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Senate Intelligence Committee Open Hearing: Confirmation Hearing of General Michael V. Hayden to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, May 18, 2006. Opening Statement by Michael V. Hayden, Unclassified (5 pages, PDF) Via FAS, full transcript of the Hayden confirmation hearing (171 pages, PDF), and the same transcript via DNI AP: Hayden Insists …
CRS report, Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress, May 12, 2006 (37 pages, PDF) White House: President Bush Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona, Yuma Sector Border Patrol Headquarters Yuma, Arizona, May 18, 2006 White House, Comprehensive Immigration Reform White House Fact Sheet: President Requests Funds to Strengthen Border Security, May …
Press release: “Wireless Internet access can free you from the confines of cords, but not from the need for security. Without taking the proper precautions, it’s easy for others to use your wireless network connection to access the Internet, or even to access the information on your own computer. The Federal Trade Commission is introducing …
From the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Voting Rights Enforcement & Reauthorization, May 2006 (108 pages, PDF) Reauthorization of the Temporary Provisions of the Voting Rights Act, February 2006 (68 pages, PDF)
The Library of Congress Global Legal Monitor, May 2006 (1 G.L.M. 2006), 50 pages, PDF. “The Global Legal Monitor is a new electronic publication of the Law Library of Congress intended for those who have an interest in legal developments around the world. It draws upon information selected from official national legal publications and reliable …
“SmartLinks provides ‘pre-queried’ searches on health policy topics (Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Electronic Medical Records, Children’s Health Coverage, Public Health Preparedness, Drug Safety and Regulation, Stem Cell Policy, Drug Reimportation, VA Health System) in several different internet search engines. You’ll get results from: PubMed, Kaisernetwork Daily Headlines, HighBeam Research, Google Uncle Sam, Google Scholar, and …
Disaster Preparedness: Preliminary Observations on the Evacuation of Vulnerable Populations due to Hurricanes and Other Diasasters, Full-text report GAO-06-790T, and Highlights, May 18, 2006.
Privacy: Key Challenges Facing Federal Agencies, Full text report GAO-06-777T, adn Highlights, May 17, 2006. “Advances in information technology make it easier than ever for the federal government to obtain and process personal information about citizens and residents in many ways and for many purposes. To ensure that the privacy rights of individuals are respected, …
Social Security Numbers: Internet Resellers Provide Few Full SSNs, but Congress Should Consider Enacting Standards for Truncating SSNs, Full-text report GAO-06-495, and Highlights, May 17, 2006. “According to experts we spoke to, there are few federal laws and no specific industry standards on whether to display the first five or last four digits of the …
Information Sharing: DHS Should Take Steps to Encourage More Widespread Use of Its Program to Protect and Share Critical Infrastructure Information, Full-text report GAO-06-383, and Highlights, April 17, 2006. “Key challenges include defining specific government needs for critical infrastructure information, determining how the information will be used, assuring the private sector that the information will …
Monitoring Needed to Assess Impact of EPA’s Clean Air Mercury Rule on Potential Hotspots, Report No. 2006-P-00025 [Report – PDF, 33 pages] [At a Glance – PDF], May 15, 2006.
State Department Fact Sheet: Rescission of Libya’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, May 15, 2006. U.S. Diplomatic Relations With Libya, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Washington, DC, May 15, 2006 State Department Fact Sheet: Libya’s Decision to Eliminate WMD and MTCR-Class Missile Programs: An International Model, May 15, 2006
