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“A new survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health examines the publics views and opinions of the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and the pending legislation surrounding its reauthorization. The survey assesses the publics familiarity with the SCHIP debate, whether or not they support the …
Follow up to previous posting, Group Issues Report on Missing White House Emails and Violations of the Presidential Records Act, from AP today news that “U.S. Magistrate John M. Facciola indicated Wednesday [that he] may order the Bush administration to preserve copies of all White House e-mails, a move that a government lawyer argued strongly …
“The Arctic Report Card 2007 is introduced as a means of presenting clear, reliable and concise information on recent observations of environmental conditions in the Arctic, relative to historical time series records. It provides a method of updating and expanding the content of the State of the Arctic Report, published in fall 2006, to reflect …
DOJ OIG Audit, Office of Justice Programs Grants: “Office on Violence Against Women, West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services, Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement, Charleston, West Virginia, Audit Report GR-30-07-005, September 2007 (Executive Summary Only) DOJ OIG Audit, Combined DNA Index System Grants: Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities …
Defense Business Transformation: A Full-time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment Is Needed at DOD to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Achieve Sustainable Success, GAO-08-132T, October 16, 2007 Medical Devices: FDA’s Approval of Four Temporomandibular Joint Implants, GAO-07-996, September 17, 2007 Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Streamline Its Processes to Ensure Timely Housing Assistance …
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on “Executive Nomination” Wednesday, October 17, 2007. See the “Continuation of Executive Nomination” Senate Judiciary Committee, October 18, 2007, via Live Webcast. Glenn Greenwald Live-blogging the Mukasey confirmation hearing Member Statements: Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin Testimony, Judge Michael B. Mukasey
FCW.com: “Defense Department officials have released new guidelines that govern the monitoring of employees phone calls and the mock penetration of military network defenses to identify potential security risks to DOD information. DOD Chief Information Officer John Grimes on Oct. 9 signed Instruction 8560.01, titled Communications Security Monitoring and Information Assurance Readiness Testing. The document …
Aviation Security: DHS Has Made Progress in Securing the Commercial Aviation System, but Key Challenges Remain, GAO-08-139T, October 16, 2007 Transportation Security: Efforts to Strengthen Aviation and Surface Transportation Security are Under Way, but Challenges Remain GAO-08-140T, October 16, 2007
SSA Disability Representatives: Fee Payment Changes Show Promise, but Eligibility Criteria and Representative Overpayments Require Further Monitoring, GAO-08-5, October 15, 2007 Export-Import Bank: Improvements Needed in Assessment of Economic Impact, GAO-07-1071, September 12, 2007 USDA: Information on Classical Plant and Animal Breeding Activities, GAO-07-1171R, September 13, 2007
Michael Ravnitzky: “The new website, http://www.getmyfbifile.com provides a quick and easy way to request your FBI Files, if they exist, from FBI Headquarters as well as the various FBI Field Offices. Additional bonus features allow you to ask for files about you at other federal agencies including the CIA, DIA, NSA, the Secret Service, and …
Press release: “Three telecommunications companies have provided responses to inquiries by the Committee on Energy and Commerce about their involvement with the National Security Agency warrantless wiretapping program. On October 2, Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Rep. …
D-2007-133 Defense Civilian Pay System Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness for the Period of July 1, 2006, Through June 30, 2007 (September 28, 2007) (Project D2007-D000FB-0189.000) 132 pages, PDF.
