Date Set for DOJ v. Google Hearing
Declan McCullagh reported that Judge James Ware, US District Court, Northern District of California, has calendered Gonzales v. Google, Inc. for February 27, 2006.
Author archives
Judiciary Cmte. Democrats Request Docs. on Domestic Surveillance Prior to Hearing
Press release: “The Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday sent a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales seeking information relating to the Bush Administration’s domestic spying program in preparation for the panels Feb. 6 hearing on the program’s legality. The senators are seeking documents and correspondence from the days immediately following the Sept. …
Analysis of Abramoff Money Trail Traces Majority of Contributions to One Party
Daily Prospect: “A new and extensive analysis of campaign donations from all of Jack Abramoffs tribal clients, done by a nonpartisan research firm, shows that a great majority of contributions made by those clients went to Republicans. The analysis undercuts the claim that Abramoff directed sums to Democrats at anywhere near the same rate.” [via …
Blogging Slowly Makes Headway on the Hill
Congress catching on to the value of blogs
Senators Call for Testimony on Domestic Spying From Past and Current Officials
Additional information related to Judiciary Chair Sends Questions to AG On Domestic Spying: Press release: “U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Russ Feingold sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter urging him to call on more current and former high level Bush Administration officials including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, Deputy Attorneys General …
CBO Projects $337B Deficit in 2006
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016 , January 2006 (196 pages, PDF) Related documents: Historical Budget Data, 1962-2005 (14 pages, PDF) Glossary of Budgetary and Economic Terms (15 pages, PDF) Summary of today’s CBO report prepared by the House Budget Committee Democratic staff (12 pages, PDF).
ChoicePoint Settles With FTC Over Data Security Breach
FTC press release: “Consumer data broker ChoicePoint, Inc., which last year acknowledged that the personal financial records of more than 163,000 consumers in its database had been compromised, will pay $10 million in civil penalties and $5 million in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its security and record-handling procedures violated consumers’ …
White Paper Focuses on Balancing Security Issues With Global Competitiveness
American Association of Universities: National Defense Education and Innovation Initiative (30 pages, PDF), Meeting America’s Economic and Security Issues in the 21st Century, January 2006. Related bibliography: Competitiveness, Innovation, S&E Workforce, and STEM Education – Major Reports, Books and Activities Related legislation: 4 Senators Introduce Bipartisan PACE Act To Boost U.S. Competitiveness in Science and …
CRS Report Reviews Proposed Changes to Congressional Gift and Travel Rules
CRS Report, Congressional Gifts and Travel: Legislative Proposals for the 109th Congress, January 17, 2006 (10 pages, PDF): “It has been a decade since the House and Senate examined their rules on the acceptance of gifts and travel expenses. Press accounts of alleged excesses in privately funded congressional travel and gifts, particularly from lobbyists, have …
Fear of Cybercrime Greater Than That of Physical Crime
IBM press release: “More Americans anticipate falling victim to a cyber attack rather than a physical crime, reports a recent IBM survey of U.S. adults. And, despite the convenience and flexibility that online transactions offer, 37 percent of Americans will not provide credit card information online…Based on the survey, 70 percent of online shoppers will …
FDIC IG Audit Report on Strengthening Privacy Program
FDIC Safeguards Over Personal Employee Information, January 2006, Report No. 06-005 (60 pages, PDF): “The FDIC has a corporate wide program for protecting personal employee information, has appointed a Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) with responsibility for privacy and data protection policy, and is making efforts to enhance its privacy program in response to legislative requirements …
President Declares Domestic Spying Program “Legal”
Press Conference of the President, January 26, 2006: “…Secondly, I said, before we do anything, I want to make sure it’s legal. And so we had our lawyers look at it — and as part of the debate, discussion with the American people as to the legality of the program. There’s no doubt in my …
