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Newsweek, Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, Sept. 20, 2007 – “The nations biggest telecommunications companies, working closely with the White House, have mounted a secretive lobbying campaign to get Congress to quickly approve a measure wiping out all private lawsuits against them for assisting the U.S. intelligence communitys warrantless surveillance programs. The campaignwhich involves some …
U.S. Courts release: “The Judicial Conference of the United States today voted to make transcripts of federal district and bankruptcy court proceedings available online through the Judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system. Under the new policy, transcripts created by court reporters or transcribers will be available for inspection and copying in a …
Follow up to September 18, 2007 posting, 2007 Annual Urban Mobility Report, see this National Science Foundation press release, Powerful Tool Crunches Commutes: “Tied to a statistical database that tracks how traffic conditions develop–over the course of a “rush hour,” for example–the software suggests a commute based on congestion that may arise, not traffic status …
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Additional Flexibility Needed to Deal with Farmlands Received from the Department of Agriculture GAO-07-1092, September 18, 2007 Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps Cannot Be Assured That Equipment Reset Strategies Will Sustain Equipment Availability While Meeting Ongoing Operational Requirements, GAO-07-814, September 19, 2007 Alaska Native Corporations: Increased Use of Special …
Audit of Hurricane Katrina and Wilma Activities, City of Miami, Florida, Public Assistance ID No. 086-45000-00, FEMA Disasters Nos. 1602 and 1609-DR-FL, Report No. DA-07-11 (PDF, 5 pages) Audit of Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Grant Funding Awarded to the State of Washington’s Department of General Administration After the Nisqually Earthquake, Audit Report No. …
Press release: “The FTC today told the Maryland Task Force on Identity Theft that public organizations, including federal, state, and local governments, play a critical role in guarding against misuse and unauthorized disclosure of the personal information they collect and maintain. Speaking before the Maryland Task Force to Study Identity Theft, Betsy Broder, Assistant Director …
CDC Seasonal Flu Website: Flu Basics >> Preventing Seasonal Flu >> What to Do if You Get Sick.
Press release: “New higher-resolution lunar imagery and maps that include NASA multimedia content now are available on the Google Moon Web site. Updates include new content from the Apollo missions, including dozens of embedded panoramic images, links to audio clips and videos, and descriptions of the astronauts’ activities during the missions. The new content is …
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 …
Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Adequate Testing of Next Generation Radiation Detection Equipment, GAO-07-1247T, September 18, 2007 Agricultural Conservation: Farm Program Payments Are an Important Factor in Landowners’ Decisions to Convert Grassland to Cropland, GAO-07-1054, September 10, 2007 September 11: Improvements Needed in Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring Services for Responders, …
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]
“Today the National Security Archive publishes a collection of documents concerning the organization and operations of the Pentagon’s Counterintelligence Field Activity and the TALON/CORNERSTONE database it has maintained. As the Defense Department announced on August 21, today that database will be terminated while work on new procedures for reporting of threats to the Defense Department …
