Census Bureau Releases Report on Poverty in U.S.
From the U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, the newly released report, Areas with Concentrated Poverty: 1999 – Census 2000 Special Reports (11 pages, PDF)
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EEOC Legal Brief Bank Index Posted on Website
As posted by by Michael Ravnitzky on The MemoryHole, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Brief Bank Index – Never-before-published guide to aspects of employment discrimination law. “The brief bank index, developed with public tax dollars, provides an overview of the complex issues arising when employees and companies become involved in possible discriminatory behavior, and the damages …
Cost Benefit Analysis of Consumer ID Theft Notification
Press release from the Progress & Freedom Foundation: “Notification Doesn’t Benefit Consumers: State and Federal lawmakers should proceed with caution when considering notification legislation addressing the perceived growth of data security breaches, according to a new paper released by The Progress & Freedom Foundation. An Economic Analysis of Notification Requirements for Data Security Breaches (19 …
State Dept. Memo Identifies Info on Plame as Secret
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d) Plame’s Identity Marked As Secret – Memo Central to Probe Of Leak Was Written By State Dept. Analyst: “A classified State Department memorandum central to a federal leak investigation contained information about CIA officer Valerie Plame in a paragraph marked “(S)” for secret, a clear indication that any Bush …
Intelligence Sharing Essential for Preventing Terrorist Attacks
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment: A Progress Report on Information Sharing for Homeland Security “Christopher Cox (R-CA) opened this morning’s Subcommittee hearing on information sharing for homeland security, what he called an indispensable part of this Committees oversight responsibilities. “We want to be reassured that DHS, in particular, has engaged its …
Hearing Today on Health Information Technology
Senate Budget Committee: Health Information Technology: The Federal Role and Budget Implications Testimony of Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt (12 pages, PDF)
New on LLRX.com
All the articles listed are available in Part 1 of the July 2005 issue of LLRX.com: Delivering Actionable Information To Front-Line Lawyers – John Alber details the effective implementation of business intelligence (BI) systems within law firms. The Government Domain: Bloggin’ USA – Peggy Garvin looks at three free web services that leverage blogs and …
Washington Post Blog on Bush’s Choice of John G. Roberts Jr., as Supreme Court Nominee
See the Campaign for the Supreme Court postings, which include key early responses to the nomination, as well as links to some of his opinions.
Advocacy Group Seeks Safeguards on Government Use of Personal Data
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) outlines a framework for DHS to secure the use of personally identifiable information purchased from commercial services. CDT Recommended Policies for Use of Private Sector Data, July 18, 2005. (6 pages, PDF)
Dissenting Views on Patriot Act Reauthorization
House Judiciary Committee, Democratic Dissenting Views – H.R. 3199, the “USA PATROIT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005” (70 pages, PDF) See also related Patriot Act postings
Letter to CRS on the Impeachability of White House Staff
July 14, 2005 Text of Letter from Reps. Frank and Conyers to CRS’s American Law Division Requesting Opinion on the Impeachability of White House Staff.
Pharming, Phishing, Online Fraud, ID Theft, Worms, and PCs Thrown Out With the Trash
From WSJ free content, Information Security – Where the Dangers Are: The threats to information security that keep the experts up at night — and what businesses and consumers can do to protect themselves. See also Corrupted PC’s Find New Home in the Dumpster
