Following the current disruption of operations in several courts in Gulf Coast states due to Hurricane Katrina, the Judicial Conference of the United States asked Congress in June 2005 to pass emergency legislation to allow courts to shift court proceedings temporarily into adjacent judicial districts when emergency circumstances require it...
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina reaches beyond the borders of the states directly affected by the wind, rain, and floods. Many people, for a variety of reasons, chose to disregard the mandatory evacuation orders issued by state and local officials. In general, evacuation policy is set and enforced by...
This report addresses the following three policy questions that may confront the conferees as they consider how homeland security funds are to be allocated to the states: what is the difference between a guaranteed base allocation and a guaranteed minimum allocation? What is the conceptual difference? How would the difference...
The paper summarizes that the construction of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center NBACC, with an estimated construction cost of $128 million, will be the first Department of Homeland Security laboratory specifically focused on biodefense. Its programmatic contents and component organization are unclear, as conflicting information has been provided...
There is consensus that Border and Transportation Security BTS is a pivotal function in protecting the American people from terrorists and their instruments of destruction. The issue for Congress is how to achieve desired levels of security, while not compromising other important values in the process. This report addresses possible...
The national preparedness system NPS under development within the Department of Homeland Security DHS holds significant implications for the operations and priorities of homeland security officials, emergency managers, and first responders. This report provides background information on the six NPS documents, and identifies related issues that may be the subject...
Company Plays Leading Role in Helping to Prevent the Misuse or Abuse of Genetic Information SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFX) applauds the U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush for enacting the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act GINA. GINA establishes a much-needed federal prohibition in the United...
In a special election held March 8 to fill the seat long held by former House of Representatives Speaker Denny Hastert a Republican, Fermilab accelerator scientist Bill Foster a Democrat easily defeated his Republican opponent. Foster will now serve out the remainder of Hastert's term and...
You've got cancer. You're taking the latest cancer drug. That medicine has been tested for years under FDA's guidance. The known risks are on the label by direction of FDA scientists. Would you want somebody's lawyer to second-guess FDA and decide what those scientific warnings should look like? That could...
On October 15, 2007, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago held a conference at its Detroit Branch to explore alternative ways of reducing carbon emissions. Conference participants analyzed market-based and technology-driven approaches to carbon emission reductions, as well as the costs and impacts of these options. Last...
Congressional researchers said Thursday the Defense Department has not done enough to find and contact people who were likely exposed to old chemical and germ warfare tests overseen by Utah- based Army scientists. The U.S. General Accountability Office, a research arm of Congress, wrote that until such...
WASHINGTON -- Scientists and university leaders are seeking $500 million in emergency spending for basic research in the physical sciences, an investment they say will save jobs, the economy and the nation's standing in the international scientific community. In visits to congressional offices this week, academic...
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812 WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is thedaily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16: CIVIL SERVICE Profile America -- Wednesday, January 16th. Getting a job withthe federal government switched from "who you...
To stay competitive, America needs a leader committed to making science and technology a priority, educators say. * But none of the 2008 candidates offers a sure bet. * FIFTY years ago last October, the Soviet Union launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, sending shock...
Korea will grow into one of the world's top five countries in nuclear fusion energy technology by 2021 and start commercial generation of electricity from nuclear fusion by 2040 said South Korean President Rob Moo-hyun, according to a September 14 news report in the Korean independent...
Byline: Gene Mueller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's recent annual report on the status of U.S. marine fisheries to Congress didn't contain a great deal of encouraging news. By tracking of population levels and harvest rates for species...
Marine geochemist Scott Doney and marine policy specialist Porter Hoagland traveled to the nation's capital this spring to inform Congress about critical ocean issues: the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on living marine resources and issues surrounding the siting of wind power in the...
Five U.S. Senate and House members urged Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman on Tuesday to make retirement benefits at Lawrence Livermore nuclear weapons lab equal to those paid at its sister lab, Los Alamos. In a letter from three Democrats and two Republicans who represent California, New...
Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, June 7 AScribe Newswire -- At a Congressional hearing today on security and privacy issues affecting efforts to verify employee eligibility, Peter G. Neumann testified on behalf of the U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association...
To: HEALTH/MEDICAL EDITORS Contact: Sarah Youngerman, +1-651-485-7171, Carol Blymire, +1-301-332-8090, both of CAMR WASHINGTON, June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At an event today inthe U.S. Capitol, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical ResearchCAMR president Sean Tipton joined patients and their families aswell as scientists and others in the medical community...
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