Category «Congress»

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Report Card for the First Quarter

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Report Card for the First Quarter, April 19, 2007. Press release: “Today, Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Bob Filner (D-CA) announced an ambitious agenda focused on providing funds for the warrior, reaching out to American’s veterans and providing Congressional oversight with results. In the first 100 days of the …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Legislation

Meeting to Consider a Resolution Authorizing House Judiciary Chairman to Subpoena Monica Goodling

Follow-up to previous posting, White House Liaison Monica Goodling Again Refuses to Testify Before Congress on U.S. Attorney Firings, House Judiciary Committee, April 18, 2007 – Meeting to Consider a Resolution Authorizing the Chairman to Subpoena Monica Goodling and Approval of Vacant Subcommittee Assignments “Meeting to consider: A resolution authorizing the Chairman to issue a …

Subjects: Congress, Legal Research

Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Reform Standards

Appropriations Committee Announces Earmark Reform Standards, April 17, 2007 Press release, Taxpayers for Common Sense: “The new standards require that both the committee bill and report clearly identify earmarks and include the amount, the recipient (or location) and the purpose and that the bill and report be published on the internet. S. 1 required this …

Subjects: Congress, Legal Research, Legislation

Fact Sheet: Proposed FISA Modernization Legislation

Office of the Director of National Intelligence, April 13, 2007, Fact Sheet: Proposed FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act)Modernization Legislation “Key Provisions of this Bill Are: Updating the definition of electronic surveillance to account for the sweeping changes in telecommunications technology that have taken place. The proposed legislation is technology neutral. In contrast to the 1978 …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Group Issues Report on Missing White House Emails and Violations of the Presidential Records Act

Follow-up to postings on the escalating interest in the U.S. Attorney firings, this press release: “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a report [April 12, 2007], WITHOUT A TRACE: The Missing White House Emails and the Violations of the Presidential Records Act, detailing the legal issues behind the story of the White …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Seventh Report Card on Computer Security at Federal Departments and Agencies

Press release: “Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), ranking member of the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee, gave the federal government an overall grade of C-minus when it comes to safekeeping information on government computer systems.” Seventh Report Card on Computer Security at Federal Departments and Agencies – Overall Grade: C-, April 12, 2007

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Senate Hearing on Use of NSLs Includes Testimony From Former Library Connection "John Doe"

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, hearing – Responding to The Inspector General’s Findings of Improper Use of National Security Letters by the FBI, April 11, 2007. Via American Library Association Washington Office Newsline: “George Christian, Executive Director of the Library Connection and former plaintiff in John Doe v. Gonzales, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Patriot Act, Privacy

House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas AG Gonzales

Via FindLaw: “The House Committee on the Judiciary subpoenas U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to produce documents and electronic information relating to the recent termination of eight U.S. attorneys. John Conyers, Chairman of the committee, accuses the Department of Justice of “withholding significant information” from the Congressional investigation into the firings.” AG Subpoena Documents, April …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research