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Census Bureau: “The Nations international deficit in goods and services decreased to $59.2 billion in July from $59.4 billion (revised) in June, as exports increased more than imports.” Current Issue; Full Report; Individual Exhibits; Supplement Exhibits; Highlights; Notices; Prior Issues and Historical Data
Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States: 2006 (PDF, 8 pages) – “This report examines the number and characteristics of nonimmigrant admissions in fiscal year 2006.” Data on Nonimmigrant Admissions: “Access data on nonimmigrant admissions by class, country, and other characteristics for fiscal year 2006.”
From the Energy Information Administration: Short-Term Energy Outlook September 2007 (09/11/2007): “Quarterly short-term energy projections for supply, demand, and price for the major fuels through 2008 for the U.S. International oil forecasts are included.” Energy and Economic Impacts of Implementing a 25-Percent Renewable Portfolio Standard and Renewable Fuel Standard by 2025 (09/11/2007): “This report responds …
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) – Office of Disclosure Can Improve Compliance With the Freedom of Information Act Requirements, August 31, 2007: “The IRS improperly withheld information from requestors in 4 (4.6 percent) of the 88 FOIA and Privacy Act cases sampled. This represents a small improvement from the results in our Fiscal …
Draft Voluntary Voting System Guidelines: “In approximately two weeks, EAC will launch an online comment tool enabling the public to post and view comments. EAC will notify everyone when the comment feature is available. 09/06/07 – Draft Voluntary Voting System Guidelines Delivered to EAC Letter to EAC from the Development Committee (TGDC) View the Draft …
“A detailed United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) study of suicide attackers in Afghanistan has found that people, children included, are being coerced or duped into carrying out such attacks. Released on the anniversary of Afghanistans first-known suicide attack, the 9th September 2001 slaying of commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, and just days before the …
“The U.S. imports some $2 trillion worth of products from more than 150 countries. This is expected to triple by 2015. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, Working Group Chair, reported that for American consumers to continue to enjoy the highest levels of food and product safety, our import safety strategy needs to shift from the current …
Introducing the Draft DHS National Response Framework, September 2007 Overview – Coordinating Federal Assistance in Support of the National Response Framework, September 10, 2007 (68 pages, PDF) FEMA National Incident Management System, Draft, August 2007 (176 pages, PDF) Printable Version of all the Annexes (385 pages, PDF – Draft)
“U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker are briefing Congress this week on their assessment of the security situation in Iraq.” Report (9 pages, PDF) | Slides (14 pages, PDF) Press release: “Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, …
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11, September 10, 2007. Witnesses Testimony Michael Chertoff [View PDF], Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security J. Michael McConnell [View PDF], Director of National Intelligence: “If we lose FISA, we will lose, in my …
Monthly Budget Review, September 2007: HTML and PDF: “The federal budget deficit was about $272 billion in the first 11 months of 2007, CBO estimates, $33 billion less than the shortfall in the same period last year. CBO anticipates that the government will realize a substantial surplus in September, stemming from quarterly payments of estimated …
A Follow-up Review of the Transportation Security Officer Background Check Process, OIG-07-67, August 2007 (PDF, 54 pages)
