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Press release: “In a bipartisan vote today, the Energy and Commerce Committees Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations unanimously approved the issuance of subpoenas for the testimony of two current and one former criminal investigator of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a hearing on February 12, 2008. The Subcommittee is seeking testimony regarding the …
Fact Sheet: President Bush Takes Unprecedented Steps to Advance Earmark Reform, January 29, 2008 Executive Order: Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks, January 29, 2008
“State of the Union Address – The President’s State of the Union Address is now available on GPO Access. It was also printed in the Congressional Record dated Monday, January 28, 2008, on pages H472-H476.”
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, Science and Mission at Risk: FDAs Self-Assessment [witness list] PRNewswire-USNewswire: “The nation’s public health is at risk, as are the regulatory systems that oversee the nation’s drug and device supplies, according to an FDA Science Board report…presented at a…hearing today. The committee attributed the deficiencies …
Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA’s Food Protection Plan Proposes Positive First Steps, but Capacity to Carry Them Out Is Critical, GAO-08-435T, January 29, 2008: “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of roughly 80 percent of the U.S. food supply, including $417 billion worth of domestic food and $49 …
World Privacy Forum: “Consumers and organizations have an opportunity to submit public comments about the accuracy and integrity of credit reports. Until February 11, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commission and other banking agencies will be accepting comments on their draft rulemaking regarding how creditors and other furnishers provide information to consumer reporting …
“The full Committee held a hearing on Addressing the Screening Gap: The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The hearing examined the National Breast and Cervical Cancer program which is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide mammograms, pap smears, and other screening exams for breast and cervical …
Press release: “The CIAs newest campus in Northern Virginia represents the Agencys most ambitious effort to date to create a state-of-the-art work environment with a design that focuses on green principles. The design is so effective that the campus buildings have earned certification under the U.S. Green Building Councils prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental …
“The mission of the National Nuclear Security Administrations Second Line of Defense (SLD) program is to strengthen the capability of foreign governments to deter, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials across international borders and through the global maritime shipping system. The goal is to reduce the probability of these materials …
Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring – Intelligence Agencies to Track Intrusions, by Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post: “President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community’s role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies’ computer systems. The directive, whose content is classified, authorizes the intelligence …
Recent audits from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Report on Review of Outcome, Cost, and Oversight of Iraq Reconstruction Contract W914NS-04-D-0006, January 28, 2008 Efforts to Implement a Financial-Management Information System in Iraq, January 25, 2008 Commanders Emergency Response Program in Iraq Funds Many Large-Scale Projects, January 25, 2008 …
Press release: “Sales of new one-family houses in December 2007 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 604,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 4.7 percent (±12.1%) below the revised November rate of 634,000 and is 40.7 percent (±7.8%) …
