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New GAO Reports: Air Traffic Control Costs , CFTC, Defense Trade, State Dept. Overseas Posts

Assigning Air Traffic Control Costs to Users: Elements of FAA’s Methodology Are Generally Consistent with Standards but Certain Assumptions and Methods Need Additional Support, GAO-08-76, October 19, 2007 Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Trends in Energy Derivatives Markets Raise Questions about CFTC’s Oversight GAO-08-25, October 19, 2007 Defense Trade: Clarification and More Comprehensive Oversight of Export …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Commission for Environmental Cooperation Report on Industrial Toxic Releases

Press release: “The latest Taking Stock report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) reveals that a continued decline in releases of toxic chemicals to the environment15 percent for the United States and Canada from 1998 to 2004is being driven by a group of industrial facilities that are the largest generators of emissions. The CEC …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

New DOJ FOIA Posts on Backlogs, Annual Reports and New Decisions

Modified Templates to Use When Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010 Supplemental Guidance for Preparation and Submission of Section XII of Agency Fiscal Year 2007 Annual FOIA Reports Summaries of New Decisions — August 2007

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week – October 21-27, 2007 Learn How You Can Prevent Lead Poisoning Testing for Lead Lead in Drinking Water Other Resources

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development

“The latest World Development Report calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries and warns that the sector must be placed at the center of the development agenda if the goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 are to be realized. Titled ‘Agriculture for Development’, the report says the agricultural and rural …

Subjects: Government Documents

Ceres Report – Insurer Responses to Climate Change

Ceres: “Global warming and the growing incidence of extreme weather events pose an enormous challenge to the insurance industry. This summer’s devastating floods in Europe and wildfires in the West are only the latest reminder of why investors and consumers are concerned about the impacts of climate change on insurers. This report focuses on the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

DOE OIG Reports on Management Controls, Loan Guarantees

Audit Report: Management Controls over the Bonneville Power Administration’s Personal Property Accountability, October 2007 (17 pages, PDF) Audit Report: Management Controls over Cash Advances for Proprietary Use of Office of Science User Facilities , September 2007 (12 pages, PDF) Special Report: Loan Guarantees for Innovative Energy Technologies, September 2007 (7 pages, PDF

Subjects: Government Documents

DOI OIG Inspection Report on Terrorism Watchlist

Department of Energy Inspection Report: The Consolidated Terrorism Watchlist Nomination Process at the Department of Energy, October 2007 (13 pages, PDF)

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

JCT Report: Modeling The Federal Revenue Effects Of Proposed Changes In Cigarette Excise Taxes

On October 19, 2007 the Joint Committee on Taxation issued Modeling The Federal Revenue Effects Of Proposed Changes In Cigarette Excise Taxes. (JCX-101-07)

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Depository Distribution Status Page

“A new Web page designed to keep libraries informed of weekly depository shipments has been released and is available at http://www.fdlp.gov/distribution/index.html.”

Subjects: Government Documents, Libraries

Judge Recommends White House Cease Destruction of Backup Emails

Follow up to October 17, 2007 posting, Court Indicates Order on Missing White House Email Forthcoming, from CREW: “Today, in CREW v. EOP, Magistrate Judge John Facciola issued a report and recommendation in which he concluded that a temporary restraining order should be issued by District Court Judge Henry Kennedy preventing the White House from …

Subjects: Courts, E-Mail, Government Documents

Chairman Waxman Seeks Further Information on Blackwater Contracts

October 19, 2007: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform “Chairman Waxman wrote to Erik Prince, Secretary Rice, and Secretary Gates, requesting further information on Blackwaters no-bid contracts, additional incidents involving their personnel in Iraq, and payments made to the families of Iraqis killed by Blackwater.” Letter to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince Letter to Secretary of …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

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