The Obama administration has aggressively investigated disclosures of classified information to the media, bringing more cases against people suspected of leaking such material than any previous administration, our correspondent adds.
Although the 2004 law obligates claimant advocates not to omit material information, the Social Security Administration doesn't have a definitive policy about what should be submitted.
At the time scientists inside and outside the EPA unanimously agreed that the test posed negligible risk. (I wrote the analysis submitted by the Food and Drug Administration.) No new genetic material had been added--only a single gene whose function was well known had been removed--and the organism was obviously harmless.
The company blamed its administration on a sharp increase in raw material prices and the UK's economic difficulties.
But what if some of these doctors convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are seen as having material conflicts of interest that might have swayed their votes?
The mine was shut down by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration due to the unsafe buildup of sand and concrete material in the main shaft of the mine.
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The temporary closure of the Silver Shaft at the Lucky Friday mine was ordered last year by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration for removal of built-up sand and concrete material.
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Rather, the judges concluded, the material was "politically embarrassing" and urged the new U.S. administration to take a different approach.
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The US Treasury has said the Obama administration has thought about making its one cent coins from a cheaper material - they are currently made of zinc.
But the Obama administration ceased that effort, citing engineers who said that groundwater could leak into where the material would be stored.
No production from the mine is expected this year after the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration ordered the Silver Shaft to be closed for removal of built-up sand and concrete material.
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