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House Intelligence Committee Hearing – National Security Letters

National Security Letters Hearing, March 28, 2007. Panel 1: Witnesses – The Honorable Glen A. Fine, Inspector General, Department of Justice – Mr. John Pistole, Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation – The Honorable Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, Department of Justice Panel 2: Witnesses – Prof. Viet Dinh, Georgetown University …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

White Paper Addresses Legal Education and the Promise of Technology

New Skills, New Learning: Legal Education and the Promise of New Technology, by Gene Koo, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, March 26, 2007. “A large majority of lawyers perceive critical gaps between what they are taught in law schools and the skills they need in the workplace, and appropriate technologies …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Sustaining America's Fisheries and Fishing Communities: An Evaluation of Incentive-Based Management

Press release: “Environmental Defense today released the results of a landmark study that provides a clear roadmap for rebuilding fishing stocks and restoring fishing communities. Entitled “Sustaining America’s Fisheries and Fishing Communities,” this research details how Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs), or “catch shares,” save fishing stocks and help restore fishing communities by offering clear …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, March 28, 2007 Statement of Robert S. Mueller, III Director Federal Bureau of Investigation: “Last week, the Committee heard testimony from Glenn Fine, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice regarding a recent report issued by his office on the FBI’s use of …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Libraries, Patriot Act, Privacy

Government Accountability Project Report – Redacting the Science of Climate Change

“Redacting the Science of Climate Change [details] the findings of a year-long investigation into political interference at federal climate science agencies. The report demonstrates how policies and practices have increasingly restricted the flow of scientific information emerging from publicly-funded climate change research. This has negatively affected the media’s ability to report objectively on scientific issues, …

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

Opening up of the Bad Arolsen Holocaust Archives in Germany

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Opening up of the Bad Arolsen Holocaust Archives in Germany, March 28, 2007. United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) Chairman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Florida), March 14, 2007 press release: “The Holocaust archives located in Bad Arolsen remain the largest closed …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

DHS Provides First Responders $34.6 Million in Equipment and Training Programs

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the award of $34.6 million in equipment and training to first responders across the nation as a part of the fiscal year 2006 Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP). DHS awarded more than 2,000 direct assistance grants to ensure that law enforcement and emergency …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents