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Pew Hispanic Center: “The results of national testing conducted in 2005 shows that nearly half (46%) of 4th grade students in the English language learner (ELL) category scored “below basic” in mathematics in 2005–the lowest level possible. Nearly three quarters (73%) scored below basic in reading. In middle school achievement in mathematics was lower still, …
Rethinking Insurgency, by Dr. Steven Metz, U.S. Army War College, released June 05, 2007. Free Monograph – 76 Pages [via Wired Blogs] “The U.S. military and national security community lost interest in insurgency after the end of the Cold War when other defense issues such as multinational peacekeeping and transformation seemed more pressing. With the …
U.S. Courts: “In a 202-page report to Congress on federal cocaine sentencing policy, the U.S. Sentencing Commission urges legislation to remedy disparities between penalties for crimes involving powder cocaine and crack cocaine.” Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy, United States Sentencing Commission, submitted to Congress on June 6, 2007.
Defense Acquisitions: Role of Lead Systems Integrator on Future Combat Systems Program Poses Oversight Challenges GAO-07-380, June 6, 2007 Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps’ Body Armor Requirements, Controls, and Other Issues GAO-07-911T, June 6, 2007
“The number of libraries participating in the Google Book Search Library Project just got a whole lot bigger with today’s addition of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC is a national consortium of 12 research universities, including University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State …
CBO Monthly Budget Review, June 6, 2007: “…the federal government incurred a deficit of $152 billion during the first eight months of FY 2007.”
ABA press release: “Domestic violence remains a stark and brutal reality: one in four women in the U.S. will be a victim in her lifetime and studies indicate that as many as 10 million children witness domestic violence in their homes each year. While domestic violence knows no boundaries with respect to race, religion, gender, …
PandemicFlu.gov: “On June 13, Secretary Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is convening a Leadership Forum in Washington, DC on pandemic preparedness. This interactive forum will bring together highly influential leaders from the business, faith, civic and health care sectors to participate in dynamic discussions to help Americans become more prepared …
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: A Nationwide Review of Federal Employees Who Received Compensation for Lost Wages for Periods When “Earned Wages” Were Reported on the Social Security Administration’s Master Earnings File (FAEC Audit Committee; 05/07)
Sales of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Travel Trailers and Mobile Homes, OIG-07-41, May 2007 (PDF, 5 pages)
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? — Part V Related postings on U.S. Attorney firings
European Union Committee, Home Affairs (Sub-Committee F), The EU/US Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement, HL Paper 108 is published today Tuesday 5th June, 2007 (139 pages, PDF). [see also HTML version (browsable)] Press release: The House of Lords EU Committee raises concerns over passenger name record agreement with the US