WMU Libraries - Government Information

The President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors has issued its final report. The report, titled Serve, Support, Simplify, is available at:

http://www.pccww.gov/docs/Kit/Main_Book_CC%5BJULY26%5D.pdf

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued the July 2007 National Intelligence Estimate subtitled "The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland." It is available at:

http://www.odni.gov/press_releases/20070717_release.pdf

The White House has released the "Initial Benchmark Assessment
Report" on Iraq. The report as well as President Bush's press conference
are available as follows:

Report

PDF version

http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/iraq/2007/FinalBenchmarkReport.pdf

HTML version

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070712.html

President's press conference is available on video and audio at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070712-5.html

On June 27 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issues a report titled Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy. This report discusses the need to pass laws restricting internet service providers from charging differently for different tiers of service. Bills that are being considered to restrict this practice are called network neutrality laws. The report is available at:

http://ftc.gov/reports/broadband/v070000report.pdf

An American Library Association news release on the report is available at:

http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2007/june2007/netneutrality.cfm