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Press release: “The National Agricultural Library has completed the process of re-scoping the AGRICOLA Index and has published its list of titles recommended for indexing in 2007. The decision to re-scope was necessary because our appropriated resources were not sufficient to keep the AGRICOLA Index current and permit us to increase the number of items …
Press release: “he Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today made public Media Bureau staff reports and studies on media ownership and related issues in response to a request from Chairman Martin. Media Bureau staff provided copies of all studies and reports, draft or final, regarding media ownership, minority ownership, and localism and …
SUMMARY: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is holding a public meeting to gather input to help NARA decide how to identify post-1970 non-trial civil cases with sufficient historical value to warrant permanent preservation. Pursuant to the U.S. District Court records schedule issued in 1983, the National Archives preserves all civil cases prior to …
“KPMG’s Healthcare Industry Report–2006 offers information about the current state of the U.S. healthcare industry, recent history, and challenges ahead. We review health status, healthcare quality, and national health expenditures, and offer perspectives and statistics on various components of the healthcare system…Healthcare delivery and financing in the United States is costly, complex, and widely misunderstood. …
Press release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued three documents on the safety of animal cloning — a draft risk assessment; a proposed risk management plan; and a draft guidance for industry.”
“77 new documents were added to the site on December 28, 2006. Additional recent releases may be found here.”
To mention just a few, see the following: WSJ free feature: Ford Aides Shape Bush Tenure – “President Ford’s aides remain powerful figures in the Bush White House, and many have used their years in office to restore executive powers they felt were lost after Watergate.” Washington Post: Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq, …
Press release: “The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the availability of the ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 200405. This publication presents compilations and rankings of data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 77 law libraries at ARL member institutions throughout North America. In 200405, the reporting law libraries held a median of …
Press release: “The Federal Identity Theft Task Force, chaired by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and co-chaired by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, is seeking public comment on ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of federal government efforts to reduce identity theft. The public comments on these issues will supplement the research …
Follow-up to a November 12, 2006 article on LLRX.com, Developments in Legal Outsourcing and Offshoring, Moushumi Anand, Medill News Service, posted this article that highlights the growth in contracts for outsourced legal work undertaken by several companies in India.
Office of Inspector General, National Archives and Records Administration, Report of Investigation, Samuel R. Berger – Redacted (41 pages, PDF). “The Office of Investigations (OI), Office of Inspector General (OIG), received information that Samuel R. Berger, former National Security Advisor, removed classified documents from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), constituting a violation of …
Forbes Special Report – America’s Best Big Companies
