Category «Government Documents»

Amtrak Launches New Security Procedures

Press release: “Amtrak today announced the deployment of its new specialized Amtrak Mobile Security Team to patrol stations and trains and randomly inspect passenger baggage. The Mobile Security Team supplements ongoing patrols already in place by Amtrak to enhance the safety and security of passenger rail travel. The deployment of the Mobile Security Team and …

Subjects: Government Documents

FDA Proposes Guidance for Dissemination of Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products

Guidance for Industry: Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles and Medical or Scientific Reference Publications on Unapproved New Uses of Approved Drugs and Approved or Cleared Medical Devices, February 2008. “This draft guidance is intended to describe the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA or Agency) current thinking regarding “Good Reprint Practices” …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Hearing: Six Years Later (Part III): Innovative Approaches to Combating Terrorists

Ungoverned Territories, by Angel Rabasa. Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs hearing, Six Years Later (Part III): Innovative Approaches to Combating Terrorists, on February 14, 2008. “Despite the increased urgency of dealing with the threats emanating from ungoverned territories, the United States and other …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Medicare Physician Payment, Emergency Transit Assistance

GAO’s Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2009: Mission, Performance Plans, Resources, and Strategies, GAO-08-507SP, February 19, 2008 HUD and Treasury Programs: More Information on Leverage Measures’ Accuracy and Linkage to Program Goals Is Needed in Assessing Performance, GAO-08-136, January 18, 2008 Military Personnel: The DOD and Coast Guard Academies Have Taken Steps to Address Incidents …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Recent CRS Report:: Earmarks Executive Order, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange

February 14, 2008 – Background and U.S. Relations February 13, 2008 – Earmarks Executive Order: Legal Issues February 13, 2008 – The Bali Agreements and Forests February 13, 2008 – Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs): Issues with Use and Disposal February 12, 2008 – Side-by-Side Comparison of Flood Insurance Reform Legislation in the 110th Congress …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

Non-Proliferation – Global Threat Reduction Fifth Annual Progress Report 2007

“The fifth Annual Progress Report on the UK’s programmes to address the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Legacies in the countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU), Countries was published on February 18, 2008…The Global Threat Reduction Programme is aimed at the non-proliferation of weapons or materials of mass destruction through the establishment of cooperative threat …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

U.S. and European Investors Tackle Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

Press release: “Nearly 50 leading U.S. and European institutional investors managing over $1.75 trillion in assets…released a climate change action plan at the United Nations that will boost investments in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies and require tougher scrutiny of carbon-intensive investments that may pose long-term financial risks. Additionally, European investors managing $6.5 trillion …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Public Health Implications of Hazardous Substances in the Twenty-Six U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern

“For more than seven months, the nation’s top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states, reportedly because it contains such potentially “alarming information” as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates. The 400-plus-page study, Public Health Implications of Hazardous Substances …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research