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“Taking Care of Business – Librarians have become tougher advocates, savvier negotiators, and key contributors to their firm’s growth.” Competitive Advantage: Business Intelligence – finding, analyzing and leveraging it-reshapes the role of law librarians, by Alan Cohen, July/August 2008.
News release: “The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Conference Report on H.R. 4040 the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act under suspension of the rules…This conference report represents the most significant overhaul of U.S. consumer product safety laws since the creation of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, said House Committee on Energy and Commerce …
Commentary: Immunity for Telecom Eavesdropping – Beth Wellington’s commentary tracks the legislative path of retroactive immunity for telecom eavesdropping. Published July 30, 2008.
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to provide new guidance to public companies about how to comply with the securities laws while developing their Web sites to serve as an effective means for disseminating important information to investors.” Speech by SEC Staff: Commission Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites …
“Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced today that the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has marked-up the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. The $487.7 billion bill is $4 billion below the Presidents budget request and $28.4 billion above the Fiscal Year 2008 enacted level.”
Follow up to Committee Investigates Accidental Electrocutions of Soldiers in Iraq, today the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq. The hearing examined electrical problems leading to the injuries and deaths of military personnel and the Department of Defenses management and oversight of contractors. …
Follow up to Senate Passes American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, from the White House July 30, 2008 as the President signed the bill: “The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which authorizes the Department of the Treasury to purchase obligations of housing Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs); reforms the regulatory supervision …
Post-Government Employment Restrictions and Foreign Agent Registration: Additional Action Needed to Enhance Implementation of Requirements, GAO-08-855, July 30, 2008 Examples of Job Hopping by Commercial Drivers After Failing Drug Tests, GAO-08-829R, June 30, 2008 Veterans Affairs: Health Information System Modernization Far from Complete; Improved Project Planning and Oversight Needed, GAO-08-805, June 30, 2008 Food Stamp …
Follow up to July 28, 2008 Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring by Monica Goodling and Other Staff in the Office of the Attorney General, the Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing concerning Politicized Hiring at the Department of Justice, July 30, …
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): “NRDC’s annual survey of water quality and public notification at U.S. beaches finds that pollution caused the number of beach closings and advisories to hit their second-highest level in the 18-year history of the report. The number of 2007 closing and advisory days at ocean, bay, and Great Lakes beaches …
The text of the Conference Report for H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (183 pages, PDF). August 15, 2008 news release: “Bipartisan legislation was signed into law on Thursday that protects children and consumers from toxic toys and other dangerous products by strengthening the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and providing …
Reference from Coast to Coast: Summer Musings – Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen provide a timely and valuable refresher on a range of well-sourced, reliable, topical websites, guides, print and program materials useful for summer associate legal research training.
