China and North Korea

China must persuade North Korea to end their nuclear weapons program. Japan, China, Russia, and South Korea must revive the stalled dialogue. China has the ability to revive the stalled dialogue and maybe end North Korea nuclear weapons program. China shares North Korea longest border and is the major trading partner and major income source for North Korea. Even so, China does not want to impose sanctions or economic pressure on North Korea. China does not believe sanctions or economic pressure would be effective, instead China prefers to end the North Korea nuclear weapons program through dialogue. Dialogue seems to be fading as an option for North Korea.

United States Army, Honeywell Defense and Space Electronic Systems, and Micro Air Vehicle

Honeywell Defense and Space Electronic Systems will begin delivery of prototypes of the micro air vehicle to the United States Army for initial experimentation. The micro air vehicle flies like a helicopter using a propeller that draws in air through a duct to provide lift. The propeller is enclosed in the duct and is driven by a gasoline engine. A heavy fuel engine of the micro air vehicle will be available in 2006. The micro air vehicle may become part of the United States Army Future Combat Systems as the Class I Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System. The micro air vehicle is employable in a variety of warfighting environments such as complex topologies, heavily forested areas, confined spaces, and high concentrations of civilians.

European Union and Counterfeiting and Piracy Policy

European Union policy on counterfeiting and piracy.

United States Department of Education, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and Federal Student Tracker System

The United States Department of Education is seeking approval to create a federal student tracker system that would record the college activities of students and replace the current Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System to provide federal officials accurate measures of institutional accountability and program effectiveness for policy decisions.

The federal student tracker system would require a centralized federal database and secure off-line storage. Once approved, the federal student tracker system would be tested during the 2006 to 2007 academic year and full implementation of the federal student tracker system is planned during the 2007 to 2008 academic year. The federal database is being designed to replace the current Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The federal student tracker system would provide student names, social security numbers, number of courses taken , credits earned, degrees completed, and actual education costs.

Privacy concerns have been raised. Class E felony if confidentiality rules are violated.

District of Columbia Schools, Chief Facilities Director, and Kifah Wael Jayyousi

Kifah Wael Jayyousi, Chief Facilities Director for District of Columbia Schools was arrested on Sunday, April 3, 2005. As Chief Facilities Director for Dictrict of Columbia Schools and the years before, advocated for a violent jihad in Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, and Somalia.

The criminal complaint against Kifah Wael Jayyousi cites investigations that began in 1993. The criminal complaint states that Kifah Wael Jayyousi with two co-conspirators: Adham Amin Hassoun; in United States custody since 2002, and Kassem Daher; living in Lebanon, set up nonprofit charities through which they raised money and recruited fighters for jihadi groups affiliated with al-Qaeda. The charities include The Global Relief Foundation, American Islamic Group, and American Worldwide Relief. Criminal complaint describes Kifah Wael Jayyousi as a supporter and follower of Abdel Rahman and investigators intercepted phone conversations between the two men.

Omar Abdel Rahman was arrested and charged with plotting to blow up several New York landmarks. Abdel Rahman is now serving a life sentence as spiritual leader of Egypt's largest Islamic militant group, al-Gama'a al-Islamiya.