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Answers.com on New York Times Online — FAQ and screen shot: “New York Times Online is now providing its visitors with a new feature that gives instant definitions, and background information about people, history, technology, culture and other topics from over 18 reference categories. When you Alt-Click (press the alt key while clicking the mouse) …
Office of the Inspector General — Audit — Selected Controls over the Military Personnel, Army Appropriation – Report No. D-2006-112(40 pages, PDF) – Project No. D2005-D000FI-0268.000, Date: September 22, 2006. “The Army Budget Office and DFAS-IN lacked effective internal controls to ensure the accuracy and reliability of accounting data. Specifically, the Army Budget Office and …
Pew Research Center: “Among the 77% of the currently employed (and not retired) public who say they expect to do some kind of work for pay after they retire, there are no significant differences by age, income, gender, race, ethnicity, education or region. In short, this has now become a widely-held expectation among virtually all …
NARA press release: “The Legislative Treasures Vault holds records identified by the National Archives, with the input of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate, as the most significant historical documents of Congress.”
Case Number H05L97905217, “Alleged Misconduct By Senior DoD Officials Concerning The Able Danger Program and Lieutenant Colonel Anthony A. Shaffer, U.S. Army Reserve,” September 18, 2006 (71 pages, PDF).
Beyond DeLay: The 20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress – from the Executive Summary: “In the following report, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) documents the unethical activities of 25 members of Congress: 17 House Members and three Senators and five members whose known conduct isn’t severe enough for them to make the …
Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Federal Efforts to Respond to Nuclear and Radiological Threats and to Protect Emergency Response Capabilities Could Be Strengthened, Full-text GAO-06-1015, and Highlights, September 21, 2006: “DOE has unique capabilities and assets to prevent and respond to a nuclear or radiological attack in the United States. These include specialized teams to search for, …
Press release: “A new report prepared for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Henry A. Waxman finds that working families have seen their real income drop by almost $1,300 since 2000, while the costs of health insurance, gasoline and home heating, and attending college have increased by almost $5,000 annually.” The Middle Class Squeeze
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Report for the Government Performance and Results Act, September 20, 2006 (128 pages, PDF)
Press release, September 20, 2006: “The New York Times announced today that all articles dating back to Sept. 18, 1851, when the paper started publishing, are now available online at NYTimes.com. With original reporting on Abraham Lincoln, the sinking of the Titanic and the landing at Normandy, The Times is now letting its readers travel …
CRS Reports, by Stephen Young (updated) Commentary: Previously Unreleased FCC Reports on TV Localism Raise Questions About Media Diversity, by Beth Wellington
Working Group Report Baggage Screening Investments Survey, prepared for the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, August 9, 2006 (220 pages, PDF). Press release, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA): “The report was developed by experts from air carriers, airport operators, the federal government and contractors it is a non-partisan report that was authorized by the 9/11 Intelligence …