered by the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) as mandated by the 2002 Help America Vote Act of 2002. The Election Day Survey represents the largest and most comprehensive survey of voting and election administration practices …
DOJ Office of the Inspector General Report of Investigation Concerning Alleged Mismanagement and Misconduct by Carl J. Truscott, Former Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, October 2006 (173 pages, PDF)
Press release: “Prior methamphetamine use among state and federal prisoners has increased since 1997, according to a new report by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The use of methamphetamines in the month before an offense rose from 7 percent of state prisoners in 1997 to 11 percent in 2004. Methamphetamine use at …
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a blog to provide information and a forum for feedback about its public hearings on “Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade,” to be held November 6-8, 2006, in Washington, DC. The public hearings will examine how evolving technology will shape and change the habits, opportunities and challenges …
Treasury Economic Update, released October 6, 2006 House Budget Committee – Democrats – Republican Budget Deficits: A Continuing Problem with Long-Term Consequences, October 11, 2006 House Budget Committee – Republicans – Surging Revenues Continue to Drive Down Deficit, October 11, 2006
Congressional Directory 109th Congress – Latest Revision: “Presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers.” Search the Current Directory Only — 109th Congress (2005-06) — September 2006 Online …
Press release: “One in four veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars are filing disability claims, according to records released by the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) under the Freedom of Information Act after nine months of denying their existence and posted today on the National Security Archive Web site.” Document 1: VBA report, …
“FedSpending.org, created by OMB Watch, is a free, searchable database of federal government spending. To begin searching, select either the Grants or Contracts tab at the top left side of this page. You can easily switch back and forth as you search….FedSpending.org relies on the federal government’s data for this website. The data is largely …
