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The Beige Book, April 25, 2007 – Summary: “Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and based on information collected before April 16, 2007. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials. Most Federal Reserve …
Press release: “Military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan can look forward to more timely receipt of benefits, better information and more streamlined processes, thanks to streamlined federal procedures announced today by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson, who chaired a presidential task force…The task force focused on improvements that could be made within the …
Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Biometrics, March 2007 (178 pages, PDF). “The final reports includes overall findings and recommendations that focus on information management and sharing; R&D, material and technology; issues beyond DoD; issues internal to DoD; DoD organizational issues; and legal and privacy issues.”
From the Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, Country Studies Program, this newly released profile of France (35 pages, PDF).
The State of Homeland Security 2007: An Annual Report Card on the Department of Homeland Security (78 pages, PDF) – “This report summarizes annual homeland security performance using a report card grading system. The report includes these categories — Border Security, Emergency Preparedness/FEMA, Emergency Communications, Aviation Security Port Security, Surface Transportation Security, Critical Infrastructure, Information …
Press release: “The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), which created the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (Board), requires that “[n]ot less frequently than annually, the Board shall prepare a report to Congress, unclassified to the greatest extent possible…on the Board’s major activities during the preceding period.” This report discusses the …
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: “The future of disability in America will depend on how well this country prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three decades. Building upon two prior studies from the Institute of Medicine…The Future of Disability in America …
“On April 24, 2007 the House Oversight Committee held a hearing focusing on misleading information following the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The hearing focused on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture …
“The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has informed GPO that they are discontinuing printed copies of the Federal Energy Guidelines, including FERC Reports and FERC Statutes and Regulations on April 30, 2007. The Commission’s official issuances and decisions will be made available to the public and the FDLP through eLibrary, the Commission’s Electronic records Management …
State for the Record, Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General for Disaster Assistance Oversight, April 24, 2007 (PDF, 7 pages) Evaluation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Alternative Housing Pilot Program, OIG-07-39, April 2007 (PDF, 9 pages)
Some Implications of Increasing U.S. Forces in Iraq, April 2007 (20 pages, PDF)
SUMMARY: “The United States faces serious public health threats from the deliberate use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)–chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN)–by hostile States or terrorists, and from naturally emerging infectious diseases that have a potential to cause illness on a scale that could adversely impact national security. Effective strategies to prevent, mitigate, …
