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Today the House Oversight Committee held a hearing entitled Assessing Veterans Charities Part Two. [Hearing to Assess Veterans’ Charities, December 13, 2007 – A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available – 136 pages, PDF]. “This hearing focused on charities operated by Roger Chapin, who failed to comply with a subpoena compelling his …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today announced a new guide to help employers, private health plans, the federal government, and state Medicaid agencies as they consider consumer financial incentives as part of an overarching strategy to improve the quality of health care …
Press release: “The Department of Justices systematic failure to hold private security contractors operating in Iraq and Afghanistan criminally responsible for acts of excessive violence and abuse has created a dangerous culture of impunity, a new report finds. Released by Human Rights First, the report entitled Private Security Contractors at War: Ending the Culture of …
“The NIH Public Access Policy ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit journal articles that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central. The Policy requires that these articles be accessible to the public on PubMed Central to help advance science …
“In comments filed [January 15, 2008]with the Department of Homeland Security, EPIC detailed its “Framework for Protecting Privacy & Civil Liberties If CCTV Systems Are Contemplated.” EPIC explained that it “does not support the creation nor the expansion of video surveillance systems, because their limited benefits do not outweigh their enormous monetary and social costs.” …
Press release: “HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the release of $450 million to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds will provide states, territories, tribal areas and the District of Columbia with heating assistance for the winter months ahead. Shelter is a …
Consumer Price Index Summary: “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in December before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The December level of 210.036 (1982-84=100) was 4.1 percent higher than in December 2006.” Consumer Price Index – Table of Contents
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report entitled Accounting for Laws that Apply Differently to the United States Postal Service and its Private Competitors, which fulfills its requirement under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). The report identifies and quantifies to the extent possible the Postal Services economic burdens …
“Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that economic activity increased modestly during the survey period of mid-November through December, but at a slower pace compared with the previous survey period. Among Districts, seven reported a slight increase in activity, two reported mixed conditions, and activity in three Districts was described as slowing. Most …
Follow up to previous postings on missing White House emails, today’s Press release from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW): “Yesterdays midnight filing by the White House in CREW v. Executive Office of the President, a lawsuit challenging the failure of the White House to preserve and restore millions of missing emails, raises …
Homeland Security Advisory Council – Report of the Administration Transition Task Force (ATTF), January 2008, (27 pages, PDF). “The main objective of the ATTF report is to advocate strategies and policies that will strengthen operational continuity of the full spectrum of national homeland security operations. Briefings, research and recent history (e.g., United States – September …
Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a comprehensive report addressing strategies to reverse the declining participation rate of federal employees with targeted disabilities. The full text of the report, Improving the Participation Rate of People with Targeted Disabilities in the Federal Work Force, is available here.”
