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Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Oversight Hearing on the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, Changing Tides: Exploring the Current State of Civil Rights Enforcement within the Department of Justice By Direction of the Chairman. Documents and Links: Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights – The Erosion of Rights: Declining …
House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Reforming Section 115 of the Copyright Act for the Digital Age, March 22, 2007. Statement of Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights U.S. Register of Copyrights, Washington, DC
“Following renewed allegations of political interference in the Justice Department’s case against the tobacco industry, Rep. Waxman requests documents and communications between the Department and the White House relating to the litigation. Documents and Links: Letter to Attorney General Gonzales Justice Department Emails
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security that the government and the private sector must continue to work together to reduce the opportunities for thieves to obtain consumers personal information and make it more difficult for thieves to misuse that information if they …
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 – Updated March 14, 2007. “With enactment of FY2007 appropriations, Congress has approved a total of about $510 billion for military operations, base security, reconstruction, foreign aid, embassy costs, and veterans health care for the three operations initiated since the 9/11 …
Perspectives on Climate Change – Joint Hearing with Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, March 22, 2007. Related postings on climate change
Press release: “The federal courts requested $6.43 billion from Congress for fiscal year 2008 as Judge Julia Gibbons, chair of the Judicial Conference Budget Committee, and Administrative Office Director James C. Duff testified before appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate.”
Data Mining: Early Attention to Privacy in Developing a Key DHS Program Could Reduce Risks GAO-07-293, February 28, 2007. “The government’s interest in using technology to detect terrorism and other threats has led to increased use of data mining. A technique for extracting useful information from large volumes of data, data mining offers potential benefits …
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee hearing to Examine Allegations of Political Interference with Government Climate Change Science (Part II) – [Link to Part 1]. “This hearing examined evidence and allegations of political interference with the work of government climate change scientists under the current Administration.” Documents and Links Chairman Waxman’s Opening Statement …
Press release: “Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, together with over 125 House colleagues, introduced the Safe Climate Act of 2007. The legislation is based on what scientists have concluded the United States must do to avoid dangerous, irreversible warming of the planet and would significantly reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases.” Summary of the Bill: …
Follow up to March 19, 2007 posting, DOJ Releases Documents in Connection With Firings of U.S. Attorneys, today the House Judiciary Committee posted additional documents, also available on the homepage, lower right hand corner. The total release comprised 3,000 pages of documents. See also White House Counsel Fred Fielding’s Letter and Offer Of Conditions to …
Hearing on: The Inspector General’s Independent Report on the F.B.I.’s Use of National Security Letters, March 20, 2007. OIG Testimony – Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the House Judiciary Committee concerning The FBI’s Use of National Security Letters and Section 215 Requests for Business Records, March 20, 2007. …
