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Follow-up to previous postings, EPA Commenses Closure of Libraries Amid Protests and EPA Libraries And Unique E-Catalog Threatened by Budget Cutbacks, this September 21, 2006 rress release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is closing its Headquarters Library to the public, as well as its own staff, effective October 1. This shutdown is the latest in …
Office of the Inspector General — Audit — Selected Controls over the Military Personnel, Army Appropriation – Report No. D-2006-112(40 pages, PDF) – Project No. D2005-D000FI-0268.000, Date: September 22, 2006. “The Army Budget Office and DFAS-IN lacked effective internal controls to ensure the accuracy and reliability of accounting data. Specifically, the Army Budget Office and …
NARA press release: “The Legislative Treasures Vault holds records identified by the National Archives, with the input of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate, as the most significant historical documents of Congress.”
Case Number H05L97905217, “Alleged Misconduct By Senior DoD Officials Concerning The Able Danger Program and Lieutenant Colonel Anthony A. Shaffer, U.S. Army Reserve,” September 18, 2006 (71 pages, PDF).
Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Emergency Response Capabilities Could Be Strengthened, Full-text GAO-06-1015, and Highlights, September 21, 2006: “DOE has unique capabilities and assets to prevent and respond to a nuclear or radiological attack in the United States. These include specialized teams to search for, …
Press release: “A new report prepared for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Henry A. Waxman finds that working families have seen their real income drop by almost $1,300 since 2000, while the costs of health insurance, gasoline and home heating, and attending college have increased by almost $5,000 annually.” The Middle Class Squeeze
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Report for the Government Performance and Results Act, September 20, 2006 (128 pages, PDF)
CRS Reports, by Stephen Young (updated) Commentary: Previously Unreleased FCC Reports on TV Localism Raise Questions About Media Diversity, by Beth Wellington
Working Group Report Baggage Screening Investments Survey, prepared for the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, August 9, 2006 (220 pages, PDF). Press release, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA): “The report was developed by experts from air carriers, airport operators, the federal government and contractors it is a non-partisan report that was authorized by the 9/11 Intelligence …
“On a typical day in August, 26 million Americans were using the internet for news or information about politics and the upcoming mid-term elections. That corresponds to 19% of adult internet users, or 13% of all Americans over the age of 18.” [Link]
House Intelligence Committee Releases Report on al-Qaeda: “The report addresses how five years after 9-11 al-Qaeda and other radical Islamist organizations remain determined to carry out attacks against the United States, our allies and U.S. interests abroad.” Al Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat (40 pages, PDF) Rep. Jane Harman (D-Venice), Ranking …
Grassley outlines problems at FDA, urges reforms, September 20, 2006. “I have reviewed and questioned how the FDA handles the pre-market review and postmarket surveillance of drugs, biologics, devices and veterinary medicines to assess whether or not the agency is fulfilling its mission to protect the public health. Additionally, I have worked to give voice …
