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Related to July 5, 2007 posting, Report Mapping the Growth of Older America, a “new Aging Data and Statistics Website brings together information sources from across CDC.” “Issues related to aging Americans are increasingly important and will continue to be a factor in our nation’s health. CDC’s new Aging Data and Statistics Web page brings …
“The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 and DC-10-30F airplanes. This AD requires installing Teflon sleeving around the fuel pump wire harness inside the conduit in the aft supplemental fuel tank. This AD results from fuel system reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We are issuing this AD to …
“This document contains the rules of procedure of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (Board), which will govern all proceedings before the Board. The Board was established within GSA by section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to hear and decide contract disputes between Government contractors and Executive agencies (other …
Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues, updated June 21, 2007 (33 pages, PDF). [via Secrecy News] Related government documents and news: Hearing, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, May 10, 2007: from the transcript of testimony by Jeremy Scahill, reporter and author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful …
“A new pamphlet from the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) History Office describes locations in and around Washington, D.C. that have significant associations with the history of U.S. military intelligence.” [via Secrecy News] On the Trail of Military Intelligence History: A Guide to the Washington, DC, Area, U.S. Army INSCOM History Office, 2007 …
Personal Information: Data Breaches Are Frequent, but Evidence of Resulting Identity Theft Is Limited; However, the Full Extent Is Unknown. GAO-07-737, June 4, 2007. “While comprehensive data do not exist, available evidence suggests that breaches of sensitive personal information have occurred frequently and under widely varying circumstances. For example, more than 570 data breaches were …
Follow up to June 24, 2007 posting, Skelton/Conyers Introduce Habeas Reform Legislation, see these additional related government documents: S.185 – A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] (introduced 1/4/2007) – Senate Report 110-90, June 26, 2007: “This legislation repeals those provisions of the Detainee …
Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace, Seymour E. Goodman and Herbert S. Lin, Editors, Committee on Improving Cybersecurity Research in the United States, National Research Council, 272 pages, pre-publication copy, 2007. “Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace examines the vulnerabilities of the Internet and offers a strategy for future research aimed at countering …
From the Director – Congressional Budget Office: “Rising health care costs and their consequences for federal health insurance programs constitute the nation’s central fiscal challenge. Such costs exert a significantly larger influence on the budget over the long term than other commonly cited factors, such as the aging of the population. If health care costs …
Press release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission has published for public comment a proposal to eliminate the current requirement that foreign private issuers filing their financial statements using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as published by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) also file a reconciliation of those financial statements to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting …
Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General — Audit Air Force Network-Centric Solutions Contract – Report No. D-2007-106 (PDF) – Project No. D2006-D000AS-0211.000 – PDF and Summary. “This report is the first in a series of reports concerning the Air Force Network‑Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract. The Air Force NETCENTS contract is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, …
“The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to …
