Friday Resource Round-Up

Draft National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Base Plan
The draft of this Homeland Security plan has been uploaded by the Federation of American Scientists.

Economics of 1998 U.S. Geological Survey's 1002 Area Regional Assessment: An Economic Update
An updated USGS report on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and related areas.

LooksTooGoodToBeTrue.com
This site gathers information on cyberscams and fraud. "The website was developed and is maintained by a joint federal law enforcement and industry task force. Funding for the site has been provided by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation."

A Military Guide to Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century
This is the link to the 2004 edition produced by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. The 2005 edition is available on the Federation of American Scientists site.

Prisoners in 2004
A Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) report.

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2004
A Bureau of Justice Statistics publication.

Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society
A report of the President's Council on Bioethics.

Unified Agenda
The Unified Agenda "summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months."

World Oil Transit Chokepoints
An Energy Information Administration (EIA) publication.

Census Bureau Reports:

Accommodation and Food Services: Establishment and Firm Size

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Establishment and Firm Size

American Housing Survey: 2004

American Housing Survey for the New Orleans Metropolitan Area: 2004

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Product Lines

Compendium of Government Finances: 2002

Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003

Construction: Industry General Summary

Educational Services: Establishment and Firm Size

Health Care and Social Assistance: Product Lines

Information: Establishment and Firm Size

Information: Product Lines

Manufacturing: General Summary

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Product Lines

Retail Trade: Product Lines

Utilities: Establishment and Firm Size

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:

Agriculture Conservation Programs: A Scorecard

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer

Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs

Campaign Finance Reform: Regulating Political Communications on the Internet

Constitutionality of a Senate Filibuster of a Judicial Nomination

Disaster Response and Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The Executive Branch's Response to the Flood of 1927

The Family and Medical Leave Act: Background and U.S. Supreme Court Cases

Federal Student Loans: Terms and Conditions for Borrowers

Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure

Fuel Ethanol: Background and Public Policy Issues

Immigration: Analysis of the Major Provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress

Intermodal Rail Freight: A Role for Federal Funding?

Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues

Israel: Background and Relations with the United States

Medicaid Issues for the 109th Congress

Oil and Gas Disruption From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing

Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2004 and FY2005 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel

Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview

Social Security: Raising or Eliminating the Taxable Earnings Base

Student Loans and FY2006 Budget Reconciliation

Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues

Treatment of Health Care Expenses under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act

General Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:

Amtrak Management: Systemic Problems Require Actions to Improve Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Accountability

Anabolic Steroids Are Easily Purchased Without a Prescription and Present Significant Challenges to Law Enforcement Officials

ATF: Thefts of Explosives from State and Local Government Storage Facilities Are Few but May Be Underreported

Crop Insurance: Actions Needed to Reduce Program's Vulnerability to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

Federal Rulemaking: Past Reviews and Emerging Trends Suggest Issues That Merit Congressional Attention

Federal Student Loans: Challenges in Estimating Federal Subsidy Costs

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts

Indian Tribes: EPA Should Reduce the Review Time for Tribal Requests to Manage Environmental Programs

Influenza Vaccine: Shortages in 2004-05 Season Underscore Need for Better Preparation

Livestock Grazing: Federal Expenditures and Receipts Vary, Depending on the Agency and the Purpose of the Fee Charged

Medicare: Comments on CMS Proposed 2006 Rates for Specified Covered Outpatient Drugs and Radiopharmaceuticals Used in Hospitals

National Assessment of Educational Progress Exclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities

Tax Gap: Multiple Strategies, Better Compliance Data, and Long-Term Goals Are Needed to Improve Taxpayer Compliance

Transportation Services: Better Dissemination and Oversight of DOT's Guidance Could Lead to Improved Access for Limited English-Proficient Populations

United Nations: Preliminary Observations on Internal Oversight and Procurement Practices

VA Benefits: Other Programs May Provide Lessons for Improving Individual Unemployability Assessments

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Reports:

The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools from the Common Core of Data: School Years 2001-02 and 2002-03

An Examination of the Conditions of School Facilities Attended by 10th-Grade Students in 2002

Fourth-Grade Students Reading Aloud: NAEP 2002 Special Study of Oral Reading

State Education Data Profiles (new data)

United Nations Documents:

Emergency Response: Pakistan

International migration, remittances, and the brain drain

Landmark Security Council Documents

Manipulation of the Oil-for-Food Programme by the Iraqi Regime

Mehlis Report (on the Hariri assassination)

Strengthened and unified security management system for the United Nations

World Public Sector Report 2005