Briefing on the White House Summit on Malaria
White House Summit on Malaria, December 14, 2006 Briefing on the White House Summit on Malaria, 12/12/2006 Fact Sheet: White House Summit on Malaria Reducing Malaria in Africa Focus of U.S. Summit
Justice for All Act Factsheet Now Available On Web
“A four-page fact sheet that describes the Justice for All Act has been provided by the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime.” Related Resources: Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance What You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime Resource Links for Victims Publications About Crime Victimization and Victims’ …
Fees to Change In Appellate, Bankruptcy Courts
U.S. Courts: “As on January 1, 2007, there will be revised fee schedules for the federal Courts of Appeals and Bankruptcy Courts.” Appellate Fees Bankruptcy Fees
Hurricane Katrina OIG Audit of Defense Information Systems Agency Continuity of Operations
D-2007-031: The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Defense Information Systems Agency Continuity of Operations and Test Facility (12/12/2006)( D2005-D000AS-0310.000).
Rep. Waxman Announces Government Reform Committee Organization
“In a letter to Members of the Government Reform Committee, Rep. Henry A. Waxman today announced the new subcommittee organization for the 110th Congress.”
EPA OIG Annual Performance Report for FY 2006
Annual Performance Report Fiscal Year 2006 [Report PDF – 30 pages), EPA-350-R-06-006, December 2006.
Wikimedia Foundation Releases Financial Audit
Wikimedia Foundation Releases Financial Audit
FTC Tips on Buying, Giving, and Using Gift Cards
FTC press release: “Consumers are projected to spend $25 billion on gift cards in the 2006 holiday season. The Federal Trade Commission tells consumers that gift cards, whether purchased from a retailer, a restaurant, or a financial institution, may come with strings attached. In particular, consumers should know that some gift cards have expiration dates; …
Understanding Similarities and Differences Between Accrual and Cash Deficits
Understanding Similarities and Differences Between Accrual and Cash Deficits GAO-07-117SP, December 1, 2006. “…understanding our nation’s long-term fiscal outlook is important because, as GAO’s long-term simulations show, current fiscal policy is unsustainable. The accrual measure primarily provides more information on the longer-term implications of today’s policy decisions and operations by showing certain costs incurred today …
Lawyers' Committee Releases Election Protection Report
Today “the Lawyers’ Committee released its Election Protection report to the Board of Directors and Trustees, Staff, and Pro Bono Partners, discussing Election Protection’s legal program and election problems encountered in states across the country.”
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Capital Punishment, 2005
Capital Punishment, 2005: “The Federal Bureau of Prisons and 36 states held 3,254 inmates on death row at the end of last year, which was 66 fewer such inmates than at the end of 2004, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The 2005 drop was the fifth consecutive year the number …
Effective Counterterrorism and the Limited Role of Predictive Data Mining
Effective Counterterrorism and the Limited Role of Predictive Data Mining, by Jeff Jonas [engineer and chief scientist with IBM’s Entity Analytic Solutions Group] and Jim Harper [director of information policy studies at the Cato Institute]. “Though data mining has many valuable uses, it is not well suited to the terrorist discovery problem. It would be …