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“The House Government Oversight and Reform Committee released a report that found significant lapses in the FDAs current inspection regime for packaged fresh spinach, which is the agencys primary means of ensuring the safety of such products.” Report: FDA and Fresh Spinach Safety
Follow up to previous postings on TSA’s Total Information Awareness surveillance program, this news release today from the ACLU: “…According to the new Wall Street Journal report [subscription req’d], the NSA was engaging in broad domestic spying operations that involve collecting and analyzing the personal information of Americans in ways that are “essentially the same” …
Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Rose 2.4 Percent in January from December, March 12, 2008. Additional historical data is here.
Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, March 2008 Report to Congress, In accordance with the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2008 (Section 9010, Public Law 109-289)…submitted pursuant to the section entitled Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq of House Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on …
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Office of the Inspector General: Report of Investigation – Preparation of the Vote Fraud and Voter Intimidation Report, Redacted, March 11, 2008.
“The Environmental Protection Agency significantly strengthened its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, the primary component of smog. These changes will improve both public health protection and the protection of sensitive trees and plants.” Final Rule (312 pages, PDF) Fact Sheet (6 pages, PDF) Changes to the Air Quality Index Presentation: Revise …
“The Privacy Act of 1974 is in need of improvements to ensure its relevance into the future, CDT Deputy Director Ari Schwartz said in testimony before a congressional panel today. The Acts limitations are particularly apparent with regard to government use of commercially compiled personal information, Schwartz told the Information Policy, Census, and National Archives …
Report Summary: “Potentially, the greatest impact of climate change on North Americas transportation system will be flooding of coastal roads, railways, transit systems, and runways because of a global rise in sea level coupled with storm surge and exacerbated in some locations by land subsidence. The vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to climate change, however, will …
Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed to Address Inadequate Accountability over U.S. Efforts and Investments, GAO-08-568T, March 11, 2008 Presidential Signing Statements: Agency Implementation of Selected Provisions of Law, GAO-08-553T, March 11, 2008 Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on Self-Reported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk, GAO-08-560T, March 11, …
Follow up to previous postings on the Google-DoubleClick merger, this announcement today from Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO: “I’m pleased to share the news that we completed our acquisition of DoubleClick today. Although it’s been nearly a year since we announced our intention to acquire DoubleClick last April, we are no less excited today …
News release, Secretary Rice, March 11, 2008: “I am pleased today [to announce] the publication of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. In every region of the world, men and women are working peacefully, and often at great risk to themselves and their families, to secure human rights and fundamental freedoms, to …
“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday that it has updated its survey of detailed deposit information for each of the industry’s more than 97,000 domestic branches.” “The Summary of Deposits (SOD) contains deposit data for more than 89,000 branches/offices of FDIC-insured institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) collects deposit balances for commercial and …
