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Initial Benchmark Assessment Report, July 12, 2007 (25 pages, PDF): “This report to Congress is submitted consistent with Section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the Act). It includes an assessment of how the sovereign Government of Iraq is performing in its …
Environmental Contamination: Department of Defense Activities Related to Trichloroethylene, Perchlorate, and Other Emerging Contaminants, by John B. Stephenson, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services. GAO-07-1042T, July 12, 2007 Nuclear Security: Actions Taken by NRC to Strengthen Its Licensing Process for Sealed Radioactive Sources Are Not Effective, …
“A product of [National Association of State Chief Information Officers] NASCIO’s Disaster Recovery Working Group, this tool-kit is designed to assist state CIOs and their staff in IT disaster recovery and business continuity planning. It is an updated and expanded version of business continuity and disaster preparedness checklists utilized for a brainstorming exercise at the …
Press release: “The number of federally registered political action committees (PACs) declined slightly, from 4,183 on January 1, 2007, to 4,168 by July 1, 2007 according to a semi-annual survey released by the Federal Election Commission. Corporate PACs remain the largest category, with 1,586 committees, followed by non-connected 1,247 trade/membership/health – 926, labor – …
“health08.org is part of a broad effort by the Kaiser Family Foundation to provide a central hub for resources and information about health policy issues in the 2008 election. The site — operated by Kaiser staff — provides analysis of policy issues, regular public opinion surveys, daily news updates, video of speeches and debates from …
Press Briefing by the Director of OMB Rob Portman on the Budget (July 11, 2007) (26 pages, PDF)
Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs concerning Strengthening the Unique Role of the Nations Inspectors General, July 11, 2007.
“In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Senate Committee on Finance for July 12, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Information Relating To Financing of The Airport And Airway Trust Fund And Airports (JCX-42-07)” Related government documents: Senate Finance Committee Hearing, Airport Airways Trust Fund: The Future of …
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? Part VI, July 11, 2007. Related postings on U.S. Attorney firings Washington Post: Miers Rebuffs Senate Subpoena – Another Ex-Aide Says She Did Not Speak With Bush About Firings
“World Privacy Forum executive director Pam Dixon testified at an FDA/AHRQ joint public workshop about the need for the FDA to set robust privacy standards for drug risk minimization programs, which are put in place for drugs the FDA has determined to be high risk in some way. Drug risk minimization programs…are not typically covered …
Press release: “In a historical first, more people now live in cities than rural areas. The worlds population is now 6.6 billion, according to a new UN report, and slightly more than half live in urban areas, the majority of them in developing countries. Between now and 2050, the report says, world population will surge …
Lady Bird Johnson 1912 – 2007: “Wife, mother, grandmother, conservationist, businesswoman, philanthropist, First Lady. Lady Bird Johnson holds claim to all of those titles and more. All her life, Mrs. Johnson has brought beauty to her sprawling family, to the Texas Hill Country she loves, and to the nation that loves her. She inspired the …
