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“State of the Union Address – The President’s State of the Union Address is now available on GPO Access. It was also printed in the Congressional Record dated Monday, January 28, 2008, on pages H472-H476.”
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, Science and Mission at Risk: FDAs Self-Assessment [witness list] PRNewswire-USNewswire: “The nation’s public health is at risk, as are the regulatory systems that oversee the nation’s drug and device supplies, according to an FDA Science Board report…presented at a…hearing today. The committee attributed the deficiencies …
Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA’s Food Protection Plan Proposes Positive First Steps, but Capacity to Carry Them Out Is Critical, GAO-08-435T, January 29, 2008: “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of roughly 80 percent of the U.S. food supply, including $417 billion worth of domestic food and $49 …
World Privacy Forum: “Consumers and organizations have an opportunity to submit public comments about the accuracy and integrity of credit reports. Until February 11, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commission and other banking agencies will be accepting comments on their draft rulemaking regarding how creditors and other furnishers provide information to consumer reporting …
“The full Committee held a hearing on Addressing the Screening Gap: The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The hearing examined the National Breast and Cervical Cancer program which is administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide mammograms, pap smears, and other screening exams for breast and cervical …
“In this Top Ten Opt Outs list, some opt outs can be done by phone, some have to be sent in a letter via postal mail, and some can be accomplished online. Some opt outs last forever, some have time limits, and others can be changed at will. If an opt out is on this …
Press release: “The CIAs newest campus in Northern Virginia represents the Agencys most ambitious effort to date to create a state-of-the-art work environment with a design that focuses on green principles. The design is so effective that the campus buildings have earned certification under the U.S. Green Building Councils prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental …
“The mission of the National Nuclear Security Administrations Second Line of Defense (SLD) program is to strengthen the capability of foreign governments to deter, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking in nuclear and other radioactive materials across international borders and through the global maritime shipping system. The goal is to reduce the probability of these materials …
Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring – Intelligence Agencies to Track Intrusions, by Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post: “President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community’s role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies’ computer systems. The directive, whose content is classified, authorizes the intelligence …
Recent audits from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) Report on Review of Outcome, Cost, and Oversight of Iraq Reconstruction Contract W914NS-04-D-0006, January 28, 2008 Efforts to Implement a Financial-Management Information System in Iraq, January 25, 2008 Commanders Emergency Response Program in Iraq Funds Many Large-Scale Projects, January 25, 2008 …
Press release: “Top-Ranked States by Industry, a new U.S. Census Bureau Web page that highlights state-level findings from the 2002 Economic Census…The economic census is conducted every five years those ending in 2 and 7. More than 4 million businesses have received 2007 Economic Census questionnaires, which are to be returned by Feb. 12. …
“The 2008 Horizon Report is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, An EDUCAUSE Program.” “The main sections of the report describe six emerging technologies or practices that will likely enter mainstream use in learning-focused organizations within three adoption horizons over the next one to five years. Also highlighted are …