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New York Times: Google Gets Ready to Rumble With Microsoft – “The growing confrontation between Google and Microsoft promises to be an epic business battle. It is likely to shape the prosperity and progress of both companies, and also inform how consumers and corporations work, shop, communicate and go about their digital lives. Google sees …
Press release: (Bali, 15 December 2007) Climate Change Conference in Bali – “The Conference, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, took place at the Bali International Convention Centre and brought together more than 10,000 participants, including representatives of over 180 countries together with observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations and the media. The two …
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom Fatalities As of December 14, 2007, 10 a.m. EST.
Via Wired: Top 10 Tips for New Bloggers From Original Blogger Jorn Barger: “Jorn Barger of Robot Wisdom coined the term “weblog” Dec. 17, 1997 — 10 years ago Monday — to describe the daily list of links that “logged” his travels across the web. In the decade hence, Barger feels that he’s gained some …
Ventry, Dennis J., Whistleblowers and Qui Tam for Tax. Tax Lawyer, Forthcoming Available via SSRN. “This Article examines the underexplored IRS whistleblower program, which Congress revamped in December 2006 by, among other things, significantly expanding the size of rewards paid to informants. Increased monetary incentives for exposing tax cheats align private citizens on the side …
Follow up to December 13, 2007 posting Senator George J. Mitchell Releases Report on Major League Baseball Investigation, this news: “A free, searchable database of The Mitchell Report has been released by askSam Systems. The askSam database contains a full-text searchable archive of George J. Mitchell’s report to the commissioner of baseball on the investigation …
Press release: “This statement responds to the Complaint Requesting Recusal of the Federal Trade Commission Chairman From the Pending Review of the Proposed Google-Doubleclick Merger (Petition), which was filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by Messrs. Rotenberg and Chester on December 12, 2007. After reviewing the relevant facts and consulting with the FTCs Designated …
Press release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued guidance [December 12, 2007] for use by financial institutions in identifying the continuity planning that should be in place to minimize the potential adverse effects of a pandemic. This guidance expands upon the contents of the Interagency Advisory on Influenza Pandemic Preparedness issued in March …
Press release: “As merchants get busier with holiday shopping, the Federal Trade Commission reminds them to be sure the credit and debit card receipts they give customers comply with federal law. To reduce the risk of fraud and identity theft, the electronically printed credit and debit card receipts given to consumers must not include more …
OIG-08-15 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s FY 2007 Internal Control (PDF, 23 pages) – New 12/14/2007 OIG-08-09 – Review of the USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process (Redacted) (PDF, 74 pages) – New 12/14/2007
Coastal Wetlands: Lessons Learned from Past Efforts in Louisiana Could Help Guide Future Restoration and Protection, GAO-08-130, December 14, 2007 The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Systematic Assessment Is Needed to Determine Agencies’ Progress toward U.S. Policy Objectives, GAO-08-188, December 14, 2007 DOD Travel Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2006 Reporting Was Incomplete and Planned Improvement …
Press release: “Injury death rates nationally rose more than 5 percent after a twodecade period of decline, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report indicates the largest increases were seen in the 2029 and 4554 year age groups. The total …