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This New York Times article describes the obstacles used by the SEC to obstruct public access to corporate records, even if a third party expert is used to facilitate document retrieval using a FOIA request.
H.R. 3997, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA), May 26, 2006 – Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 24, 2006 H.R. 4127, Financial Data Protection Act of 2006, May 26, 2006 – Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House …
National Association for Business Economics 3rd Annual Professional Development Seminar, How to Find and Use Economic Statistics
“Irrepressible.org will harnass the power of the internet to mobilise people all over the world to take a stand against repression.” [Link] “…Chat rooms monitored. Blogs deleted. Websites blocked. Search engines restricted. People imprisoned for simply posting and sharing information. The Internet is a new frontier in the struggle for human rights. Governments with …
According to News.com, text from a 25 page redacted brief (PDF) filed on behalf of AT&T on whether the NSA surveillance case can be litigated without compromising state secrets, has been recovered to reveal the company’s response to alleged cooperation with the government phone surveillance program. Also from News.com: U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and …
POGO: “The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has obtained a version of the May 2005 Defense Department Inspector General (DoD IG) report on the Boeing Tanker Lease scandal that shows the original report hid the text of Boeing emails and references to Boeing executives from the public. Redactions made by the White House Counsel office …
Press release, May 26, 2006: “Today the National Security Archive announces the publication of the most comprehensive collection ever assembled of the memoranda of conversations (memcons) involving Henry Kissinger, one of the most acclaimed and controversial U.S. diplomats of the second half of the 20th century. Published on-line in the Digital National Security Archive (ProQuest) …
Follow-up to the latest extensive incident of ID theft involving government records and citizen personal data, see this OMB Memoranda M-06-15, Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information, May 22, 2006. Related government documents and news: VA outlines data security upgrades Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affair hearing, VA Data Privacy Breach: Twenty-Six Million People Deserve Answers, May 25, …
American Journalism Review, June/July Preview, Remaking the Front Page: “As they struggle to stem the circulation decline, newspapers are taking new approaches to what they put on page one.” By Donna Shaw. Merrill Lynch Raises Alarm on Health of Newspaper Industry, by Jennifer Saba, Editor and Publisher: “…a new report from Merrill Lynch’s Lauren Rich …
EFF: “A California state appeals court ruled [Apple v. Does, 69 pages, PDF)] in favor of the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) petition on behalf of three online journalists Friday, holding that the online journalists have the same right to protect the confidentiality of their sources as offline reporters do.” Apple Dealt Setback In Suit Against …
NARA: The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) has released its Report to the President for 2005 (32 pages, PDF). The Report profiles data about the Government-wide security classification program, primarily during Fiscal Year 2005. In his transmittal letter to the President included in the Report, ISOO Director J. William Leonard notes: One of the most …
DOJ: “Testimony in the jury trial of former Enron chief executives Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay concluded on Monday, May 8, 2006 after fifty-three days of trial proceedings. Closing arguments were presented to the jury May 15, 2006 through mid-morning of May 17, 2006, at which time the jury retired to begin its …
