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“EPAs Science Policy Council has issued the Nanotechnology White Paper (EPA/100/B-07/001, February 2007). The purpose of the White Paper is to inform EPA management of the science issues and needs associated with nanotechnology, to support related EPA program office needs, and to communicate these nanotechnology science issues to stakeholders and the public. Nanotechnology is the …
White House: Executive Order – Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-336), the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40), and …
IRS press release: “The IRS announced today that it had entered into an agreement that resolves several disputed tax issues with Merck & Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries. The agreement will result in a payment to the government of approximately $2.3 billion in federal tax, net interest and penalties, and resolves all issues that had …
CentCom PowerPoint Slides Briefed to White House and Rumsfeld in 2002, Obtained by National Security Archive through Freedom of Information Act – PowerPoints Reflect Internal Debates Over Size and Timing of Invasion Force – National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 214 – Edited by Joyce Battle and Thomas Blanton “The U.S. Central Command’s war …
110’/123′ Maritime Patrol Boat Modernization Project, United States Coast Guard, OIG-07-27 (PDF, 32 pages), February 14, 2007.
House Appropriations Committee, How the President’s Budget Request Compares to the Joint Funding Resolution, February 14, 2007 (6 pages, PDF) Related postings on the FY08 budget
FAA’s FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency –February 14, 2007, Testimony by the Inspector General, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation, Project ID: CC-2007-019. “FAA is requesting $14.1 billion for FY 2008, an increase of $328 million from its FY 2007 budget request. However, …
H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, was introduced by Reps. Waxman, Platts, Van Hollen, and T. Davis on February 12, 2007. Bill Summary: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Full Text: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Written Testimony of Nick Schwellenbach, Investigator, Project On Government Oversight (POGO) before the House Oversight …
Science.gov 4.0 New Features: “Now you can refine your search queries, email your search results and sort your results in a variety of ways using Science.gov Version 4.0. In addition, DeepRank, a more sophisticated ranking algorithm, has been deployed.” “Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided …
Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-459T, and Highlights, February 13, 2007.
PBS.org intro: “Drawing on more than 80 interviews with key figures in the print, broadcast and electronic media, and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today’s most important news organizations, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the challenges facing the mainstream news media, and the media’s reaction, in “News War,” a special four-part series.” 50+ …
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs. GAO-07-219, and Highlights, February 7. [Reposted file includes corrections throughout text-see notice on cover]
