Category «Government Documents»

BJS Report on Medical Causes of Death in State Prisons, 2001-2004

Press release: “The nation’s state prison officials reported that 12,129 inmates died while in custody from 2001 through 2004, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. The deaths over this four-year period constituted an annual mortality rate of 250 deaths per 100,000 inmates, which was 19 percent lower than the adult mortality …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BJS Releases Report on Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006

Press release: “During the 12 months that ended June 30, 2006, the nation’s prison and jail populations increased by 62,037 inmates (up 2.8 percent), to total 2,245,189 inmates, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. State and federal inmates accounted for 70 percent of the increase. At midyear 2006, two-thirds of the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Public Interest Group Releases Report on Federal Government’s Long-term Planning for a Hurricane on the Gulf Coast

Press release: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released a new report, The Best Laid Plans: The Story of How the Government Ignored Its Own Gulf Coast Hurricane Plans, detailing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) plan to respond to a hurricane of Katrina’s magnitude and its subsequent failure to implement that …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents

FTC Issues Staff Report on Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission’s Internet Access Task Force today issued a report, “Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy,” which summarizes the Task Force’s findings in the area of broadband Internet connectivity and, in particular, so-called network neutrality regulation. Based on these findings, and FTC staff’s experience with the operation of myriad markets throughout the economy, …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

Judiciary Committee Subpoenas DOJ, White House, VP and National Security Council for Domestic Surveillance Info

Press release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), in consultation with Ranking Member Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), issued subpoenas Wednesday for documents relating to the authorization and legal justification for the Administration’s warrantless wiretapping program. Chairman Leahy issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice, the Office of the White House, the Office of the Vice …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

New on LLRX.com for June 2007

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Subjects: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing

Recently Released CRS Reports on Iraq, Turkey, Venezuela, Iran, Former Presidents, San Diego Fence

Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, Updated June 20, 2007 Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction, Updated June 18, 2007 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations, Updated June 13, 2007 Turkey’s 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power, June 12, 2007 Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy, Updated June 8, 2007 …

Subjects: Government Documents

Subcommmittee Chairman Urges VP to Comply With Executive Order on Classified National Security Information

On June 26, 2006 Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, sent a letter to Vice President Dick Cheney urging him to comply with Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information, as Amended. Related posting: Oversight Committee Reports Cheney Exempts His Office from Requirements for Protecting Classified …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

Oversight Committee Investigates White House Security Violations

White House Security Violations May Be Widespread: “Contrary to the recent claims of White House spokesperson Dana Perino, there is evidence that the White House has repeatedly failed to investigate security violations, take corrective action following breaches, and appropriately protect classified information.” Chairman Waxman’s letter to White House Counsel Fred Fielding

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

DHS OIG Issues Reports and Updated Data on Refugees and Asylees

Refugees and Asylees: 2006 (PDF, 6 pages): “This report presents information on the number and characteristics of persons admitted as refugees or granted asylum to the United States in fiscal year 2006.” Data on Refugees and Asylees: Access data on refugees and asylees admitted in fiscal year 2006 by several characteristics. Naturalizations: 2006 (PDF, 4 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents