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Press release: “U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon today joined fellow members of the House Katrina Task Force in releasing a report summarizing recommendations for improving the recovery effort along the Gulf Coast. The report, entitled Response, Relief, and Recovery: Katrina and Beyond, details specific legislative proposals members of the Task Force intend to act on when …
Army’s Iraq Project and Contracting Office: “This 26-page booklet [A Report on Iraq Reconstruction] recaps the U.S. Army’s reconstruction efforts in Iraq. The booklet contains a short history of post-war reconstruction as well as describes recent efforts, accomplishments, and significant events. In addition, the publication shows how the interagency team was able to adjust to …
FTC press release, October 10, 2006: “Improving consumer access to broadband Internet service is an important goal for federal, state, and local governments. The possibility of competitive risks arising from municipal participation in wireless Internet service, however, calls for a careful analysis by policymakers considering if, and to what extent, a municipality should involve itself …
Audit of NTSB’s Information Security Program: “On October 13, we issued a final report on NTSB’s information security program. In FY 2006, NTSB made a concerted effort to correct security weaknesses identified in prior years. However, continued management attention is needed in several areas: (1) assessing systems risk and assigning a priority to reviewing and …
Press release: Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004? The Century Institute, Common Cause Education Fund, The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, October 11, 2006: “The report, Voting in 2006: Have We Solved the Problems of 2004? is a follow up to a report on voting problems issued in 2004 …
Press release: “Convera Corporation…announced it has been selected by prime contractor Vivisimo to support the image search at FirstGov.gov, the official web portal of the United States Government. Convera search technology will be supplementing the image index for FirstGov.gov search, enabling FirstGov.gov to better deliver images in response to the millions of queries made by …
Press release, October 13, 2006: President proclaim[s] October 15 through October 21, 2006, as National Character Counts Week…call[s] upon public officials, educators, librarians, parents, students, and all Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.”
Presidential Remarks, October 18, 2006 – President Bush Signs Military Commissions Act of 2006: “This bill [S. 3930] spells out specific, recognizable offenses that would be considered crimes in the handling of detainees so that our men and women who question captured terrorists can perform their duties to the fullest extent of the law. And …
Press release from Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice), issuing the Executive Summary of the House Intelligence Committee’s Special Counsel Report on Former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham. The Executive Summary (5 pages, PDF) Rep. Hoekstra’s Statement on Cunningham Inquiry, October 17, 2006
A summary of the responses to the survey on depository usage of PACER is available in PDF (3 pages) via this FDLP Desktop webpage. “GPO has requested that the Administrative Office provide no-fee public access through Federal depository libraries. However, GPO’s desire to obtain depository library access must be reconciled with the legal authority given …
New on LLRX.com for October 15, 2006 Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide, Updated, by Sabrina I. Pacifici and Donna Cavallini Criminal Justice Resources: Juvenile Law and Family Court Resources, by Ken Strutin Deal or No Deal Licensing & Acquiring Digital Resources, by Kara Phillips The Tao of Law Librarianship: Flickr is the …
U.S. v. Lester Crawford, October 16, 2006: “Former FDA Chief Lester Crawford is charged with lying about, and failing to disclose, his ownership of Pepsico and Sysco stock, and stock options in Embrex Inc. while working at the federal agency, and with a conflict of interest for holding the stocks while being involved with a …
