House Judiciary Committee Oversight Plan 110th Congress
House Judiciary Committee Oversight Plan 110th Congress, February 7, 2007.
Hearing on The Hazards of Electronic Voting: Focus on the Machinery of Democracy
House Rules Committee Hearing on The Hazards of Electronic Voting: Focus on the Machinery of Democracy, February 7, 2007. Opening Statement – The Honorable Dianne Feinstein – Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: “Just last week, Florida Governor Charlie Christ announced plans to abandon the electronic touch-screen voting systems used in many of Florida’s …
GAO Report on Disaster Planning Post Katrina and Rita
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs, GAO-07-219, and Highlights, February 7, 2007.
GAO Reports on DHS Address Risk Management and Agency Challenges
Homeland Security: Applying Risk Management Principles to Guide Federal Investments GAO-07-386T, February 7, 2007: “Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal government has provided DHS with more than $130 billion in budget authority to make investments in homeland security. However, as …
DHS Office of Immigration Statistics Report on Naturalization Rate Estimates and Border Apprehensions
Naturalization Rate Estimates: Stock vs. Flow (PDF, 2 pages): “This report compares stock and flow measures of naturalization and discusses why immigrant naturalization rates differ depending on the data source used.” Border Apprehensions: 2005 (PDF, 2 pages): “This report provides information on recent trends in apprehensions and the gender, age, and geographic location of persons …
CIA FOIA Database Updated With Addition of 138 New Documents
“138 new documents were added to the site on February 5, 2007. Additional recent releases may be found here.” [Note: all but four of the documents date back to the 1990s.]
Law Library of Congress To Celebrate 175th Anniversary in 2007
“Founded in 1832, the Law Library of Congress is the de facto national law library. Its mission is to provide research and legal information to the U.S. Congress, U.S. federal courts and executive branch agencies, and to provide reference service to the public. To accomplish this mission, the Law Library has amassed the world’s largest …
Pew Internet Survey Targets Political News Consumers
Election Newshounds Speak Up – Newspaper, TV and Internet Fans Tell How and Why They Differ, by Deborah Fallows, Senior Research Fellow: “If you ask political news consumers what they like most about their favorite platform for news, a vivid image of a typical TV, newspaper, and internet political news consumer will emerge from their …
U.S. Statutes at Large Vol. 118, 108th Congress, 2nd Session Now Online
Via GPO Access: U.S. Statutes at Large Volume 118, 108th Congress, 2nd Session
Recently Released CRS Reports on Topics Including Iraq, Iran and Energy Efficiency
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, Updated February 1, 2007 Iran’s Influence in Iraq, Updated February 2, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated January 23, 2007 Congressional Authority to Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq, January 29, 2007 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress, January 25, 2007
Testimony on Estimating the Costs of Military Operations in Iraq
CBO: Testimony on Estimating the Costs of Military Operations in Iraq, February 6, 2007
Hearing Questions Waste, Fraud, and Abuse In Iraq Reconstruction
Committee on Government and Oversight Reform: “Ambassador L. Paul Bremer and Stuart Bowen, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, testified on management of U.S. funds in Iraq. Questions were raised about an audit report issued in 2005 by Mr. Bowen that concluded that more than $8.8 billion in cash was disbursed without adequate financial …