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FCC press release, July 31, 2007: “In a Second Report & Order (Order) adopted today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revised the 700 MHz band plan and service rules to promote the creation of a nationwide interoperable broadband network for public safety and to facilitate the availability of new and innovative wireless broadband services for …
Press release from Sen. Charles Grassley: “A new joint report from the Inspectors General at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice finds that disputes between agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have resulted in ICE agents reportedly choosing to ignore or drop leads …
From Wired: “Wikipedia Scanner — the brainchild of Cal Tech computation and neural-systems graduate student Virgil Griffith — offers users a searchable database that ties millions of anonymous Wikipedia edits to organizations where those edits apparently originated, by cross-referencing the edits with data on who owns the associated block of internet IP addresses.” Related news: …
Press release: “A new study released today by the National School Boards Association and Grunwald Associates LLC exploring the online behaviors of U.S. teens and tweens shows that 96 percent of students with online access use social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging, and visiting online communities such as Facebook, MySpace, and Webkinz. …
Follow-up to previous postings on U.S. Attorney firings – Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Tuesday sent a letter to President Bush urging him to work with Committee members to reach a final agreement for the testimony of key officials in the ongoing investigation into the mass firings of federal prosecutors and …
United States Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration, Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge Rehabilitation (2004-2005) – Posted Monday, August 13, 2007 See also Special Report – Minneapolis Interstate 35 Bridge Collapse: A Structural Failure? Design News Staff — Design News, August 13, 2007: “The horrific and fatal Minneapolis, MN Interstate …
American Customer Satisfaction Index, Scores By Industry, Internet Portals/Search Engines, 2007, Commentary by Professor Claes Fornell, The Donald C. Cook Professor of Business Administration, Director, National Quality Research Center, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan: “Yahoo! has also improved. It has always had more users than Google and now it leads in …
Press release: “The Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (ULLCA), a new act which provides the states with modern, updated legislation governing the formation and operation of limited liability companies, was approved today by the American Bar Associations House of Delegates at its Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The new uniform law, drafted and approved by …
2006 Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United States: “The specific objective of the study Firefighter Fatalities in the United States is to identify all of the on-duty firefighter fatalities that occur in the United States and to analyze the circumstances surrounding each occurrence. The study is intended to help identify approaches that could reduce …
DOE OIG Audit of Contract Transition Activities at Los Alamos National Laboratory, August 2007
LA Times: “The Justice Department is putting the final touches on regulations that could give Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales important new sway over death penalty cases in California and other states, including the power to shorten the time that death row inmates have to appeal convictions to federal courts. The rules implement a little-noticed …
Congressional Budget Justification and Performance Budget Goals, Fiscal Year 2008 Congressional Budget Justification and Performance Budget Goals (CBJ) – 101 pages, PDF.