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Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today steps that will strengthen aviation security through uniform and consistent passenger prescreening against government watch lists. DHS is publishing two regulations [137 pages, PDF] which will initiate these changes: (1) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) Predeparture Final Rule, which enables DHS to collect manifest …
“Still Waiting After All These Years, a new analysis of Freedom of Information Act performance by the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government, shows that service continues to frustrate requesters, despite a presidential directive ordering agencies to improve agency response. Over the past nine years that agencies have been reporting performance data, the number of …
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries 08/09/2007 Extended Mass Layoffs (Quarterly) 08/09/2007 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey 08/08/2007 Productivity and Costs 08/07/2007 Job openings by industry, June 2007 08/09/2007
Audit of the Department of Justice Information Technology Studies, Plans, and Evaluations, Audit Report 07-39, August 2007 (185 pages, PDF)
Press release: “Nearly one in every 10 of the nations 3,141 counties has a population that is more than 50 percent minority. In 2006, eight counties that had not previously been majority-minority pushed the national total to 303, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.”
IAEA Annual Report for 2006 >> Table of Contents with section by section access in PDF >>> Full version of the report (103 pages)
“The Nation’s Report Card informs the public about the academic achievement of elementary and secondary students in the United States. Report cards communicate the findings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a continuing and nationally representative measure of achievement in various subjects over time. The Nation’s Report Card compares performance among states, urban …
Press release: Community Measures Prevent Deaths During Pandemic, New Study Finds – “School closures and other community strategies designed to reduce the possibility of spreading disease between people during an epidemic can save lives, particularly when the measures are used in combination and implemented soon after an outbreak begins in a community, according to a …
“Consumers can take many measures to make their laptop secure from hackers, viruses, and other potential threats, such as installing firewalls, updating antivirus software, and using strong passwords. Now, the Federal Trade Commission is offering tips for protecting laptops from theft.” OnGuard Online Laptop Security
Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Wednesday set a final date for an extension given to the Administration to respond to subpoena relating to warrantless wiretapping issues. The August 20 deadline sets a final date of an extension that offered the White House and the Vice Presidents office nearly an additional month …
Press release: “In a trend that could substantially benefit Internet users, the largest Internet search companies are beginning to aggressively compete with one another to offer stronger privacy protections, according to a report published today by the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Until recently, most of the major Internet search engines kept detailed — …
Follow up to postings, National Bridge Inventory (NBI) and 2006 Status of the Nation’s Highways, Bridges and Transit and DOT IG Will Conduct Assessment of National Bridge Inspection, related news today: NTSB Advisory August 8, 2007 – Update on NTSB Investigation of Collapse of I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis: “…Chairman Rosenker said that NTSB investigators have …