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June 26, 2007
Headlines - New on LLRX.com for June 2007
- Recently Released CRS Reports on Iraq, Turkey, Venezuela, Iran, Former Presidents, San Diego Fence
- Subcommmittee Chairman Urges VP to Comply With Executive Order on Classified National Security Information
- Oversight Committee Investigates White House Security Violations
- DHS OIG Issues Reports and Updated Data on Refugees and Asylees
- DOJ OIG Report on Identification and Review of the Department's Major Information Technology Systems Inventory
- GAO Reports and Testimonies Released on June 26, 2007
- Testimony on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Government Securities and the U.S. Current Account
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. - George W. Bush Book II
- CIA Releases Two Collections of Historical Documents
- New CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance
 New on LLRX.com for June 2007 Recently Released CRS Reports on Iraq, Turkey, Venezuela, Iran, Former Presidents, San Diego Fence Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, Updated June 20, 2007 Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction, Updated June 18, 2007 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations, Updated June 13, 2007 Turkey's 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power, June 12, 2007 Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy, Updated June 8, 2007 "No Confidence" Votes and Other Forms of Congressional Censure of Public Officials, June 11, 2007 FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress -- Updated, June 6, 2007 Former Presidents: Federal Expenditures for Pensions, Office Allowances, and Protection, June 5, 2007 Point Systems for Immigrant Selection: Options and Issues, June 5, 2007 Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections -- Updated, June 1, 2007 Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities, May 25, 2007 Secret Sessions of the House and Senate -- Updated, May 25, 2007 Border Security: The San Diego Fence -- Updated, May 23, 2007 Russian Oil and Gas Challenges -- Updated, May 16, 2007 Oversight Committee Investigates White House Security Violations White House Security Violations May Be Widespread: "Contrary to the recent claims of White House spokesperson Dana Perino, there is evidence that the White House has repeatedly failed to investigate security violations, take corrective action following breaches, and appropriately protect classified information." Chairman Waxman's letter to White House Counsel Fred Fielding DHS OIG Issues Reports and Updated Data on Refugees and Asylees Refugees and Asylees: 2006 (PDF, 6 pages): "This report presents information on the number and characteristics of persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum to the United States in fiscal year 2006." Data on Refugees and Asylees: Access data on refugees and asylees admitted in fiscal year 2006 by several characteristics. Naturalizations: 2006 (PDF, 4 pages): "This report presents information on the number and characteristics of foreign nationals who became American citizens during fiscal year 2006." Data on Naturalizations: "Access data on persons who became American citizens in fiscal year 2006 by country of birth, state of residence, and other characteristics." DOJ OIG Report on Identification and Review of the Department's Major Information Technology Systems Inventory Department of Justice Office of Inspector General: Identification and Review of the Department's Major Information Technology Systems Inventory, Audit Report 07-37, June 2007, 85 pages, PDF (Full Report). GAO Reports and Testimonies Released on June 26, 2007 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released the following reports and testimonies: Energy Efficiency: Important Challenges Must Be Overcome to Realize Significant Opportunities for Energy Efficiency Improvements in Gulf Coast Reconstruction. GAO-07-654, June 26, 2007 Wildland Fire Management: Lack of Clear Goals or a Strategy Hinders Federal Agencies' Efforts to Contain the Costs of Fighting Fires. GAO-07-655, June 1, 2007. Navy Working Capital Fund: Management Action Needed to Improve Reliability of the Naval Air Warfare Center's Reported Carryover Amounts. GAO-07-643, June 26, 2007
Testimonies 2010 Census: Census Bureau Is Making Progress on the Local Update of Census Addresses Program, but Improvements Are Needed, by Mathew J. Scire, director, strategic issues, before the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. GAO-07-1063T, June 26, 2007
Presentations By The Comptroller General "Economic Insecurity Challenges" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Rockefeller Foundation Trustees and Executives Dinner on Economic Insecurity in America, in New York, New York. GAO-07-1060CG, June 20, 2007. [Text] "The Challenges and Opportunities of Demographic Change in America" by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States, before the Center for Productive Longevity's National Conference on the New Human Resources Frontier: Utilizing Older Workers for Competitive Advantage, in Washington, D.C. GAO-07-1061CG, June 7, 2007. [Slides]
Testimony on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Government Securities and the U.S. Current Account Congressional Budget Office Testimony on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Government Securities and the U.S. Current Account, June 26, 2007, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives. Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. - George W. Bush Book II Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush Book II, July 1 to December 31, 2003 now available on GPO Access. "Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. As subsequent volumes covering the administration of President Bush are published, they will be added online. Volumes covering previous and future administrations will continue to be added on an incremental basis." CIA Releases Two Collections of Historical Documents Press release: "Two significant collections of previously classified historical documents are now available in the CIA's FOIA Electronic Reading Room. The first collection, widely known as the " Family Jewels," consists of almost 700 pages of responses from CIA employees to a 1973 directive from Director of Central Intelligence James Schlesinger asking them to report activities they thought might be inconsistent with the Agency's charter. The second collection, the CAESAR-POLO-ESAU papers, consists of 147 documents and 11,000 pages of in-depth analysis and research from 1953 to 1973. The CAESAR and POLO papers studied Soviet and Chinese leadership hierarchies, respectively, and the ESAU papers were developed by analysts to inform CIA assessments on Sino-Soviet relations." National Security Archive press release: "The full "family jewels" report, released today by the Central Intelligence Agency and detailing 25 years of Agency misdeeds, is now available on the Archive's Web site. The 702-page collection was delivered by CIA officers to the Archive at approximately 11:30 this morning -- 15 years after the Archive filed a Freedom of Information request for the documents. The report is available for download in its entirety and is also split into five smaller files for easier download.
CIA's "Family Jewels" - full report (27 MB) CIA's "Family Jewels" - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Today's release includes a newly-declassified version of a memo first released 30 years ago in 1977 with substantially fewer excisions." Via Cryptome and Michael Ravnitzky, this link to the entire document collection, Title: "FAMILY JEWELS" -- Pages: 0702 -- Pub Date: 5/16/1973 -- Release Date: 6/18/2007 -- Keywords: FAMILY JEWELS -- Case Number: F 1992-00353--Release Decision: RIPPUB.
New CDC Report Documents Percentage of People Without Health Insurance Press release: "CDC′s National Center for Health Statistics is issuing a new report...entitled Early Release of Health Insurance Estimates Based on Data From the 2006 National Health Interview Survey. The study examines data collected from interviews in over 100,000 households nationwide. Some of the highlights include: In 2006, there were 43.6 million Americans of all ages who did not have health insurance (at the time of the interview), or 14.8 percent of the population. Among working-age Americans (those ages 18-64), there were 19.8 percent who did not have health insurance in 2006, a slight increase from 18.9 percent in 2005. Approximately 9.3 percent of children under the age of 18 did not have health insurance in 2006, a decrease from 13.9 percent in 1997. In 2006, the percentage uninsured at the time of interview among the 20 largest states ranged from 7.7 percent in Michigan to 23.8 percent in Texas." Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2006 National Health Interview Survey, Complete copy of release 6/25/2007 (107 pages, PDF)
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