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Press release: “According to seven current and former officials, State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard has repeatedly interfered with on-going investigations to protect the State Department and the White House from political embarrassment. Chairman Waxman wrote a letter [14 pages, PDF] to Mr. Krongard describing the allegations and asking for his cooperation in the Committees …
Congress and the Internet: Highlights, August 29, 2007 (24 pages, PDF), by Walter J. Oleszek. “Today, every lawmaker is an “electronic legislator” to one degree or another because the major functions of Congress – representation, lawmaking, and oversight – are all affected by technology…” [via OpentheGovernment.org]
House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans Privacy Rights (Part II). Statements of Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence and Kenneth Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, United States Department of Justice. LLRX.com: The Protect America Act and Legislation …
RL34163 – The Death Penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress, September 07, 2007 (36 pages, PDF) RL34169 – The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues, September 07, 2007 (25 pages, PDF) RL34165 – The Transition to Digital Television: Is America Ready? September 07, 2007 (13 pages, PDF) RL34171 – …
The Internet Tax Freedom Act and the “Digital Divide” by Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “Proponents of the “Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act” argue that banning state and local taxes on Internet access is key to encouraging more households to subscribe and incentivizing companies to make broadband more widely available. Considerable real-world …
“Fair Use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws are responsible for more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue for the United States, according to the findings of an unprecedented economic study released today. According to the study commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and conducted in accordance with a World Intellectual Property Organization …
Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing – Transcript, September 10, 2007 (59 pages) Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee – Statement for the Record by the DNI & Director of the NCTC, September 10, 2007
“U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker are briefing Congress this week on their assessment of the security situation in Iraq.” Report (9 pages, PDF) | Slides (14 pages, PDF) Press release: “Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, …
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11, September 10, 2007. Witnesses Testimony Michael Chertoff [View PDF], Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security J. Michael McConnell [View PDF], Director of National Intelligence: “If we lose FISA, we will lose, in my …
House Committee on Homeland Security, Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications Office [Links to Witness Statements] Thursday, September 06, 2007 Press release, September 6, 2007: “Committee on Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Chair …
Follow up to September 6, 2007 posting, Backgrounder on H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, Bloomberg News report, House Passes Bill to Curb Suits by Patent Owners: “The House approved the most sweeping changes to United States patent law in more than half a century on Friday…The measure passed by the House would …
Reports Health Care 20 Years From Now: Taking Steps Today to Meet Tomorrow’s Challenges. (Highlights of a forum convened by the comptroller general of the United States.) GAO-07-1155SP, September 2007, 2007 Maritime Transportation: Major Oil Spills Occur Infrequently, but Risks to the Federal Oil Spill Fund Remain. GAO-07-1085, September 7, 2007 Water Resources: Four Federal …
