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NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network: “These NIH Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) studiesorganized by cityhave been approved to open as of May 1, 2006. Additional studies are being planned. Please note that each study is taking place at multiple sites.” May 5, 2006 press release: NIH launches clinical studies nationwide to investigate rare …
Statement of Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson on the Status of the Veterans Data Theft (5/24/06): “I am outraged at the loss of this veterans’ data and the fact an employee would put it at risk by taking it home in violation of our policies. I am also concerned about the timing of …
NIH Posts Information on Research Results for the Public – May 16, 2006. Currently, fact sheets are available (PDF), on the following topics: Doubling Accomplishments-Selected Examples; Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure; Heart Disease; Research Into What Works Best; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Parkinson’s Disease; Amazing Research, Amazing Help; New Efforts for FY 2007; Driving the Transformation …
May 21, 2006 press release: “During the year that ended last June 30, the nation’s prison and jail population grew 2.6 percent, reaching 2,186,230 inmates behind bars, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Two thirds were in state or federal prisons (1,438,701) and the other third (747,529) were in local …
Press release: “Leadership in Customer Service: Building the Trust (108 pages, PDF) is Accentures seventh global report on government service delivery. The report showcases insights from in-depth interviews with 45 high-ranking government executives from the 11 countries that consistently top Accentures annual survey of governments’ use of technology in customer service: Canada, the United States, …
Gumshoe Librarian 2006, by Barbara Fullerton and Sabrina I. Pacifici Let the People Know the Facts: Can Government Information Removed from the Internet Be Reclaimed?, by Susan Nevelow Mart Beyond Google and Yahoo: Advanced Search, by Tom Mighell and Sabrina I. Pacifici. CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com – Congressional Scandals, Corruption and Misbehavior, by Paul Jenks Setting …
Israel: Background and Relations with the United States – Congressional Research Service Report, Updated 5/18/2006 (19 pages, PDF)
FTC Releases Report on its “Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases” The Federal Trade Commission Investigation of Gasoline Price Manipulation and Post-Katrina Gasoline Price Increases: A Commission Report to Congress (Spring 2006) – Text of the Commission Report, 222 pages, PDF Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning the FTC …
Press release, May 18, 2006: “Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA), Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), and Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) today introduced the Free Flow of Information Act (12 pages, PDF), a bill seeking to protect the public’s right to information through a free press. This legislation would provide appropriate protections …
Via BBC, the Advance Unedited Version (11 pages, PDF), Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee against Torture, May 19, 2006. Committee Against Torture concludes thirty-sixth session, May 19, 2006 05/19/06, On-The-Record Briefing on the Committee Against Torture Report; John Bellinger, Legal Advisor; Office of the Legal Advisor; Washington, DC AP: U.N. Urges U.S. to Shut …
DisabilityInfo.gov “contains links to information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and other community members.” This site is the May 2006 recipient of the Gold Award from the American Association of Webmasters for outstanding design and content. Related: ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Web site
Follow-up to previous related postings, ona May 17, 2006 the CDT sent a letter to Congress, signed by more than 180 organizations (including ALA and AALL), urging that public access to data from the EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory program not be subject to limitations.
