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Comptroller General of the United States, November 17, 2006. Subject: Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress (44 pages, PDF). The report addresses several dozen issues divided into three areas: near-term oversight, policies and programs that are in need of fundamental reform, and governance issues that will ensure an economical, efficient, effective, ethical and …
Press release: “GalleryWatch and Pennyhill Press are pleased to announce that the GW CRS reports have now been posted for 1994, meaning we now the most complete set of reports available online for the years 1994 – 2006. We have posted 957 documents for 1994, bringing our database of CRS documents to a total of …
The complete November 2006 issue is available at www.llrx.com There are 15 new articles in total, so please visit the homepage for links to and abstracts of all this month’s content. Many thanks to all the authors, and have a safe and happy holiday. Leveraging Blogs, RSS, News Alerts and Different Search Engines to Expand …
Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress. GAO-07-235R, November 17, 2006.
Profiles of Progress: State Health IT Initiatives, (November 2006) “A product of NASCIO’s Health IT Committee, this compendium provides a state-by-state snapshot of progress that each state has made in the health information technology (HIT) implementation process. Each individual state profile highlights the steps that states are taking in regards to HIT issues, from Executive …
Developments in Legal Outsourcing and Offshoring, by Ron Friedmann and Joy London CongressLine: New Congressional Leadership, by Paul Jenks Using RSS to Create and Enhance Current Awareness Services, by Jason Eiseman Deal or No Deal Licensing & Acquiring Digital Resources: License Negotiations, by Kara Phillips Faulkner’s Practical Web Strategies for Attorneys – Do Something …
The New Senate Chiefs, by Will Sullivan, Posted 11/10/06. Includes overviews of new committee chairmen for: Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, Foreign Relations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Intelligence, and Judiciary. Boston.com: Democrats may use probes to force policy shifts LA …
Newsweek Web Exclusive: A Guide To New House Committee Chairs: “After 12 years of Republican rule, the Democrats likely to take over key House committees are promising big changes, from tax policy to homeland security.” WSJ free feature: Shift in Congress Ignites Search For New Leaders – Democrats’ Virginia Win Seals Party’s Takeover, Sets Stage …
House Armed Services Committee Chair Rep. Duncan Hunter today released two documents in reference to the termination of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction funding. Background Memo: The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Funding Provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2007, Prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Armed …
Press release, November 2, 2006: From Human Rights Watch, a “45-page paper, Dangerous Ambivalence: UK Policy on Torture since 9/11, documents how the UK government is undermining the torture ban, even as it proclaims its efforts to combat torture worldwide. Torture, including returns to risk of torture, is prohibited by international law. No exceptions are …
Voter Identification and Citizenship Requirements: Legislation in the 109th Congress, September 18, 2006.
Press release: “Roll Call newspaper, an Economist Group business, announced today that the company has acquired GalleryWatch, a leading provider of online legislative information for government affairs professionals.”
