Day archives: October 16th, 2007

New Bill To Add And Toughen Penalties For ID Theft And Fraud

Press release, October 16, 2007: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) today introduced the bipartisan Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 to give federal prosecutors important new tools to combat the growing problem of identity theft and cyber crime. The Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, ID Theft, Legislation, Privacy

National Select Agent Registry

“The National Select Agent Registry Program oversees the activities of possession of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. On this website you will be able to download application packages, submit forms electronically, view current regulations regarding …

Subjects: E-Government

POGO urges DOT Investigation into Traffic Information Contract

Letter from Scott H. Amey, Project On Government Oversight General Counsel to Mary Peters, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, October 15, 2007: “Competition in contracting is essential to getting fair and reasonable costs and prices for goods and services. The Department of Transportation’s “Transportation Technology Innovation and Demonstration” (TTID) program, to provide real-time traffic information …

Subjects: E-Government