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Press release: “Following requests for an investigation of the National Security Agencys (NSA) warrantless surveillance program from Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and other House members, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Glenn A. Fine today informed Lofgren and Hinchey that his office has opened a program review of the agency’s involvement …
Follow-up to previous postings on the SWIFT online financial cooperative network, this November 23, 2006 corporate press release: “SWIFT strongly objects to WP 29’s opinion [Opinion 10/2006 on the processing of personal data by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), 11/26/2006 WP 128] about the communication of personal data to the US Treasury …
Press release: “The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the FTC’s Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006. As required by the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the Performance Report is included in the FTC’s PAR for FY 2006. This is the FTC’s fourth consolidated report prepared pursuant to the …
HIV in Prisons, 2004 and Medical Problems of Jail Inmates, written by Bureau of Justice statistician Laura M. Maruschak. HIV in Prisons, 2004 – “Reports the number of female and male prisoners who were HIV positive or AIDS active, the number of AIDS-related deaths in State and Federal prisons, a profile of those inmates who …
E-government websites offer useful holiday shopping advice to consumers via the following: FTC Consumer Alert – Holiday Shopping? How To Be On Guard When Youre Online and Consumer Action Buying tips: “Before you head out to the mall or shop online for that perfect present, take a few moments to read these tips to help …
2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries — Is the manufacturing workforce still diminishing? How much are manufacturers investing in plants and equipment? This survey detailing manufacturing activity includes employment and payroll, number of production workers and wages, cost of materials, value added by manufacturers, value of shipments, total capital expenditures …
Saving the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Requires Better Coordination of Environmental and Agricultural Resources, 2007-P-00004 [Report PDF – 69 pages] [At a Glance PDF] November 20, 2006.
The complete November 2006 issue is available at www.llrx.com There are 15 new articles in total, so please visit the homepage for links to and abstracts of all this month’s content. Many thanks to all the authors, and have a safe and happy holiday. Leveraging Blogs, RSS, News Alerts and Different Search Engines to Expand …
Information Security: Agencies Need to Develop and Implement Adequate Policies for Periodic Testing. Full text, GAO-07-65, and Highlights, October 20, 2006.
Suggested Areas for Oversight for the 110th Congress. GAO-07-235R, November 17, 2006.
Understanding The Federal Courts: “This publication was developed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide an introduction to the federal judicial system, its organization and administration, and its relationship to the legislative and executive branches of the government.”
Managing Sensitive Information: DOJ Needs a More Complete Staffing Strategy for Managing Classified Information and a Set of Internal Controls for Other Sensitive Information. Full text GAO-07-83, and Highlights, October 20, 2006.
