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Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat, June 2006 (47 pages, PDF) Related report: Initial Assessment on the Implementation of The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, July 27, 2006 (41 pages, PDF)
Use this TSA Prohibited Items site to stay abreast of the items now excluded from carry-on baggage, as well as the exceptions to prohibited items (each with their own set of specifications). See also the TSA’s Our Travel Assistant site.
Special Report: After Katrina – Uneasy Money, by Paul Singer, National Journal. See also this Follow The Money Flow Chart (PDF): “Federal hurricane relief has traveled a convoluted path from Congress to the Gulf Coast. More than 70 federal agencies have handled a portion of the approximately $87 billion that has been doled out.”
CBO, How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water, August 2006 (32 pages, PDF).
Press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project today released Abandoned & Abused: Orleans Parish Prisoners in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina.” Complete National Prison Project Report Executive Summary Table of Contents Related postings on Katrina
Follow up to August 9, 2006 posting, AOL Data Breach Causes Privacy Group to File Complaint With FTC, news today “the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)…asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate America Online (AOL) and require changes in its privacy practices, after the company recently released search history logs that exposed the private lives …
EPA press release: “The first-ever energy efficiency ratings for corn refineries and cement plants will enable those industries to cut energy usage, save money and prevent greenhouse gases. The plant Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) made available today by EPA as part of a national energy performance rating system, are the first of their kind for …
As reported by the WSJ in this free feature, a biometric device from Suspect Detection Systems Ltd, is currently undergoing testing by TSA at the Knoxville, TN airport. This device was previously described in an April 2006 Financial Times article. Related article, also a WSJ free feature: Republicans Weigh Push For Tougher Terror Laws – …
The Food and Drug Administration’s National Drug Code Directory (OEI-06-05-00060), August 14, 2006. (43 pages, PDF) AP: “A federal prescription drug directory fails to list more than 9,000 medications but catalogs tens of thousands more that are no longer on the market…”
FY 2007 Intelligence Authorization Act (S. 3237), as reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee. See also this related posting, DoD Releases Selected Acquisition Reports.
Press release: “The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this week released full transcripts of the air traffic control recordings from the four flights hijacked on September 11, 2001, and meticulous Flight Path Studies for three of the flights, in response to a Freedom of Information request by the National Security Archive. The studies, posted on …
Major Accomplishments of the U.S. Senate During the 109th Congress, August 9, 2006: “This paper lists major accomplishments of the Senate during the 109th Congress, to date. (This listing will be updated and re-issued periodically throughout the remainder of the Congress.)” (26 pages, PDF)
