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February 21, 2008 – FDA Fast Track and Priority Review Programs February 20, 2008 – Constitutional Limits on Hate Crime Legislation February 20, 2008 – Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation February 20, 2008 – Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced? February 20, 2008 – Privacy and Civil Liberties …
“On Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the full Committee on Government Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing entitled Electronic Records Preservation at the White House.” Related postings on missing White House email
Summaries of New Decisions – January 2008, posted 2/25/2008 “..up-to-date summaries of new court decisions..broken down by FOIA Exemption or procedural element and internal citations and quotations have been omitted. OIP provides these case summaries as a public service; due to their nature as summaries, they are not intended to be authoritative or complete statements …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced the second in a series of public workshops being held as part of the agencys regulatory review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, commonly known as the Green Guides. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will be held in …
DA-08-04 – Review of Southern Pine Electric Power Association, FEMA Disaster No. 1604-DR-MS (PDF, 4 pages) OIG-08-23 – Review of FEMA’s Use of Proceeds From the Sales of Emergency Housing Unit (PDF, 22 pages): “Starting in fiscal year 2005, and continuing through early 2007, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials used funds received from the …
The Social Security Administration’s Income and Resource Verification Process for Individuals Applying for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs, A-06-06-16135, February 19, 2008. “SSA income and resource verifications for individuals applying for help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs were not always effective. Our review of a sample of denied subsidy applications found that …
Have People Delayed Claiming Retirement Benefits? Responses to Changes in Social Security Rules, by Jae Song and Joyce Manchester, Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 67 No. 2, February 2008. “This article examines changes in the age at which people claim Social Security retirement benefits in response to two recent changes in the Social Security rules: the …
Wireless E911 location accuracy requirements: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements, Federal Register, February 14, 2008, Volume 73, Number 31, Rules and Regulations, Page 8617, 47 CFR Part 20, PS Docket No. 07-114, CC Docket No. 94-102, WC Docket No. 05-196, FCC 07-166, Final rule. [Courthouse News] “Summary: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) amends …
M-08-11, Competitive Sourcing Requirements in Division D of Public Law 110-161 (February 20, 2008) (8 pages) “This memorandum provides guidance on certain government-wide provisions related to competitive sourcing in sections 739 and 747 of Division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, P.L. 110-161. Specifically, this guidance addresses: (1) health and retirement …
Follow up to February 21, 2008 posting EPA Releases Selected Toxics Release Inventory Data, this news release: “Information on the 2006 reporting year is now available as part of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database. Today marks the earliest release of the data in the 20-year history of the program. Improvements in electronic reporting and …
Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05, 02/08. “Presents findings from a BJS survey of campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year colleges and universities with 2,500 or more students. The survey covered the 2004-05 academic year and collected data from agencies using sworn police officers and those using only nonsworn security officers. The report compares law enforcement agencies …
Secrecy News: “The Office of the Director of National Intelligence provided an overview of U.S. intelligence data mining development programs in…Data Mining Report, ODNI Report to Congress, February 15, 2008. Data mining is used by intelligence agencies to search through databases in order to discern patterns of activity that could indicate a threat to national …
