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CRS report, Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers: Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues, updated August 9, 2006 (via FAS).
Free Congress Foundation: “Senator Barack H. Obama (D-IL)…teamed with Coburn, Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE), Ranking Member on the FFM Subcommittee, and Senator John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) to introduce S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, the purpose of which is to provide citizens with a website, managed by the Office of Management …
Miami Herald: Public records are easy targets for ID thieves – “The state’s record keepers must delete sensitive personal information from government websites. Until that’s done, many Floridians are in danger of having their identities stolen.”
“25 August 2006 – The European Commission adopted on 24 August 2006 a Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation (PDF). The Recommendation aims at bringing out the full economic and cultural potential of Europes cultural and scientific heritage through the Internet. It is part of the Commission’s strategy …
Press release, August 24, 2006: “Rep. Waxman asks for details regarding the exclusion of evolutionary biology, a core component of the biological sciences, from the eligibility rules for the Department of Education’s new “National Smart Grant” program.” The National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant(National Smart Grant)
Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs: Iraq Reports “This comprehensive status report on Iraq provides weekly updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars of U.S. Government policy.”
ISOO releases the 2005 Cost Report for Security Classification Activities: Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for 2005: “As part of its responsibilities to oversee agency actions to ensure compliance with Executive Order 12958, as amended, “Classified National Security Information,” and Executive Order 12829, as amended, “National Industrial Security Program,” (NISP), the Information …
FDA Plan B (0.75mg levonorgestrel) Tablets Information, includes links to press release, memos and labeling data, as well as the Summary Report of Comments Received in Response to an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), July 31, 2006. This site was updated on August 24, 2006. FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Access for Plan B for Women …
Press release, Committee on Government Reform, Minority Office: “In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Bush Administration turned to private contractors to provide relief and recovery services worth billions of dollars. Now, one year later, it is apparent that taxpayers and the residents of the Gulf Coast are paying a steep price for the failure …
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2006 press release. National Compensation Survey, Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United State, March 2006 (35 pages, PDF)
House Intelligence Committee Releases Report on Iranian Strategic Threat Recognizing Iran as a Strategic Threat: An Intelligence Challenge for the U.S. — complete unclassified report (29 pages, PDF)
LC Country Profile on China, August 24, 2006 (42 pages, PDF)
