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Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, Fifth Edition 2007, 279 pages (In Print: Available for Distribution) “An ongoing compilation of information that federal judges have found useful for immediate bench or chambers reference in civil and criminal proceedings. The Benchbook contains sections on such topics as assignment of counsel, taking guilty pleas, standard voir dire …
Fact Sheet: Toward a New Global Approach to Climate Change and Energy Security, September 28, 2007 Related postings on climate change
“The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (IWG), formed under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act of 1998 and the Japanese Imperial Government Disclosure Act of 2000, today issued its final report to Congress describing the seven-year, approximately $30-million government-wide effort to locate, declassify, and make publicly available U.S. records …
Press release: “In celebration of International Right to Know Day the National Security Archive’s Mexico Project is launching a new Web site dedicated to its Transparency and Freedom of Information Program. The Web site features a new publication on the week-long media initiative Mexico Abierto, which launched its first edition during the week of March …
Press release,OIG Releases Report of FDAs Oversight of Clinical Trials, Concludes Improvement of Information Systems and Processes is Needed, September 2007: “Weaknesses in the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) information systems and management processes hinder the agencys ability to oversee clinical trial inspections. So concludes Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson of the Office of Inspector …
OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators: “The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued today the schedule of release dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2008. The schedule is available here…In addition, the International Monetary Funds (IMF) Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board serves as the United States primary means of …
Fact Sheet: New Steps to Address Airport Passenger Delays, September 27, 2007: “Today, President Bush directed Transportation Secretary Mary Peters to take action to address air traffic congestion and flight delays. President Bush has asked Secretary Peters to meet with airline industry and aviation officials in the most over-stressed part of our system the …
US Courts, September 27, 2007 Citing the Judiciary view that camera coverage can undermine the fundamental right of citizens to a fair and impartial trial, a representative of the Judicial Conference of the United States testified today against H.R. 2128, the Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007. The bill was the topic of …
Social Security Administration Office of Policy: Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2007 (released September 2007)
Border Security: Security Vulnerabilities at Unmanned and Unmonitored U.S. Border Locations, GAO-07-884T, September 27, 2007 Ex-Im Bank: The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s Financing of Dual-Use Exports, GAO-07-1234R, September 27, 2007 Homeland Security: Preliminary Information on Federal Actions to Address Challenges Faced by State and Local Information Fusion Centers, GAO-07-1241T, September 27, 2007 Homeless Veterans Programs: Bed …
1-800-MEDICARE: Caller Satisfaction and Experiences (OEI-07-06-00530), September 27, 2007 (30 pages, PDF)
Press release: “On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to initiate an investigation into the performance and accountability of private military contractors in Iraq. The hearing included the examination of one prominent case study: a pivotal event of the Iraq War in which four Blackwater USA security contractors …