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Via FAS – CRS: Journalists Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses, Updated July 29, 2008 “In Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665, 679-680 (1972), the Supreme Court wrote journalists claim that to gather news it is often necessary to agree either not to identify the source of information …
“President Bush…announced his intention to nominate CDT Vice President for Public Policy James X. Dempsey to serve a five year term on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent agency within the executive branch that will review the civil liberties impact of anti-terrorism policies and programs, providing advice on policy development and implementation …
OCED Economic Survey of Norway 2008 – Executive Summary: “The Norwegian economy has been flourishing of late, enjoying substantial real income growth with low inflation and very low unemployment. Benefiting from rising world energy prices and favourable supply shocks in the wake of globalisation, this good performance also reflects fiscal restraint, broadly successful monetary policy …
Social Security Administration OIG: A-09-07-27154, Social Security Cards Mailed to the Social Security Administration’s Field Offices, August 19, 2008.
“The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public review and comment a major revision to its security certification and accreditation (C&A) guidelines for federal information systems. A substantial rewrite of the original document, the new Guide for Security Authorization of Federal Information Systems: A Security Lifecycle Approach, represents a significant step …
RL34380 – The Executive Schedule IV Pay Cap on General Schedule Compensation, February 15, 2008 “Annual pay adjustments for about 1.3 million employees under the General Schedule (GS) and certain other systems are governed by Section 529 of P.L. 101509, the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA), which generally requires that covered employees …
News release: “Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), today released the Annual Report on the Federal Work Force for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, covering October 2006 through September 2007. The comprehensive report, which informs and advises the President and the Congress on the state of equal employment opportunity (EEO) …
D-2008-122 Follow-up on DoD Purchases Made Through the Department of the Interior, August 18, 2008 (Project No. D2008-D000CF-0096.000) D-2008-121 Internal Controls for Air Force General Fund Cash and Other Monetary Assets, August 18, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FD-0145.000) D-2008-120 Coordination of Overseas Force Structure Changes in the U.S. European Command, August 18, 2008 (CLASSIFIED REPORT) (Project …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced two amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). One will expressly bar telemarketing calls that deliver prerecorded messages, unless a consumer previously has agreed to accept such calls from the seller. The other related technical amendment modifies the TSR’s method of calculating the maximum permissible level of …
News release: “Secretary Chertoff spoke on the balance between privacy and secure identity August 13 at the University of Southern California National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events. He addressed crimes involving identity theft, and talked about identity validation and authentication, the associated financial costs, the effect on illegal workers, the universe …
News release: “Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced intended designations for the 24 hour PM2.5 (Particulate Matter) standard for all state lands and for Indian country. EPA revised the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) on September 21, 2006 to provide increased protection of public health and welfare from fine particle pollution.” Area …
OSHA – Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Revised, OSHA 3114-07R 2008: “The dumping of hazardous substances poses a significant threat to the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data show that over 18 million tons of hazardous substances covered by TRI were disposed of or released into the environment …
