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D-2006-123 Program Management of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon Increment I (09/29/2006) View Summary Only (Project D2006-D000AE-0154.000) “This special version of the report has been revised to omit attorney client privilege, predecisional, and source selection sensitive data. The full report is For Official Use Only (FOUO). To request a copy of the full report, file …
Protection of Security-Related Information, September 27, 2006 (via FAS, 29 pages, PDF) Related postings on use of various designations for government documents to restrict public access
Identity Theft: A Bibliography of Federal, State, Consumer and News Resources – Revised and Updated, by Sabrina I. Pacifici & Catherine Guthrie Small Content, Long Tails, and Big Ideas in Law Libraries, by Jason Eisenman E-Discovery Update – by Fios Inc.: The Myth of Search, by Conrad J. Jacoby CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com: Congressional Intent, by …
The Memory Hole: “This page contains indexes of four periodicals published by the National Security Agency, plus a listing of publications from the NSA’s Center for Cryptologic History. These indexes haven’t been publicly released until now, and many of the Cryptologic History publications weren’t previously known to the public. Researcher Michael Ravnitzky has discovered a …
Press release: “The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday unanimously approved a bill aimed at substantially enhancing and expanding the accessibility, accountability, and openness of the federal government. The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2005, or the OPEN Government Act (S. 394), was authored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the ranking Democratic member …
CRS Reports, by Stephen Young (updated) Commentary: Previously Unreleased FCC Reports on TV Localism Raise Questions About Media Diversity, by Beth Wellington
Press release: Wyden, Bond, Senators Ask for Review of Classified Information in Senate Intelligence Report, Say Documents Were Overclassified – Request Marks First Time New Board Asked to Review Classification, September 19, 2006: “A bipartisan group of Senators who serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee…asked an independent board that oversees classification of information to review …
Press release: “Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Democratic Members of the Committee on Government Reform have developed six proposals to restore honesty and accountability in government…Ban secret meetings with lobbyists and close the revolving door; Restore open government; Clean up federal contracting; Block the appointment of cronies; Take politics out of science; Protect federal whistleblowers.” …
“Nine Legislative Efforts that Must Be Stopped in 2006 – As Congress mounts its final push before the midterm elections, a number of bills that threaten the bedrock of Internet privacy and civil liberties could either come up for votes or worm their way into larger legislative packages that end up being rushed into law. …
Compliance With Freedom of Information Act Requirements Has Increased, August 31, 2006, Reference Number: 2006-10-129 Results of Review – The Internal Revenue Service Has Reduced the Percentage of Improperly Denied Requests for Information; and Disclosure Offices Significantly Improved the Timeliness of Responding to Requests for Information
“EFF’s FLAG Project aims to expose the government’s expanding use of new technologies that invade Americans’ privacy. Through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the project will help protect individual liberties and hold the government accountable.”
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) press release: “A federal court has ruled that under the Freedom of Information Act the Justice Department must provide TRAC with additional information about the government’s enforcement of the law. The September 8, 2006 ruling by Judge Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia …
