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As posted by Marci Hoffman today, “The German Federal Ministry of Justice has commissioned a translation of the Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (or BGB), the civil code of Germany. The translation can be downloaded free of charge here.” Note: as brought to my attention by a reader (thanks Dan), as of mid-October 2006, the site now has …
Press release, Air Line Pilots Association: The U.S. and Canada have made significant advancements in securing their air transportation systems since the 9/11 attacks, but serious gaps remain, according to an analysis issued today by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, (ALPA). The worlds largest pilots union report, titled Aviation Security, Five Years After the …
Diminished Public Appetite for Military Force and Mideast Oil Five Years Later, Released September 6, 2006: “Five years later, Americans’ views of the impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have changed little, but opinions about how best to protect against future attacks have shifted substantially. In particular, far more Americans say reducing America’s overseas …
House Republicans Shortchange America’s Workers – A State-by-State Report, September 7, 2006 (60 pages, PDF).
Follow-up on yesterday’s posting, Administration’s Proposed Legislation to Create Military Commissions, the House Armed Services Committee Release, Hearing on Military Standards and Commissions Utilized in Trying Detainees, September 7, 2006 Chairman Hunter Opening Statement (pdf) Witness statements: Mr. Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice (pdf); Major General Scott C. Black, USA, The …
Information Technology: Improvements Needed to More Accurately Identify and Better Oversee Risky Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars, Full-text GAO-06-1099T, and Highlights, September 7, 2006. “As a result of the Management Watch List and high risk projects processes, about 300 projects totaling about $12 billion in estimated IT expenditures for fiscal year 2007 have been identified …
2006-P-00032 EPA Grants Supported Restoring the Chesapeake Bay, [Report PDF – 17 pages] [At a Glance PDF], September 6, 2006.
Follow-up to yesterday’s posting, Administration’s Proposed Legislation to Create Military Commissions, this Update on Detainee Issues and Military Commissions Legislation, John Bellinger III, State Department Legal Advisor, Foreign Press Center Briefing, Washington, DC, September 7, 2006.
9/11 Five Years Later: Successes and Challenges, September 2006 (23 pages, PDF) From the BBC, these related documents and resources: How 9/11 changed America: In statistics – “Five years after the 11 September attacks, how has America changed? Click through these graphs to explore long-term trends in selected aspects of life. We include the five …
National Archives Issues Progress Report on Declassification Initiatives: “The new NDI program will reduce redundancies in declassification review, will promote accurate and consistent declassification decisions, will improve equity recognition across the declassification community, develop centralized priorities and management controls around the priorities, and make the declassification process more transparent to the public.” Related postings on …
Press release: “Today Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), joined by representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union and The Cato Institute, released its report, Border Security: PASS Card Fails on Cost, Privacy.” See also State Department Begins Issuing E-Passports
Post-9/11 antiterror technology: A report card news analysis – As Sept. 11 nears, News.com examines five useful ways of improving security–and five that should raise eyebrows, by Declan McCullagh Post-9/11 privacy and secrecy: A report card, by Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache
