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Mis-Information at the Heart of the University: Why Administrators Should Take Libraries More Seriously, by Stuart Basefsky Carpe Diem: Establish an Institutional Repository for Your Organization, by Carol A. Watson What’s New in Cordless Mice? by Jeffrey J. Beard FOIA Facts: FOIA – The Year in Review, by Scott A. Hodes E-Discovery Update: A Contrarian …
Fact Sheet: National Defense Authorization Act Section 1083: A Danger to Iraq’s Progress: “President Bush intends to veto the National Defense Authorization Act for FY08 (NDAA) because particular provisions included in the bill risk imposing financially devastating hardship on Iraq that will unacceptably interfere with the political and economic progress everyone agrees is critically important …
US-China Business Council: 110th Congress, First Session, Legislation Related to China, as of December 20, 2007 (14 pages, PDF).
Rand Corporation – Developing Robust Border Security Technologies to Protect Against Diverse and Adaptive Threats: Addendum – December 24, 2007 – Brian Jackson. Document submitted on December 17, 2007 as an addendum to testimony before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation on November 15, 2007.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: A Brief Overview of Selected Issues, Updated December 14, 2007: “The current legislative and oversight activity with respect to electronic surveillance under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) has drawn national attention to several overarching issues. This report briefly outlines three such issues and touches upon some of the perspectives reflected …
H.R. 6 – “An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of …
Side-by-Side Comparison of Climate Change Provisions in Omnibus Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress, updated December 14, 2007.
White House: “S. 888, the Genocide Accountability Act of 2007, which expands criminal liability for participation in acts of genocide committed outside of the United States to persons not covered by current criminal law…” Genocide Accountability Act of 2007, Signed by President December 21, 2007 – Public Law No: 110-151: “Amends the federal criminal code …
“U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the JEC, today released the Committees annual report. The President says his policies are working to make the economy strong and that all Americans are benefiting, but the facts show an economic record that has …
DOD Report to Congress: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, Submitted as Required by the FY 2007 Defense Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-289), December 2007 (61 pages, PDF)
Press release: “…in a statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the American Library Association (ALA) addressed the critical yet unacknowledged role public libraries play in delivering E-government services to the American people. Increasingly, government agencies refer individuals to their local public libraries for assistance and access to the Internet …
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security that identity theft remains one of the highest priorities for the Commission, and that the agency is playing a lead role in preventing identity theft and helping those who are victimized.” Prepared Statement of the Federal …
