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Election Assistance Commission FOIA Reading Room

“The FOIA Reading Room contains frequently requested documents as well as EAC statements, correspondence, and administrative policies.” Provisional Voting Research Project: “In October 2006, the EAC adopted a set of best practices regarding provisional voting. The best practices document was based on research provided by the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, The State University of …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

New on LLRX.com for November 2007

Criminal Resources: False Confessions, by Ken Strutin Australian Trade Marks Law: The Madrid System, by Nicholas Weston Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets, by Barbara Fullerton, Sabrina I. Pacifici and Aaron Schmidt Locating Lawyers (including Corporate Counsel): A Brief Overview of Attorney Directories and a 50 State Survey of Online State Bar Directories, by Scott Russell Deep Web …

Subjects: Congress, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation, Marketing, Patent and Trademark

Travelers Reminded Of New Document Requirements Beginning January 31, 2008

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) remind the traveling public that as of Jan. 31, 2008, all adult travelers will be required to present proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, and proof of identity, such as a driver’s license, when entering the United …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FDA Science and Mission at Risk. Report of the Subcommittee on Science and Technology

Press release: “The nation’s food supply is at risk, as are the regulatory systems that oversee the nation’s drug and device supplies, according to a subcommittee of the FDA’s Science Board in a report…presented today. The subcommittee attributes the deficiencies to soaring demands on the FDA; and resources that have not increased in proportion to …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

House Oversight Chairman: White House Blocking Fitzgerald Cooperation in Plame Probe

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: “White House objections are preventing Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald from providing the Oversight Committee with records from interviews of White House officials taken during his investigation into the leak of covert CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson’s identity.” Documents and Links Letter to Attorney General Mukasey July 16, 2007: Letter …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

New GAO Reports: Operation Iraqi Freedom, TSA and Release of Personal Data

Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Assessment of Iraqi Security Forces’ Units as Independent Not Clear Because ISF Support Capabilities Are Not Fully Developed, GAO-08-143R, November 30, 2007 Transportation Security Administration’s Processes for Designating and Releasing Sensitive Security Information, GAO-08-232R, November 30, 2007

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents