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Freight Railroads: Electronic Supplement on Rates and Other Industry Trends, 1985-2005 (GAO-07-292SP), an E-supplement to GAO-07-291R GAO-07-292SP, August 15, 2007 Freight Railroads: Updated Information on Rates and Other Industry Trends, GAO-07-291R, August 15, 2007 Reexamining Regulations: Opportunities Exist to Improve Effectiveness and Transparency of Retrospective Reviews, GAO-07-791, July 16, 2007
2007-36 (August) Why Do Firms Offer Risky Defined Benefit Pension Plans? David A. Love, Paul A. Smith, and David Wilcox Abstract | Full paper (PDF) 2007-35 (August) Executive Compensation: A New View from a Long-Term Perspective, 1936-2005, Carola Frydman and Raven E. Saks, Abstract | Full paper (PDF) 2007-34 (August) News, Noise, and Estimates of …
Impact of Higher Natural Gas Prices on Local Distribution Companies and Residential Customers (08/15/2007), 48 pages, PDF: “This report examines some of the problems faced by natural gas consumers as a result of increasing heating bills in recent years and problems associated with larger amounts of uncollectible revenue and lower throughput for the local distribution …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) National Applications Office (NAO) is the executive agent to facilitate the use of intelligence community technological assets for civil, homeland security and law enforcement purposes within the United States. The office will begin initial operation by fall 2007 and will build on the long-standing work of …
New York Police Department report, Radicalization in the West and the Homegrown Threat, by Mitchell D. Silber and Arvin Bhatt, Senior Intelligence Analysts, NYPD Intelligence Division, August 2007 (90 pages, PDF)
WSJ: “The U.S.’s top intelligence official has greatly expanded the range of federal and local authorities who can get access to information from the nation’s vast network of spy satellites in the U.S. The decision, made three months ago by Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell, places for the first time some of the U.S.’s …
FCC press release, July 31, 2007: “In a Second Report & Order (Order) adopted today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revised the 700 MHz band plan and service rules to promote the creation of a nationwide interoperable broadband network for public safety and to facilitate the availability of new and innovative wireless broadband services for …
Press release from Sen. Charles Grassley: “A new joint report from the Inspectors General at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice finds that disputes between agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have resulted in ICE agents reportedly choosing to ignore or drop leads …
Press release: “A new study released today by the National School Boards Association and Grunwald Associates LLC exploring the online behaviors of U.S. teens and tweens shows that 96 percent of students with online access use social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging, and visiting online communities such as Facebook, MySpace, and Webkinz. …
Follow-up to previous postings on U.S. Attorney firings – Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Tuesday sent a letter to President Bush urging him to work with Committee members to reach a final agreement for the testimony of key officials in the ongoing investigation into the mass firings of federal prosecutors and …
United States Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration, Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge Rehabilitation (2004-2005) – Posted Monday, August 13, 2007 See also Special Report – Minneapolis Interstate 35 Bridge Collapse: A Structural Failure? Design News Staff — Design News, August 13, 2007: “The horrific and fatal Minneapolis, MN Interstate …
2006 Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United States: “The specific objective of the study Firefighter Fatalities in the United States is to identify all of the on-duty firefighter fatalities that occur in the United States and to analyze the circumstances surrounding each occurrence. The study is intended to help identify approaches that could reduce …
