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Tim Stanley: US Federal District Court Opinions with Full Text Search: “We have put online the Federal District Court case opinions and orders that are available using the opinion report in the Federal Courts’ ECF. These are updated daily. We have categorized the opinions by state, court, type of lawsuit and judge and combinations of …
Court Permits CIA to Withhold Historic President’s Daily Briefs, But Denies Categorical Exemption for PDBs: “The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week held that the disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of two Presidential Daily Briefs written for President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s could reveal protected intelligence sources and methods. The …
“The Inspector General testified on September 5, 2007, before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The Inspector General’s statement highlighted bridge safety and funding as Federal Highway Administration’s Oversight of Structurally Deficient Bridges. Date: September 5, 2007. Project ID: CC-2007-095. Summary: “The Inspector General testified on September 5, 2007, before the House Committee on …
Follow up to previous postings on missing White House e-mails and violations of the Presidential Records Act, this press release: “The National Security Archive today sued the White House seeking the recovery and preservation of more than 5 million White House e-mail messages that were apparently deleted from White House computers between March 2003 and …
Press release: “The Commission has approved the issuance of a Federal Register notice announcing the start of its decennial review of the FTCs Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule, 16 CFR Part 435 (Mail Order Rule). As detailed in the notice, the Commission is seeking comment on whether to retain the Rule. To guide discussion …
Exchanging Contract Information with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, OIG-07-65 (PDF, 4 pages).
Follow up to September 3, 2007 posting White House Website States Executive Office of President Not Subject to FOIA, White House FOIA Handbook: “The Office of Administration, whose sole function is to advise and assist the President, and which has no substantial independent authority, is not subject to FOIA and related authorities. This handbook is …
Defense Business Transformation: Achieving Success Requires a Chief Management Officer to Provide Focus and Sustained Leadership, GAO-07-1072, September 5, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) National Flood Insurance Program: FEMA’s Management and Oversight of Payments for Insurance Company Services Should Be Improved, GAO-07-1078, September 5, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) No Child Left Behind …
“The Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq has released its report assessing the readiness of the Iraqi military and police forces. Chaired by General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.), the congressionally mandated commission comprised of 20 former senior military officers, defense officials, and law enforcement officers spent three weeks with its …
