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The JEC’s weekly analysis and summary of current economic events and trends. September 10, 2007: Despite Q2 August Jobs Report Clarifies Weakening Trend
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New GAO Reports: Influenza Pandemic, DHS IT, Post 9/11 Health Screening
Influenza Pandemic: Further Efforts Are Needed to Ensure Clearer Federal Leadership Roles and an Effective National Strategy GAO-07-781, August 14, 2007 Information Technology: DHS’s Human Capital Plan Is Largely Consistent with Relevant Guidance, but Improvements and Implementation Steps Are Still Needed, GAO-07-425, September 10, 2007 September 11: Improvements Needed in Availability of Health Screening and …
DOJ FOIA Post: Summaries of New Decisions — April 2007
Summaries of New Decisions — April 2007: “As part of OIP’s feature to provide up-to-date information on new court decisions, we have included below summaries of the court decisions that were decided in April 2007. OIP will continue to post monthly summaries until we are current. Thereafter, summaries of new court decisions will be posted …
Judge Fines Iran $2.65 Billion For 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing
AP: “Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared Friday in a ruling that left survivors and families shedding tears of joy. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth described his ruling as the …
FAIR Study – The Poor Will Always Be Among Us
Follow up to three recent postings addressing poverty in American and around the world, Interim Statement of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health 2007; Joint Economic Committee: Income Down, Poverty Up Since 2000; Census Bureau Reports Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Declines – see the following report from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR): …
Thompson, Harman, Carney Call for Moratorium on Spy Satellite Program
House Committee on Homeland Security, Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications Office [Links to Witness Statements] Thursday, September 06, 2007 Press release, September 6, 2007: “Committee on Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Chair …
Updated CRS Report – Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, updated September 6, 2007 (62 pages, PDF): “Increasingly in 2007, U.S. commanders have seemed to equate AQ-I with the insurgency, even though most of the daily attacks are carried out by Iraqi Sunni insurgents.”
DOT Audit: Issues Pertaining to the Proposed NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project
Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General: Issues Pertaining To The Proposed NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project, September 06, 2007, Audit, Project ID: MH-2007-065 (48 pages, PDF) Summary: “On September 6, 2007, we issued our report on “Issues Pertaining to the Proposed NAFTA Cross-border Trucking Demonstration Project,” as required by the May 2007 Iraqi Supplemental …
DOJ FOIA Guidance on Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals
Guidance on Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010: “As part of the June 1, 2007 report to the President on agency progress under Executive Order 13,392, “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information,” the Attorney General recommended that any agency that has a FOIA request or administrative appeal pending beyond the statutory …
Interim Statement of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health 2007
World Health Organization: “The Interim Statement sets out the Commissions vision and goals, the problems it seeks to ameliorate, and the intellectual foundation for a social determinants approach. In doing so, the Interim Statement is a resource for stakeholders concerned with social determinants of health and health equity, as they build towards a global movement. …
Scientists Predict Global Warming Kills 2/3rds of Polar Bear Populations by 2050
Press release: “Future reduction of sea ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of 2/3 of the world’s polar bear population within 50 years according to a series of studies released today by the U.S. Geological Survey.” Related government websites and reports: USGS New Polar Bear Finding Website Climate Model Uncertainty and Executive …
Bureau of Labor Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation
Statement of Philip L. Rones, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Friday, September 7, 2007: “Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in August (-4,000), and the unemployment rate held at 4.6 percent. Payroll employment has grown little during the past 3 months (44,000 per month on average), following downward revisions to June and July estimates. …
