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“The Private Sector Working Group developed a searchable database of over 140 health projects worldwide that work with the private commercial sector. This database is a central repository of the private sector projects in family planning, reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS. It contains a brief description of the project and is searchable by keyword, country, region, …
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 …
Press release: “Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan today praised an interagency effort to improve consumer privacy notices from financial institutions and urged financial institutions and others to provide feedback on the proposed rule. Dugan stated: Today’s proposed rule on consumer privacy notices marks a significant step in the interagency effort to provide disclosures …
Via Cynthia S. Fellows, BAILII Open Law Project: The British and Irish Legal Information Institute has a new website. New features include: Case Law Search Form, (search by citation or keyword) Legislation Search Form Other Materials Search Form (law commission reports) A-Z title browse lists Leading Cases Lists. Search results can be sorted by date, …
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 …
Citizen Satisfaction with Federal Websites Loses Steam, according to the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI. Key findings include: “Over the past 7 quarters, citizen satisfaction has remained relatively flat while private sector satisfaction has increased From last quarter, 49% of sites saw lower satisfaction than last quarter, while 31% had score increases …
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 …
Fiscal Year 2006 U.S. Government Financial Statements: Sustained Improvement in Federal Financial Management Is Crucial to Addressing Our Nation’s Accountability and Fiscal Stewardship Challenges GAO-07-607T, March 20, 2007.
Iraq: Tribal Structure, Social, and Political Activities, March 15, 2007 Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security — Updated, March 12, 2007 The Budget for Fiscal Year 2008, March 12, 2007 The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview, March 12, 2007 Iran’s Nuclear Program: Recent Developments, Updated March 8, 2007 Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations, 2006 – …
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 …
GAO’s Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2008, GAO-07-421SP, March 1, 2007. “This report presents the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Performance Plans for Fiscal Year 2008. In the spirit of the Government Performance and Results Act, this annual plan informs the Congress and the American people about what we expect to accomplish on their behalf in …
ICE’s Compliance With Detention Limits for Aliens With a Final Order of Removal From the United States, OIG-07-28 (PDF, 63 pages), February 2007.
