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Washingtonpost.com: “The CIA’s inspector general has agreed to tighter controls over its investigative procedures, agency officials revealed yesterday, in what appeared to be an attempt to soften resentments among agency officials over the watchdog’s aggressive probes into the legality and effectiveness of the CIA’s counterterrorism efforts and detention programs.”
Solove, Daniel J., “The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet”. The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet, Daniel J. Solove, Yale University Press, October 2007 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1019177 “Solove explores how the Internet is transforming gossip, the way we shame others, and our ability to protect …
Press release: “Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically reenergize carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power. The carbon monoxide could then be used to make hydrogen or serve as a building block to synthesize a liquid combustible …
“A new analysis by the Campaign Finance Institute of end-of-the-year reports by the six presidential candidates still in the race highlights some of the candidates’ potential financial strengths and weaknesses as the presidential primary season heads toward an unprecedented twenty-two primaries on Tuesday, February 5. A fuller review of the reports, covering all the candidates, …
Press release: “The National Security Archive, along with several leading U.S. historical associations, today is filing a petition in federal court in New York City for the release of grand jury records from the 1951 indictment of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were accused of running an espionage ring that passed American atomic secrets to …
Follow up to January 27, 2007 notice, DHS Posts Annual Report on Congress After Delay, DHS posted the Annual Privacy Report to Congress, July 2006 to July 2007 (PDF, 58 pages).
Joint Economic Committee: “As 2008 begins, many observers believe the U.S. economy will enter a recession. This belief intensified during the latter half of 2007 because of rising oil prices, a weakening housing market, and sluggish job numbers, despite strong quarterly GDP growth. Unfortunately, it is difficult to know with certainty if a recession will …
Pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request by Michael Ravnitzky, the SEC posted the agency’s Freedom of Information Act Program Action Plan, as submitted to OPM and DOJ on June 14, 2006, revised October 14, 2006.
Press release, February 1, 2008: “Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 representing a total equity value of approximately $44.6 billion. Microsofts proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to …
Ensuring a Sustainable Future: An Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities – “Reducing climate impacts, saving money, and saving water these are the goals of projects and programs that exploit the nexus between energy use and water use. Identifying approaches to integrate energy efficient practices into the daily management and long-term planning …
Press release: “The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on a new mandatory standard to address residential upholstered furniture fires. The goal of the proposed standard is to prevent ignition or slow the spread and intensity of upholstered furniture fires. These fires cost the …
Follow up to January 31, 2008, New GAO Reports: Elderly Voters, a closer look at the Statement of Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, and William O. Jenkins, Director, Homeland Security and Justice: “…The proportion of older people in the United States who may face challenges exercising the right to vote is …
