Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
White House Conference on the Americas – July 9, 2007 Remarks by President Bush in a Conversation on the Americas Mrs. Bush Announces the Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research of the Americas Fact Sheet: White House Conference on the Americas Special Briefing with Thomas Shannon on the Upcoming White House Conference on the …
“In this short essay, written for a symposium in the San Diego Law Review, Professor Daniel Solove examines the “nothing to hide” argument. When asked about government surveillance and data mining, many people respond by declaring: “I’ve got nothing to hide.” According to the “nothing to hide” argument, there is no threat to privacy unless …
D-2007-110 Identification and Reporting of Improper Payments through Recovery Auditing (July 9, 2007) (Project D2006-D000FJ-0156.001) PDF and Summary. “Recovery auditing is a post-payment review and analysis of procurement and payment documents that DoD Components use to identify overpayments to contractors. For FY 2006 DoD reported it successfully used recovery audits to identify nearly $200 million …
Weather Forecasting: National Weather Service’s Operations Prototype Needs More Rigorous Planning. GAO-07-650, June 8, 2007. “Using advanced systems and trained specialists located in 122 weather forecast offices throughout the country, the National Weather Service (NWS) provides storm and flood warnings and weather forecasts to protect life and property and to enhance the national economy. To …
Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan, Updated July 2, 2007 Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks, Updated June 27, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated June 27, 2007 Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy, June 26, 2007 India-U.S.Relations, Updated June 26, 2007 Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for …
Press release: “Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, identified in a staff report that nearly one quarter of the senior leadership positions located in the Department of Homeland Security are vacant. The overall senior leadership vacancies, termed executive resources, total 24%, and refer to positions in the highest …
latimes.cm: Nixon library’s changes start with Watergate – Its director is guiding its transformation from private facility to part of the federal system. First step is to broaden the story of the scandal: “”I can’t run a shrine,” says the man who ordered the demolition, Timothy Naftali, 45. Named last year as the library’s first …
“The U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the creation of 132,000 net new jobs in June, while the nations unemployment rate held steady at 4.5%. June marks the 46th month in a row of job growth, and since August 2003, more than 8.2 million jobs have been created.” Read the Secretary’s statement. …
“On Thursday [July 5, 2007], a majority of the members of the Bundestag from the governing grand coalition and the FDP voted in favor of the government’s controversial proposal (PDF file) for a second version of the country’s Copyright Act for the Information Society, which includes the amendments proposed by the parliament’s legal committee. [via …
Review of Federal Assistance Provided to Allen County, Indiana Individuals and Households After Flooding in 2003, OIG-07-52 (PDF, 4 pages)
Monthly Budget Review, July 2007.
Sea Basing and Alternatives for Deploying and Sustaining Ground Combat Forces, July 2007 (48 pages, PDF)
