Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. iii 133 p. Illustrations. S. Hrg. 107-977. Serial No. J-107-109. From Wikipedia: "Feres v. United States 340 U.S. 135 1950 combined three pending federal cases for a hearing in certiorari in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the United States is not liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injuries to members of the armed forces sustained while on active duty and not on furlough and resulting from the negligence of others in the armed forces. The opinion is an extension of the English common-law concept of sovereign immunity. The practical effect is that the Feres doctrine effectively bars service members from collecting damages from the United States Government for personal injuries experienced in the performance of their duties. It also bars families of service members from filing wrongful death or loss of consortium actions when a service member is killed or injured. The bar does not extend to killed or injured family members so a spouse or child may still sue the United States for tort claims nor does it bar service members from filing either in loco parentis on their child's behalf or filing for wrongful death or loss of consortium as a companion claim to a spouse or child's suit. There have been exceptions to the Feres doctrine where active duty members have been allowed to sue for injuries when the court found that civilians could have been harmed in the same manner under the same circumstances in which the service member's injuries occurred. Injuries experienced by service members while on active duty are covered by various Veteran Administration benefit legislation. Feres v. United States combined three cases pending in the federal courts: The Feres case the Jefferson case and the Griggs case. A common issue arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act as to which Courts of Appeals are in conflict makes it appropriate to consider three cases in one opinion. The Feres case: The District Court dismissed an action by the executrix of Feres against the United States to 3 recover for death caused by negligence. Decedent perished by fire in the barracks at Pine Camp New York while on active duty in service of the United States. Negligence was alleged in quartering him in barracks known or which should have been known to be unsafe because of a defective heating plant and in failing to maintain an adequate fire watch. The Court of Appeals Second Circuit dismissed the case. The Jefferson case: Plaintiff while in the Army was required to undergo an abdominal operation. About eight months later in the course of another operation after plaintiff was discharged a towel 30 inches long by 18 inches wide marked "Medical Department U.S. Army " was discovered and removed from his stomach. The complaint alleged that it was negligently left there by the army surgeon. The District Court being doubtful of the law refused without prejudice the Government's pretrial motion to dismiss the complaint. After trial finding negligence as a fact Judge Chesnut carefully reexamined the issue of law and concluded that the Act does not charge the United States with liability in this type of case. The Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit affirmed dismissed the case. The Griggs case: The District Court dismissed the complaint of Griggs' executrix which alleged that while on active duty he met death because of negligent and unskillful medical treatment by army surgeons. The Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit reversed and one judge dissenting held that the complaint stated a cause of action under the Act. The case is heard by the United States Supreme Court in certiorari." U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
Bookseller reference : 66623 ISBN : 0160706416 9780160706417
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iv 707 p. Some portions redacted. COver has slight wear and soiling. 110th Congress 1st Session Committee Print S. Prt. 110-28. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2005. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 307 p. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. S. Hrg. 109-234. This was a hearing on the future of Medicaid focusing on a process for strengthing this program. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Bookseller reference : 62355 ISBN : 0160759072 9780160759079
Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2002. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 100 p. S. Hrg. 107-764. The committee asked the witnesses to comment on NATO enlargement issues on the role of NATO in the global fight against terrorism the organizational and transformational changes if an that NATO needed to make the technological and capabilities gap that had developed between the U.S. and the other members; the NATO-Russia relationship and how an enlarged NATO could functione ffectively as a military organization. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1982. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Pencil erasure residue on cover. Some curling at the top corner. Item has some wear and soiling. v 1 232 2 p. 24 cm. Illustrations. Title continues: "nuclear arms January 20 21 and 25 1982. From Wikipedia: "Arms control is a term for international restrictions upon the development production stockpiling proliferation and usage of small arms conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy which seeks to impose such limitations upon consenting participants through international treaties and agreements although it may also comprise efforts by a nation or group of nations to enforce limitations upon a non-consenting country." U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. iii 249 p. Illustrations. S. Hrg. 110-633. From Wikipedia: "The United States Department of Homeland Security DHS is a cabinet department of the United States federal government created in response to the September 11 attacks and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the United States of America and U.S. Territories including Protectorates from and responding to terrorist attacks man-made accidents and natural disasters. Despite the Department of the Interior's name DHS is the equivalent to the Interior ministries of other countries not the Department of the Interior. In fiscal year 2011 DHS was allocated a budget of $98.8 billion and spent net $66.4 billion. Where the Department of Defense is charged with military actions abroad the Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within at and outside its borders. Its stated goal is to prepare for prevent and respond to domestic emergencies particularly terrorism. On March 1 2003 DHS absorbed the Immigration and Naturalization Service and assumed its duties. In doing so it divided the enforcement and services functions into two separate and new agencies: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Citizenship and Immigration Services. The investigative divisions and intelligence gathering units of the INS and Customs Service were merged forming Homeland Security Investigations. Additionally the border enforcement functions of the INS including the U.S. Border Patrol the U.S. Customs Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service were consolidated into a new agency under DHS: U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Federal Protective Service falls under the National Protection and Programs Directorate. With more than 200 000 employees DHS is the third largest Cabinet department after the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Homeland security policy is coordinated at the White House by the Homeland Security Council. Other agencies with significant homeland security responsibilities include the Departments of Health and Human Services Justice and Energy. According to the Homeland Security Research Corporation the combined financial year 2010 state and local HLS markets which employ more than 2.2 million first responders totaled $16.5 billion whereas the DHS HLS market totaled $13 billion. According to the Washington Post "DHS has given $31 billion in grants since 2003 to state and local governments for homeland security and to improve their ability to find and protect against terrorists including $3.8 billion in 2010." According to Peter Andreas a border theorist the creation of DHS constituted the most significant government reorganization since the Cold War and the most substantial reorganization of federal agencies since the National Security Act of 1947 which placed the different military departments under a secretary of defense and created the National Security Council and Central Intelligence Agency. DHS also constitutes the most diverse merger of federal functions and responsibilities incorporating 22 government agencies into a single organization." Also from Wikipedia: Michael Chertoff born November 28 1953 was the second United States secretary of homeland security under President George W. Bush and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as a federal prosecutor and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as United States secretary of homeland security on February 15 2005. Since leaving government service Chertoff has worked as senior of counsel at the Washington D.C. law firm of Covington & Burling. He also co-founded the Chertoff Group a risk-management and security consulting company which employs several senior officials from his time as secretary of homeland security as well as Michael Hayden a former director of the National Security Agency and the Central. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
Bookseller reference : 66628 ISBN : 0160825245 9780160825248
Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 115 p. S. Hrg. 110-610. This hearing sought to explore the short and long term casues of the recent political and social unrest in Kenya and what could be done to address problems and how the United States might contribute to solutions. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2009. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Minor chip on front edge. iii 124 p. S. Hrg. 111-189. The hearing was called to recieve testimony on the incidence of suicides amongunited states servicemembers and initiatives within the Services and the Department of Defense to prevent military suicides. The Subcommittee was alarmed at the rising suicide rates by military servicemembers. The Chairman while recognizing the focused efforts underway felt that more needed to be done to prevent military suicides. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Government 1976. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. v 106 p. Footnotes. Chronology. 94th Congress 2d Session Senate Report No. 94-755. THis is the final report of the so-called Church Committee as this body was chaired by Senator Frank Church of Idaho. John Tower of Texas was the Vice Chairman. This committee investigated the performance of the intelligence agencies in conducting their investigation of the assassination and their relationships with the Warren Commission. Government paperback
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumned first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 105 p. Serial No. J-108-93. S. Hrg. 108-659. In the view of Senator Orrin Hatch "This liability crisis not only robs many patients of access to vital medical care but needlessly raises health care costs for all Americans. " U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 150 p. S. Hrg. 110-549. This hearing focused on the role of the United States military in responding to disasters. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
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Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 106 pages. S. Hrg. 107-806. The Armed Services Committee convened to consider the national security implications of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty which was agreed to on May 24 2002 and which the President had sent to the Senate for ratification. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Washington: GPO 1935. 16 pp separate issue of 74th Congress 1st Session SD 67; paper wrappers soiled but overall very good; the event occured on January 4 1859. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington: GPO, unknown
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