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“The Public Papers of the Presidents, which is compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, began in 1957 in response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications Commission. Noting the lack of uniform compilations of messages and papers of the Presidents before this time, the Commission …
Via TalkLeft, a copy of the jury instruction on reasonable doubt. Via JustOneMinute, the draft version of the 127 pages of jury instructions (PDF).
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University – Narcotics/Drugs Prosecutions for November 2006: “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during November 2006 the government reported filing 1889 new narcotics/drugs prosecutions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is down 13.7% over the previous month.”
Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government, Updated February 27, 2007 Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, Updated February 22, 2007 Iran’s Nuclear Program: Recent Developments, Updated February 22, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated February 20, 2007 China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy, February 14, 2007
Review of Customs and Border Protection’s Agriculture Inspection Activities, OIG-07-32 (PDF, 58 pages) February 2007. February 28, 2007 Secretary Michael Chertoff, testified [text of his testimony] before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “With Congresss help, DHS has made measurable progress in achieving effective control of the border and improving the enforcement of our immigration laws …
Washington Post, February 28, 2007: New Profiling Program Raises Privacy Concerns: “The Department of Homeland Security is testing a data-mining program that would attempt to spot terrorists by combing vast amounts of information about average Americans, such as flight and hotel reservations.” Christian Science Monitor, February 9, 2006: US plans massive data sweep – Little-known …
Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives: “In February 2007, the Office of Management and Budget submitted to Congress the second annual Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives. The report outlines the purpose of the E-Government and Line of Business Initiatives and highlights the benefits agencies receive from …
Press release: “EPA’s Human Health Research Program launched a new Web site on the latest information on its research to protect public health. The program’s science looks at such questions as why some people are more sensitive to pollution and how exposure to chemicals affects people’s health. The site is designed for the general public …
Audit Report: Information Technology Examination Coverage of Financial Institutions Oversight of Technology Service Providers. March 1, 2007.
Report No. 2007-P-00009 EPA Relying on Existing Clean Air Act Regulations to Reduce Atmospheric Deposition to the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed [Report PDF – 23 pages] [At a Glance PDF] February 28, 2007.
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced draft regulations in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish minimum standards for state-issued drivers licenses and identification cards in accordance with the REAL ID Act of 2005. These proposed regulations set standards for states to meet the requirements of the REAL …
Follow up to February 19, 2007 posting, Google Publishes Study on Failure Rates of Hard Disk Drives, from the 5th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies and Awarded Best Paper, Disk Failures in the Real World: What Does an MTTF of 1,000,000 Hours Mean to You? “Component failure in large-scale IT installations is becoming …