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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has recently replaced an older Combat Vehicle Crewman (CVC) communications headset (the MK1697/G) with a newer version (Enhanced CVC headset [ECVCH]) manufactured by the same company (Sonetronics). A communications headset consists of two earphones and a microphone with the capability to receive and transmit communications across a radio or intercom. The ECVCH headset provides improvements in situational awareness...

Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens. This volume focuses on child labor practices and laws aimed at protecting young workers from exploitation.

"The U.S. government's reliance on contractors, including the State Department's and Department of Defense's (DOD) use of private security contractors in Iraq, has been well documented. We and others have examined many of the challenges the government faces using contractors in Iraq, including issues related to the scope of private security contractors' activities, the challenges in providing sufficient oversight, the appropriate accountability processes,...

The United States has authorized billions of dollars in arms sales and exports to six Persian Gulf countries, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, regional tensions and civil conflicts have raised concerns about the security and use of arms sold or exported to these countries. The Departments of Defense (DOD) and State (State) established end-use monitoring programs to ensure that these arms are...

The federal government spends about $10 billion each year to provide meals to over 30 million students through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. However, a 2007 study estimated that of this amount, $860 million (8.6 percent) in school year 2005-2006 was paid improperly because of errors in the number of meals counted and claimed for reimbursement. These programs are administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA)...

"We are engaged in a dynamic global environment, in which pace, scale, and complexity of change are unprecedented. It is a networked world where what happens in Peshawar affects Peoria--and vice versa. Risks are often unforeseen and threats are hidden and agile, making the job of intelligence professionals more critical and more challenging. Our national security depends on anticipating risks and out-maneuvering our adversaries, not just out-muscling...

This testimony discusses H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act. This proposed legislation recently referred to Congress is intended to enhance the independence of inspectors general (IG) in key financial regulatory agencies including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the National Credit Union Administration, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,...