The President finished his tour of Europe today, after visiting six countries in Europe. The White House has a web site gathering together all of the press releases on the trip in one place.
There is no one page for articles on this trip, but you can view articles on the White House at the Washington Post web site.
Want more information on the presidency? Check out the library's guide.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
GAO Releases This Week
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is often called the investigative arm of Congress. This week they investigated a variety of issues, such as climate change, border security, FDA oversight of food safety, and digital television transition. If you would like to know more about the GAO, check out the library's guide.Reports
- Border Security: Summary of Covert Tests and Security Assessments for the Senate Committee on Finance, 2003-2007. GAO-08-757, May 16.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-757
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08757high.pdf - Climate Change: Expert Opinion on the Economics of Policy Options to Address Climate Change. GAO-08-605, May 9.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-605
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08605high.pdf - Compact of Free Association: Palau's Use of and Accountability for U.S. Assistance and Prospects for Economic Self-Sufficiency. GAO-08-732, June 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-732
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08732high.pdf - Federal Real Property: Property Conveyances between the District of Columbia and the Federal Government Await Completion, and Development Will Take Many Years. GAO-08-684, June 13.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-684
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08684high.pdf - Military Personnel: Army Needs to Better Enforce Requirements and Improve Record Keeping for Soldiers Whose Medical Conditions May Call for Significant Duty Limitations. GAO-08-546, June 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-546
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08546high.pdf - National Response Framework: FEMA Needs Policies and Procedures to Better Integrate Non-Federal Stakeholders in the Revision Process. GAO-08-768, June 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-768
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08768high.pdf
- Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense. GAO-08-853R, June 13.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-853R
- 2010 Census: Plans for Decennial Census Operations and Technology Have Progressed, But Much Uncertainty Remains, by David A. Powner, director, information technology management issues, and Mathew J. Scire, director, strategic issues, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. GAO-08-886T, June 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-886T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08886thigh.pdf - Compact of Free Association: Micronesia Faces Challenges to Achieving Compact Goals, by David B. Gootnick, director, international affairs and trade, before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-08-859T, June 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-859T - Compact of Free Association: U.S. Assistance to Palau, Accountability Over Assistance Provided, and Palau's Prospects For Economic Self-Sufficiency, by David B. Gootnick, director, international affairs and trade team, before the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources. GAO-08-858T, June 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-858T - Digital Television Transition: Broadcasters' Transition Status, Low-Power Station Issues, and Information on Consumer Awareness of the DTV Transition, by Mark L. Goldstein, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-08-881T, June 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-881T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08881thigh.pdf - Emergency Management: Observations on DHS's Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters, by William O. Jenkins, Jr., director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-08-868T, June 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-868T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08868thigh.pdf - Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Employment Verification System, statement for the record by Richard M. Stana, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, House Committee on the Judiciary. GAO-08-895T, June 10.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-895T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08895thigh.pdf - Federal Aviation Administration: Efforts to Hire, Staff, and Train Air Traffic Controllers Are Generally on Track, but Challenges Remain, by Gerald L. Dillingham, director, physical infrastructure issues, before the Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. GAO-08-908T, June 11.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-908T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08908thigh.pdf - Federal Oversight of Food Safety: FDA Has Provided Few Details on the Resources and Strategies Needed to Implement its Food Protection Plan, by Lisa R. Shames, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-08-909T, June 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-909T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08909thigh.pdf - International Trade: The United States Needs an Integrated Approach to Trade Preference Programs, by Loren Yager, director, international affairs and trade, before the Senate Committee on Finance. GAO-08-907T, June 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-907T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08907thigh.pdf - Supply Chain Security: Challenges to Scanning 100 Percent of U.S.-Bound Cargo Containers, by Stephen L. Caldwell, director, homeland security and justice, before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. GAO-08-533T, June 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-533T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08533thigh.pdf
Supreme Court Rules on Guantanamo
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in Boumediene v. Bush, that the current administration rules on dealing with detainees in Guantanamo are not valid. Want some reaction? Check these out:
- Press Briefing in Italy Bush responds briefly to the court's decision.
- "Administration Strategy for Detention Now in Disarray" from the Washington Post
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
CRS reports, two weeks worth!
Due to a little vacationing last week I didn't bring you your standard dose of CRS reports, so this week I am making up with a double dose. Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a research agency of Congress and writes reports at Congress's request. These short reports (usually 10-40 pages long) cover recent topics of concern. This week brings us CRS reports on the e-government, drugs, voting, and much more. While these reports are in the public domain there is no central database available to the public. To get a copy of a CRS report you can request it from your Senator or Representative. This list is compiled from CRS reports discovered by Secrecy News and OpenCRS:
Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.
- Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization: An Overview of Selected Provisions in Proposed Legislation
- Reauthorization of the E-Government Act: A Brief Overview
- Coal Excise Tax Refunds: United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co.
- Unanimous Consent Agreements Establishing a 60-Vote Threshold for Passage of Legislation in the Senate
- Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Program Overview and Reauthorization Issues
- The Constitutionality of Requiring Photo Identification for Voting: An Analysis of Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
- The FDA FY2009 Budget Request
- Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E): Background, Status, and Selected Issues for Congress
- Delegation of the Federal Power of Eminent Domain to Nonfederal Entities
- Statutory Individual Income Tax Rates and Other Elements of the Tax System: 1988 through 2008
- Youth Transitioning From Foster Care: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress
- Unauthorized Aliens' Access to Federal Benefits: Policy and Issues
- Alien Smuggling: Recent Legislative Developments
Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Pelicans in the middle of the country!!!!
This weekend I was hiking out at the Boulder Walden Ponds and Sawhill Ponds, which despite the fact that one is in the county and another in the city sit right next to each other and have paths that intersect. While out there I discovered one of those things I never knew about Colorado, there are pelicans here. Yes, those birds with the big pouches on their beaks there is a variety that lives out here in the middle of the country far away from any big oceans.The picture in this post is from the USGS's web site on the American White Pelican, which turns out to be the variety I saw this weekend. Apparently, they not only migrate through Colorado, there are actually populations here (see this map) and going north.
Want to learn more about identifying birds? Check out the USGS's Bird Population Studies page, with links all sorts of bird identification information.
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