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Press release: “A new Defense Department report reflects military needs and goals in acquiring improved unmanned systems during the decades ahead, a senior official told Pentagon reporters here today. Titled, Unmanned Systems Roadmap: 2007-2032 (188 pages. PDF), the report looks at how the U.S. military should proceed in developing, acquiring and integrating air-, land- and …
How CBO Projects the Real Rate of Interest on 10-Year Treasury Notes, December 2007
Press release: “As part of the FDAs comprehensive Food Protection Plan initiative, the agency today released self-assessment tools for industry to minimize the risk of intentional contamination of food and cosmetics. The tools are companion pieces designed to make previously issued industry guidance documents more user-friendly and practical.” The Food and Cosmetic Security Preventive Measures …
CRS Report – U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1999-2006, December 20, 2007 “This report provides background data on United States arms sales agreements with and deliveries to its major purchasers during calendar years 1999-2006. In a series of data tables, it lists the total dollar values of U.S. government-to-government arms …
Side-by-Side Comparison of Climate Change Provisions in Omnibus Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress, updated December 14, 2007.
“The State of the World’s Children 2007 (160 pages, PDF) examines the discrimination and disempowerment women face throughout their lives – and outlines what must be done to eliminate gender discrimination and empower women and girls. It looks at the status of women today, discusses how gender equality will move all the Millennium Development Goals …
CDC – Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006 – December 2007 (163 pages, PDF) “In 2006, 61% of adults 18 years of age or over reported excellent or very good health. Sixty-two percent of adults never participated in any type of vigorous leisure-time physical activity, and 16% of adults did …
YouTube: The Royal Channel – The Official Channel of the British Monarchy Welcome to Official YouTube Channel for the British Monarch: “We hope that you enjoy watching the videos on this channel. The Christmas Broadcast or ‘Queen’s Speech’ for 2007 will appear on this channel at approximately 3pm GMT on Christmas Day. If you would …
The Economist: “Energy efficiency is probably the most popular environmental panacea. While politicians discuss complicated global climate-change deals, economists tinker with intricate emissions-trading schemes and engineers design a new generation of nuclear-power plants, many greens advocate simpler steps: buying more efficient cars, replacing wasteful incandescent bulbs with efficient fluorescent ones and installing proper insulation. The …
“The Strategic Transformation Plan 2006-2010 details how the Postal Service will improve the value of mail while continuing to address the nation’s mailing needs with affordable and reliable universal service. Like the 2002 Transformation Plan, it will drive the Postal Service to become even more streamlined and efficient, and continue to achieve record levels of …
Project for Excellence in Journalism: “Through the first 10 months of the year, the portrait of Iraq that Americans have received from the news media has in considerable measure been a grim one. Roughly half of the reporting has consisted of accounts of daily violence. And stories that explicitly assessed the direction of the war …
OIG-08-17 – Independent Auditor’s Report on DHS’ FY 2007 Special-Purpose Financial Statements (PDF, 171 pages) – New 12/21/2007
