CRS Report – Congress's Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure
Congress’s Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure,” July 24, 2007 [via Secrecy News]
Category «Government Documents»
FTC Testifies on Fighting Fraudulent and Abusive Telemarketing
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Commission Enforcement of the Anti-Fraud Provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule; the Requirements of the National Do Not Call Registry; and the Credit Repair Organizations Act, Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate …
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004: “Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. The data were collected through a survey of a nationally representative sample of State courts in 300 counties in 2004. The number and characteristics (age, sex, race) of offenders who were sentenced to prison, …
OMB Announces Establishment of New Website to Assist Agency Implementation of Secure Configurations
OMB Announces Establishment of New Website to Assist Agency Implementation of Secure Configurations, July 31, 2007. (2 pages, PDF)
Report from the Commission on Care for Americas Returning Wounded Warriors
Serve, Support, and Simplify – Report from the Commission on Care for Americas Returning Wounded Warriors that presents six recommendations that make sweeping changes in the delivery of health care and services for injured service members (40 pages, PDF).
DHS Testimony on FEMA's Disaster Preparedness Planning
Statement for the Record before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, by Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General, Disaster Assistance Oversight, July 31, 2007 (PDF, 10 pages)
Hearing on Access to Information in the People's Republic of China
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on Access to Information in the People’s Republic of China, July 31, 2007. Read the Panelists Prepared Statements Read the FINAL Press Release Read the Federal Register Notice Read the FINAL Agenda
Recently Released CRS Reports
Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers, Updated July 24, 2007 Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes, Updated July 17, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated July 17, 2007 The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11, Updated July 16, 2007 NATO in …
CBO Testimony on Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
CBO Testimony Statement of Robert A. Sunshine, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis – Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and of Other Activities Related to the War on Terrorism before the Committee on Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, July 31, 2007. “Funding to Date – Since September 2001, the Congress has appropriated …
New GAO Reports: Airport Finance, Border Security, Defense Health Care, Environmental Protection, Stabilizing Iraq
Airport Finance: Observations on Planned Airport Development Costs and Funding Levels and the Administration’s Proposed Changes in the Airport Improvement Program, GAO-07-885, June 29, 2007 Border Security: Security of New Passports and Visas Enhanced, but More Needs to Be Done to Prevent Their Fraudulent Use, GAO-07-1006, July 31, 2007 Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status …
Florida State Univ. Security Lab Report on Diebold Voting Machine Software
Letter from Florida Department of State Kurt S. Browning, Secretary of State to Diebold Election Systems, on the Report from the Security and Assurance in Information Technology (SAIT) Laboratory Regarding Diebold Optical Scan Voting System, July 31, 2007 Software Review and Security Analysis of the Diebold Voting Machine Software, July 27, 2007 (35 pages, PDF) …
Oversight Hearing on Privacy in the Hands of the Government
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law – Oversight Hearing on Privacy in the Hands of the Government: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and the Privacy Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, July 27, 2007. [links to witness statements]
