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Press release, October 30, 2006: “HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the publication of the 2006 edition of the popular Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines. Based on the latest research, the Guidelines now include over 40 new or updated guidelines and have become a primary resource for government and other Web communicators. The updated …
Recruiting, Retention, and Future Levels of Military Personnel, October 2006
Voter Identification and Citizenship Requirements: Legislation in the 109th Congress, September 18, 2006.
“The National Committee for Voting Integrity (NCVI) makes recommendations for electronic voting systems that will be deployed for the November 7, 2006 election. The recommendations were prepared with the assistance of the Brennan Center for Justice at NY School of Law and are intended to assist election administrators, poll workers, and voters in engaging the …
From DHS, this report concerns the upcoming implementation of RFID in ID cards for U.S. citizens, effective for those returning to the country by air, in 2007: Privacy Impact Assessment for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), August 11, 2006. From EPIC, Spotlight on Surveillance August 2006: Homeland Security PASS Card: Leave Home Without It …
Rotenberg, Marc, “The Sui Generis Privacy Agency: How the United States Institutionalized Privacy Oversight After 9-11” (September 28, 2006). Available at SSRN. “This article looks at the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, the President’s Civil Liberties and Privacy Oversight Board, and the Civil Liberties Protection Officer of the Office of the …
Tax Debt Collection: IRS Needs to Complete Steps to Help Ensure Contracting Out Achieves Desired Results and Best Use of Federal Resources, GAO-06-1065, and Highlights, September 29, 2006.
Pakistan – U.S. Relations — Updated October 26, 2006.
“SUMMARY: This documents removes Subpart D, “For Official Use Only” (FOUO) from 32 CFR part 286, “DoD Freedom of Information Act Program Regulations” and reserves that subpart for future use. Removing this from 32 CFR part 286 will eliminate confusion of the authoritative FOUO guidance and who is the authority on FOUO. This removal will …
“Foremost among the challenges confronting transition this quarter was the U.S. governments effort to ensure that the remaining money in the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds (IRRF) was obligated by the September 30, 2006 statutory deadline. It appears that the goal of full and effective obligation of the IRRF was met. As the U.S.led phase …
Management of the Iraqi Interim Government Fund, (25 pages, PDF), October 27, 2006 “In 2004, the Iraqi Interim Government established the Iraqi Interim Government Fund (IIGF), providing $136 million from the Development Fund for Iraq for U.S. military commanders to respond to the urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements in their areas of responsibility. The …
Courts Accepting Electronic Filings as of October 2006
