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Press release, Sen. Patrick Leahy: “…As the first major reform to FOIA in more than a decade, the OPEN Government Act would help to reverse these troubling trends and help to begin to restore the publics trust in their government. This bill [S. 849] also improves transparency in the Federal Governments FOIA process by: Restoring …
Border Security: Long-term Strategy Needed to Keep Pace with Increasing Demand for Visas, GAO-07-847, July 13, 2007 DOD is Making Progress in Adopting Best Practices for the Transformational Satellite Communications System and Space Radar but Still Faces Challenges, GAO-07-1029R, August 2, 2007 Elections: Status of GAO’s Review of Voting Equipment Used in Florida’s 13th Congressional …
Prepared by the majority staff of the House Armed Services Committee: 110th Congress Accomplishments of the House Armed Services Committee, August 3, 2007 (20 pages, PDF) Chairman Skelton’s Statement
House Budget Committee: The President’s 2008 Appropriation Veto Threats – Whats at Stake? – A State-by-State Analysis, August 3, 2007 — “The President has pledged to veto 2008 appropriation bills that are above the levels in his budget. Although the overall funding difference between the President and Congress is a modest percentage of the federal …
“I would like to announce the launch of the Texas Digital Library’s (TDL) blog, The Scholar’s Space, featuring a team of four contributors (including me), with more to come over the next few months. The Scholar’s Space joins scholarly communications blogs sponsored by friends at other colleges and universities, and national and international organizations. We’ll …
Congressional Budget Office – Funding, 2001-2007 – (Billions of dollars) Military Operations – 533 Indigenous Security Forces – 30 Diplomatic Operations – 39 Veterans’ Benefits – 3 Total – $604 billion
CBO Report: Federal Reinsurance for Terrorism Risks: Issues in Reauthorization, August 2007 (40 pages, PDF)
CRS Report for Congress: The House Passed 2007 Farm Bill (H.R. 2419) At A Alance, July 31, 2007. (22 pages, PDF) [George Krumbhaar]
Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., received a letter from White House Counsel Fred Fielding [August 1, 2007] asserting executive privilege in response to the Committees subpoenas issued to Karl Rove and J. Scott Jennings for documents and testimony relating to congressional investigations into the firings of U.S. Attorneys and politicization within …
National Bridge Inventory (NBI), last modified on July 10, 2007 Memo: Revisions to Items 63-66 to Support Load Reporting by Rating Factor (03/22/04) Memo: Federal Bridges in the National Bridge Inventory (01/04/95) Tables of Frequently Requested NBI Information Revisions to the Recording and Coding Guide National Bridge Inventory Steering Committee FIPS Codes Tables of Frequently …
“The World Drug Report presents the most comprehensive statistical view of today’s illicit drug situation. This year’s edition reports signs of long-term containment of the global problem. However, the overall trend masks contrasting regional situations, which the report examines in detail. For instance, while an impressive multi-year reduction in opium poppy cultivation continued in South-East …
“In 21 States, you get periodic “holidays” from paying State sales tax on certain purchases. Thirteen States offer these tax free shopping this coming weekend (August 3-5) on items needed for Back to School. This means no sales tax on clothes, computers, and school supplies. Other States offer State tax free days other times of …