DHS OIG Report Reviews FEMA Katrina Performance
A Performance Review of FEMA’s Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina (PDF, 218 pages), 04/14/2006. Related postings on Katrina
Category «E-Government»
Documents Increasingly Substantiate Role of VP In Attacking Wilson
Cheney Authorized Leak Of CIA Report Libby Says, by Murray Waas, National Journal: “Vice President Dick Cheney directed his then-chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, on July 12, 2003 to leak to the media portions of a then-highly classified CIA report that Cheney hoped would undermine the credibility of former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, …
SEC Issues Guidelines Concerning Subpoenas to Members of the News Media
Policy Statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission Concerning Subpoenas to Members of the News Media, April 11, 2006
Cost and Benefits of Federal Regulations
Draft 2006 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations (59 pages, PDF)
Update on the U.S. Economy
Remarks by Governor Mark W. Olson – Update on the U.S. economy, At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 13, 2006.
New DOJ Privacy Policy Development Guide
DOJ Office of Justice Programs Information Technology Initiatives Privacy Policy Development Guide (83 pages, PDF), March 2006.
New Libby Filing Demands Release of Documents Related to Iraq Intel
Another update on U.S. v. Libby, via FindLaw: “‘Scooter’ Libbys defense attorneys charge that prosecutors refuse to turnover relevant discovery materials for his criminal defense, and that public interest shows “that this case is factually complex and that the government’s notion that it involves only Mr. Libby and (the office of the vice president) is …
Toxics Release Inventory Program Releases 2004 Data
Press release: “EPA released the 2004 TRI Data on April 12, 2006. This page provides an overview of the 2004 TRI data and relevant TRI information (including analysis, tables, charts, maps, etc).”
NARA Participated In Keeping Gov Docs Secret After Declassification Occured
Follow-up to April 10, 2006 posting, Archivist Statement on Declassification of MOU Between National Archives and U.S. Air Force, this press release today from the National Security Archive: “The National Archives and Records Administration secretly agreed to a covert effort, led by the Air Force, the CIA, and other still-hidden intelligence entities, to remove open-shelf …
CRS Report on Security Threat Posed By Iran
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses – CRS Report (45 pages, PDF), April 6, 2006: “Summary – According to an Administration national security strategy document released on March 16, 2006, the United States “may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran.” Over the past five years, the Bush Administration has pursued several …
DHS Issues RFP for Secure Border Initiative-Net
Washington Technology: “The 144-page document outlines the purpose and scope of the border surveillance technology program, which supplements other efforts to control the border and enforce immigration laws.”
Archivist Statement on Declassification of MOU Between National Archives and U.S. Air Force
Press release: Today the redacted Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Archives and Records Administration and the United States Air Force was released. Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein said, “I applaud the release of this document. It is an important first step in finding the balance between continuing to protect national security …
