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News release: “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated significant upgrades to aircraft cockpit voice and flight data recorders improvements that will enable investigators to retrieve more data from accidents and incidents requiring investigation…Under the final rule, which affects manufacturers and operators of airplanes and helicopters with 10 or more seats, all voice recorders …
“House Government Oversight Chairman Waxman sent letters to the Internal Revenue Service, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Labor to request investigations into whether Blackwater has violated federal tax, small business, and labor laws.” Related postings on Blackwater
Report No. D-2008-060 Potable and Nonpotable Water in Iraq, March 7, 2008 “From March 2004 to February 2006, the quality of water provided by contractors, through treatment or distribution at three of the sites we visited, was not maintained in accordance with field water sanitary standards as specified in the Department of Army…”
DHS Fact Sheet: Cyber Storm II National Cyber Exercise – “In March 2008, the Department of Homeland Securitys National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) will sponsor its second large-scale national cyber exercise, Cyber Storm II. Planned in close coordination with and driven by its stakeholders and participants, the exercise will center on a cyber-focused scenario that …
Defense Acquisitions: 2009 Is a Critical Juncture for the Army’s Future Combat System, GAO-08-408, March 7, 2008 Defense Acquisitions: Significant Challenges Ahead in Developing and Demonstrating Future Combat System’s Network and Software, GAO-08-409, March 7, 2008 Defense Contracting: Additional Personal Conflict of Interest Safeguards Needed for Certain DOD Contractor Employees, GAO-08-169, March 7, 2008
Building the world’s cleanest city – In a Persian Gulf desert, a U.S. engineering firm drives clean tech forward: “If all goes according to plan, Masdar – financed with $15 billion in oil money – will become a showcase for smart urban planning, green building, renewable energy, sustainable materials and advanced recycling…” See the Masdar …
News release, March 8, 2008: “Information about the characteristics of nuclear and other radioactive materials stored and used by countries needs to be shared globally to combat the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials and nuclear terrorism, says a report published by the Royal Society. The report which looks at the issues surrounding the detection of …
News release: “A new Defense Department policy prohibits the commercial gathering of detailed street-view imagery on U.S. military bases and installations. U.S. Northern Command issued the policy message Feb. 28 after detailed images of Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, appeared on the Google Map Web site, said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gary Ross, a NORTHCOM …
News release, March 6, 2008: “U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill…expressed her concern with a loophole included in a Bush Administration proposal that would exempt overseas federal contractors from being required to report criminal activity, including contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a letter to Jim Nussle, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, McCaskill conveyed …
CRS Report: Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2008, Updated January 8, 2008. Ida A. Brudnick, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division. “Under the annual adjustment procedure, Members were scheduled to receive a 2.7% increase in January 2008. The increase was revised to 2.5%, resulting in a salary in 2008 of $169,300, to …
“Board letter establishing a 60-day reporting requirement regarding the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board review of the preliminary design and safety basis for the replacement Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF) at Los Alamos National Laboratory.”
News release: “The Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States seeks public comments on proposed revisions to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges. The proposed revisions are based in large part on revisions adopted by the American Bar Association in February 2007, amending the ABA Model Code …
