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Press release: “Convera Corporation…announced it has been selected by prime contractor Vivisimo to support the image search at FirstGov.gov, the official web portal of the United States Government. Convera search technology will be supplementing the image index for FirstGov.gov search, enabling FirstGov.gov to better deliver images in response to the millions of queries made by …
Press release, October 13, 2006: President proclaim[s] October 15 through October 21, 2006, as National Character Counts Week…call[s] upon public officials, educators, librarians, parents, students, and all Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.”
Presidential Remarks, October 18, 2006 – President Bush Signs Military Commissions Act of 2006: “This bill [S. 3930] spells out specific, recognizable offenses that would be considered crimes in the handling of detainees so that our men and women who question captured terrorists can perform their duties to the fullest extent of the law. And …
Press release from Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice), issuing the Executive Summary of the House Intelligence Committee’s Special Counsel Report on Former Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham. The Executive Summary (5 pages, PDF) Rep. Hoekstra’s Statement on Cunningham Inquiry, October 17, 2006
A summary of the responses to the survey on depository usage of PACER is available in PDF (3 pages) via this FDLP Desktop webpage. “GPO has requested that the Administrative Office provide no-fee public access through Federal depository libraries. However, GPO’s desire to obtain depository library access must be reconciled with the legal authority given …
Press release: “Today MAPLight.org unveiled a pioneering database that lays bare the connection between money and votes in California politics…The MAPLight.org website combines information from the Official California Legislative Information website, which contains the official text of each bill and how each legislator voted, and the Institute on Money in State Politics, a national nonpartisan, …
New on LLRX.com for October 15, 2006 Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide, Updated, by Sabrina I. Pacifici and Donna Cavallini Criminal Justice Resources: Juvenile Law and Family Court Resources, by Ken Strutin Deal or No Deal Licensing & Acquiring Digital Resources, by Kara Phillips The Tao of Law Librarianship: Flickr is the …
Inspection Report, “Protective Force Property Management at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory”, October 2006 (20 pages, PDF)
Evaluation of DHS’ Information Security Program for Fiscal Year 2006 (PDF, 42 pages), released October 16, 2006.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Safeguards Information access; fingerprinting and criminal history check requirements [Federal Register: October 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 198][Notices][Page 60587-60590] Order Imposing Fingerprinting and Criminal History Records Check Requirements for Access to Safeguards Information (Effective Immediately)
Joyce Foundation News press release, Midwest Local TV Newscasts Average 36 Seconds of Election Coverage: “In the month following the traditional Labor Day kickoff of the 2006 election campaign season, television stations in nine Midwest markets devoted an average of 36 seconds to election coverage during the typical 30-minute local news broadcast, a new analysis …
“This Bureau of Justice Assistance report describes the role of law enforcement during public health emergencies, mass vaccinations, voluntary restrictions, and quarantines; securing the perimeter of contaminated areas and securing health care facilities; controlling crowds; investigating scenes of suspected biological terrorism; and protecting national stockpiles of vaccines or other medicines.” Role of Law Enforcement in …
