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04/10/2007, Recent Criminal Enforcement Actions 04/10/2007 Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System: Early Implementation Challenges PDF (OEI-07-05-00100) 04/10/2007 Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Centers Award Process for a Contract With Avaya, Inc. PDF (A-03-06-00510)
21st Century Transformation Challenges, Excellence in Government Conference, Washington, D.C., April 5, 2007, GAO-07-740CG Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today, Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, April 4, 2007, GAO-07-739CG
Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DNDO Has Not Yet Collected Most of the National Laboratories’ Test Results on Radiation Portal Monitors in Support of DNDO’s Testing and Development Program GAO-07-347R, March 9, 2007.
Press release: “How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web? The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is pleased to announce the publication of the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources that answers this very important and timely question. The comprehensive report examines the results of a state survey that investigated …
Press release: “After receiving an insufficient response from the State Department’s Legislative Affairs office, Chairman Waxman reiterates his request for Secretary Rice to testify on April 18 regarding President Bush’s claims that Iraq attempted to procure uranium from Niger and other subjects.” Documents and Links Letter to Secretary Rice Response from State Department
D-2007-078 Award Practices for the C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership Contract (4/09/2007) (Project No. D2006-D000CK-0231.000) PDF, or View Summary Only.
USDOJ: “The Office of Information and Privacy has completed the latest revision of the Freedom of Information Act Guide, a comprehensive reference volume covering all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The March 2007 edition of the FOIA Guide contains a newly updated and revised discussion of the procedural requirements of the FOIA, …
Press release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today unveiled a new Web page that will keep the public informed about the status of post-approval patient studies for certain recently approved medical devices…Modern devices provide significant health benefits, but experience has shown that the full magnitude of some potential risks doesn’t always emerge during …
Climate Change 2007: “The IPCC 4th Assessment Report (AR4) consists of four volumes that will be released in the course of 2007. Compared to the 2001 report, the AR4 pays greater attention to the integration of climate change with sustainable development and the inter-relationships between mitigation and adaptation. Specific attention is given to regional issues, …
“GPO launched the GPO LOCKSS Pilot Project in June 2005 to investigate how LOCKSS might be used for digital distribution. LOCKSS (for “Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe”) is open source software that provides institutions with a way to collect, store, and maintain access to their own local copy of e-journal content. LOCKSS was developed …
Via Toby McIntosh, freedominfo.org: “The World Bank is well on its way to developing a country-by-country database “on various transparency and accountability institutions in developing countries…The new database, which may be posted online in a month or so, will summarize national laws on asset disclosure, conflict of interest, freedom of information, and immunity provisions. The …
WSJ free feature: Priority of Emergency Networks – FCC Weighs Responders’ Needs Against Commercial-Spectrum Use: “Spurred by huge communications gaps during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, debate has raged on Capitol Hill, at the FCC and within the telecommunications industry over how much valuable radio spectrum should be set …
