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Press release: “Americans are very satisfied with their neighborhoods, according to 2005 American Housing Survey microdata released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The survey also reveals that the median value of a new home (built in the last four years) was $236,864; monthly housing costs were …
ACLU press release today: “The documents, which include the report of Vice Admiral Albert T. Church, who was tapped to conduct a comprehensive review of Defense Department interrogation operations, reveal new details in how several systemic failures in the chain of command manifested themselves.” The full Church Report, along with other documents released to the …
Risky Business? How Multinationals’ Outsourcing Involving Customer Data Can Lead to Identity Theft and Other Fraud, by Anita Ramasastry.
In a follow-up to this July 25, 2004 posting – Depository Libraries Directed to destroy DOJ Pamphlets – this update, via Mike Ravnitzky, from the Forfeiture Endangers American Rights Foundation (FEAR): “In response to our FOIA requests, this week the DOJ released three manuals to us voluntarily — the 2006 versions of: Selected Asset Forfeiture …
IN RE: SEARCH OF RAYBURN HOUSE BUILDING ROOM NO. 2113, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515, July 10, 2006: “A federal judge rules that the FBI’s search of Louisiana Democratic Congressman William Jefferson’s House office pursuant to a court-ordered search warrant was constitutional, and denies a motion seeking to enjoin FBI agents and the U.S. Department of Justice …
WSJ free feature: Homing In on Lower Airfares – Web Sites Offer New Features To Help Users Time Purchases To Get a Better Travel Deal
Medicare Part D: Prescription Drug Plan Sponsor Call Center Responses Were Prompt, but Not Always Accurate, Full text GAO-06-710, and Highlights, June 30, 2006. [released July 10, 2006] “…customer service representatives (CSR)at 10 of the largest PDP sponsor call centers did not consistently provide accurate and complete responses to GAO’s five questions, which GAO developed …
What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects), by Tom Stafford, Matt Webb, July 7, 2006.
According to the Institute of Food Technologists, the Codex Alimentarius Commission has set the following new standards: “…cadmium levels should not exceed two milligrams per kilo of marine bivalve molluscs, excluding oysters and scallops, and the same amount in cephalopods such as squids and octopus. The maximum level of lead in fish was set at …
Press release, July 5, 2006: Taking action to protect Illinoisans private information from identity thieves, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today signed Senate Bill 2554 outlawing the practice of “pretexting” in Illinois. Pretexting is pretending to be an account holder, or to have authorization to access an account, to obtain cell phone records, long distance call …
Declan McCullagh reported: “The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for eavesdropping.” Related postings on CALEA , and this FCC final rule published in the July 5, 2006 Federal Register: “This document addresses …
Press release, July 7, 2006: “The Department of State has released the second Presidential report to the United States Congress on “U.S. Policy on Iraq” as mandated by the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 1227 (c). The “1227 Report” covers current military, diplomatic, political, and economic measures that have been undertaken to successfully …
