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“The Office for Victims of Crime has released the 2008 Resource Guide for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 1319, 2008. Developed to help communities promote awareness of victim issues, this online guide includes camera-ready art files, public awareness posters, the 2008 theme DVD and screensaver, and more. The 2008 theme is “Justice for Victims. …
Federal Times: “The administration last week told agencies not to use federal employees Social Security numbers as primary identifiers for data processing purposes. The Office of Personnel Management said in a Jan. 18 notice that agencies must not print the numbers on paper or display on computer screens except in secure areas. And only employees …
CRS Report – Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Major Proposals, December 13, 2007. “The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) as amended, authorizes the federal governments major federal student aid programs (Title IV), as well as other programs which provide institutional aid and support (Titles II, III and V). …
“The Conference Board announced [January 18, 2008] that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.4 percent in December. The leading index decreased again in December, the third consecutive decline, and it has been down in four of the last six months. Housing permits …
“The recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0–18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule for 2008 have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians. The standard MMWR footnote format has been modified for publication of this schedule.” Centers for Disease Control …
Report of The Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control, January 9, 2008. “The future of bibliographic control will be collaborative, decentralized, international in scope, and Web-based. Its realization will occur in cooperation with the private sector, and with the active collaboration of library users. Data will be gathered from multiple …
FTC – “Commission approval of Federal Register notices: The Commission, by a vote of 5-0, has authorized publication of a Federal Register notice announcing the revised thresholds for Section 8 interlocking directorates. Section 8 of the Clayton Act was amended on November 16, 1990. The amendment establishes jurisdictional thresholds that trigger the Acts prohibition on …
House Document No. 108-240, Glenn Brown’s History of the United States Capitol. Annotated Edition in Commemoration of The Bicentennial of the United States Capitol. Prepared by the Architect of the Capitol for The United States Capitol Preservation Commission.
Defense Infrastructure: Realignment of Air Force Special Operations Command Units to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, GAO-08-244R, January 18, 2008 Energy Markets: Increasing Globalization of Petroleum Products Markets, Tightening Refining Demand and Supply Balance, and Other Trends Have Implications for U.S. Energy Supply, Prices, and Price Volatility, GAO-08-14, December 20, 2007 Entitlement Reform Process: …
“The leaders of the European Union countries signed the Treaty of Lisbon on 13 December 2007. It will now have to be approved by each of the Member States before it becomes law at the earliest from January 2009. The Government supports the Treaty. It contains sensible changes to the current Treaties to modernise …
Via governmentattic.org: Report on the US Secret Service and the White House taping system during the Nixon Administration
Press release: “USA*Engage and the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) today sent formal comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recommending that the Commission reconsider its proposal to further develop mechanisms to facilitate greater access to companies disclosures concerning their business activities in or with certain countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism. …
