Category «Government Documents»

Cmte Report: Some Perspective on Bush Administration Economic Claims

“Updated version of a report prepared by the Democratic staffs of the House Budget Committee and Joint Economic Committee detailing the contrast between many of the Administration’s economic claims about jobs, wages, income, and debt, and economic reality.” Some Perspective on Bush Administration Economic Claims, September 23, 2006 (7 pages, PDF)

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

GAO Report on DOD Pandemic Flu Preparedness Efforts

Press release: “Reps. Waxman and Davis today released a GAO report detailing the Department of Defense’s pandemic influenza preparedness efforts. While the department has taken some important steps, accountability, funding, and communications need to be clearer and more focused across the Department to fully prepare for the threat.” GAO Report on Influenza Pandemic (54 pages, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ Notifies District Court of Jurisdiction Over Detainee Cases

Pursuant to President Bush having signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006 on October 17, 2006 the Washington Post reported that the DOJ notified the District Court for the District of Columbia that it has no jurisdiction over “196 pending habeas cases, some of which cover groups of detainees.” [note: via SCOTUSblog, a copy of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Commentary: Military Commissions Made Legal

Follow up to postings on the Military Commissions Act, see this October 18, 2006 Council on Foreign Relations’ article, Military Commissions Made Legal, by Lionel Beehner. In the first paragraph of his commentary, the author cites an article published on LLRX.com, United States Military Commissions: A Quick Guide to Available Resources, by Stephen Young.

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

2006 Report on Doctor Disciplinary Information on State Web Sites

Press release: “New Jersey ranks first and North Dakota ranks last in a new Public Citizen survey of the content and user-friendliness of doctor disciplinary information found on state medical board Web sites. Most sites were seriously deficient in providing this important information for patients. The detailed board scores for each state and recommendations for …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research