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Follow up to previous posting on Presidential Records Act Violations, FOIA within the EOP: “The Office of Administration [OA], 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. OA is a distinct entity from the other components of the …
Press release: “The Center on Government Secrecy (CGS) was created in August 2007 as a non-partisan academic center devoted to the study of government openness and secrecy. Established under the auspices of the Program on Law and Government in the Washington College of Law (WCL), at American University in Washington, D.C., it stands as the …
“The Federation of American Scientists posts its unique 60 year archive of public interest reports on science in the public interest, nuclear weapons and energy policy, biological and chemical warfare, government secrecy, military policy…Reports online range from 1946 to 2005. A year-by-year pull down menu is available here.” [Michael Ravnitzky, Steven Aftergood]
“Between 1971 and 1973, President Richard Nixon secretly recorded 3,700 hours of his phone calls and meetings. These recordings were made in the Oval Office (commonly designated by the abbreviation “OVAL”), his hideaway office in the Executive Office Building (“EOB”), the Cabinet Room (“CAB”), Camp David (“CDHW”), and on various White House telephones (“WHT”). Currently, …
Press release: “In a report released [August 29, 2007]…the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) provides the only comprehensive look at the four-year litigation campaign waged by the RIAA against music fans. The report traces the RIAA campaign from its beginnings in 2003 against a handful of students at Princeton, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Michigan Tech to the …
“The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation has been conducted about every five years since 1955. It provides information on the number of participants in fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching (observing, photographing, and feeding wildlife), and the amount of time and money spent on these activities. The Survey is one of the Nation’s …
Press release, 31 August 2007, Vienna: “A round of climate change talks under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in Austria today with agreement on key elements for an effective international response to climate change.” “A new United Nations Internet site, Gateway to the UN Systems Work on …
Follow up to previous postings re the ongoing Congressional investigation into missing White House emails, news from Bloomberg that “an [unidentified] outside contractor…conducted daily audits of the [White House] e-mail system…” and yet “5 million e-mails from March 2003 to October 2005 are missing…”
Advance Earned Income Tax Credit: Low Use and Small Dollars Paid Impede IRS’s Efforts to Reduce High Noncompliance, GAO-07-1110, August 10, 2007 Defense Infrastructure: Management Actions Needed to Ensure Effectiveness of DOD’s Risk Management Approach for the Defense Industrial Base, GAO-07-1077, August 31, 2007
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population: 2006 (PDF – 6 pages):”This report provides estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States as of January 2006 for periods of entry and leading countries of birth and states of residence.” Refugees and Asylees: 2006 (PDF, 6 pages): “This report presents information on the number …
“In recognition of National Preparedness Month 2007 (September), as well as the on-going military conflict in Iraq, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, offers concerned citizens, service providers, allied professionals, and military families, information on the following topics: Citizen Preparedness Volunteer Opportunities Support …
“Among a growing number of Americans seeking general health information and information about cancer, the Internet remains a frequent first source, even though the public’s trust in online material about health has declined, reports a government study. At the same time, consumers voiced greater confidence in information received from healthcare professionals. The report, Cancer Communication: …
