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Congressional Testimony, Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, April 26, 2007: “…The fiscal 2008 budget for the FBI totals 29,373 positions and $6.4 billion. The net fiscal 2008 program increases total 714 new positions (231 agents, 121 intelligence …
Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets!, by Barbara Fullerton, Sabrina I. Pacifici and Aaron Schmidt The Government Domain: Tracking Federal Dollars, by Peggy Garvin Legal Protection of Cultural Property: A Selective Resource Guide, by Louise Tsang Reference from Coast to Coast: Stalking and Finding the Full-Text Article, by Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com – Reporting …
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Quality Guidelines Generally Followed for Police-Public Contact Surveys, but Opportunities Exist to Help Assure Agency Independence GAO-07-340, March 30, 2007 Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Agency’s Flexibility Reduces Transparency of Program Cost GAO-07-799T, April 30, 2007 Defense Management: High-Level Leadership Commitment and Actions Are Needed to Address Corrosion Issues GAO-07-618, April 30, …
Press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union today made public hundreds of claims for damages by family members of civilians killed or injured by Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ACLU received the records in response to a Freedom of Information Act request it filed in June 2006…The files made public today are claims …
Follow up to postings on investigations into FBI use of National Security Letters, this press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked a judge to issue an emergency order requiring the FBI to immediately release agency records about its abuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) to collect Americans’ personal information. The Department of Justice …
USDOJ: “The Office of Information and Privacy has completed the latest revision of the Freedom of Information Act Guide, a comprehensive reference volume covering all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The March 2007 edition of the FOIA Guide contains a newly updated and revised discussion of the procedural requirements of the FOIA, …
Freedom of Information Act: Processing Trends Show Importance of Improvement Plans, Full Report GAO-07-441, and Highlights, March 30, 2007.
“Redacting the Science of Climate Change [details] the findings of a year-long investigation into political interference at federal climate science agencies. The report demonstrates how policies and practices have increasingly restricted the flow of scientific information emerging from publicly-funded climate change research. This has negatively affected the medias ability to report objectively on scientific issues, …
A Legal Analysis of the Impacts of Administrative Court Decisions on the Validity of Private Law Contracts In Turkish Law, by Assoc. Prof. Vedat Buz and Cagdas Evrim Ergün Criminal Justice Resources: Criminal Justice Library Internships, by Ken Strutin CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: The Capitol of Newspapers, by Paul Jenks The Goverment Domain: GovTrack and OpenCongress …
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee hearing to Examine Allegations of Political Interference with Government Climate Change Science (Part II) – [Link to Part 1]. “This hearing examined evidence and allegations of political interference with the work of government climate change scientists under the current Administration.” Documents and Links Chairman Waxman’s Opening Statement …
Criminal Justice Resources: Criminal Justice Library Internships, by Ken Strutin CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: The Capitol of Newspapers, by Paul Jenks The Goverment Domain: GovTrack and OpenCongress Go Beyond THOMAS, by Peggy Garvin E-Discovery Update: Separating E-Discovery Myths from Realities, by Conrad J. Jacoby Deal or No Deal Licensing and Acquiring Digital Resources – Deal …
Press release: “Mr. President, I am pleased to join Senator Cornyn in reintroducing the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act (the OPEN Government Act). This bill contains commonsense reforms to update and strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for all Americans…Now in its fourth decade, the Freedom of Information Act remains an …
