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Press release: “The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) today released The Year in Trade 2005 (197 pages, PDF), its annual overview of the previous year’s trade-related activities. The publication provides a practical review of U.S. international trade laws, a survey of actions under U.S. trade laws, a summary of the operation of the World Trade …
A-08-06-16082, Prisoners’ Access to Social Security Numbers, August 23, 2006. “Based on our interviews with State Department of Corrections and correctional industry work programs personnel and reviews of prison policies and practices, we are concerned about prisoners access to SSNs. Despite the increasing threat of identity theft, we identified prisons in 13 States that allowed …
Privacy: Domestic and Offshore Outsourcing of Personal Information in Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE, Full text GAO-06-676, and Highlights, September 5, 2006. “Federal contractors and state Medicaid agencies widely reported domestic outsourcing of services involving the use of personal health information but little direct offshore outsourcing. Among those that completed GAO’s survey, more than 90 percent …
“In connection with a hearing scheduled for September 6, 2006 by the Senate Committee on Finance, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Relating To Executive Compensation (JCX-39-06), September 5, 2005 (47 pages, PDF).”
September 5, 2006 Fact Sheet: The President’s National Strategy for Combating Terrorism National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, September 2006 (29 pages, PDF) Contents: Overview of America’s National Strategy for Combating Terrorism Today’s Realities in the War on Terror Today’s Terrorist Enemy Strategic Vision for the War on Terror Strategy for Winning the War on Terror …
Google News Archive Search: “News archive search provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. Users can search for events, people or ideas and see how they have been described over time. In addition to searching for the most relevant articles for their query, users can get a historical overview of the results …
SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics – Collecting Evidence from a Running Computer: A Technical and Legal Primer for the Justice Community, August 2006.
Press release: “Beginning this year, UVA Law will offer a unique opportunity for third-year students hoping to eventually argue cases before the United States Supreme Court. The Law School has launched the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, which will train students in becoming effective writers and oral advocates at the highest appellate level.”
From the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs: The Top September 11 Conspiracy Theories “Numerous unfounded conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks continue to circulate, especially on the Internet.” [August 28, 2006] This site reviews and rebuts eight such theories. Related government documents, literature and postings: National Institute of Standards and …
“The government’s prosecution of international terrorist suspects has sharply declined in the last few years, according to a new special report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The report, based on very extensive Justice Department data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, is a unique examination of the government’s criminal enforcement effort against …
OpenTheGovernment.org: “Report Finds Federal Government Still More Secretive in 2005: Government secrecy saw further expansion in 2005 despite growing public concern, according to the Secrecy Report Card 2006.” Secrecy Report Card 2006 – Indicators of Secrecy in the Federal Government Recent related postings: Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for 2005 U.S. Government …
Press release: Carnegie Mellon CyLab researchers create new system to address phishing fraud [ZDNet] Phoolproof Phishing Prevention – Bryan Parno, Cynthia Kuo, Adrian Perrig: “Phishing attacks exploit a users inability to distinguish legitimate websites from spoofed websites. Unfortunately, humans are ill-suited for performing the security checks necessary for secure site identification. Phoolproof Phishing Prevention uses …
