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US Courts: “Administrative agency appeals involving the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) remained a significant part of federal appellate courts caseloads in 2006, accounting for 17 percent of 63,676 total appeals.”
Equitable Sharing Grants Audits, Executive Summaries only, released May 21, 2007: Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the West Virginia State Police Crime Laboratory, South Charleston, West Virginia, Audit Report GR-30-07-002, April 2007 Office of Justice Programs Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Funding Received by the Maricopa County Attorneys Office, Phoenix, Arizona, …
Report Number 06-INTEL-10 05/18/07 Report Number 06-INTEL-10 Review of DoD-Directed Investigations of Detainee Abuse (U), 8/25/2006 (Public Release Version). NOTE: The unclassified Executive Summary from DoD IG Report No. 06-INTEL-10, Review of DoD-Directed Investigations of Detainee Abuse, 8/25/06, was posted on the Pressroom web page on 9/8/06.
Audit of Access of Airport Secured Areas (Unclassified Summary) OIG-07-35 (PDF, 6 pages) – released 05/18/2007.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Update: Medical Surveillance for Health Care Workers Exposed to Hazardous Drugs Recommended in New NIOSH Report. “A new report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that employers institute medical surveillance programs for health-care workers who are occupationally exposed to hazardous drugs, and suggests …
“Preliminary results from the July – December 2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) indicate that the number of household with only wireless telephones continues to increase.”
Press release: “On Monday, May 14, 2007, the CIA unveiled its newly designed public Web site. The new site is an extension of the CIAs social contract with the American people…In addition to a new look and feel, the redesigned CIA.gov introduces a variety of interactive features including videos and virtual tours and …
CeRI: Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative: “The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative brings together faculty and students from several disciplines and the legal informatics professionals at LII. We consult with government agencies on, and engage in theoretical and applied research about, the technology and practice of e-rulemaking and related areas of e-government. An alliance of broad-ranging scholarly expertise with …
Kevin Poulsen, Wired Blog: “May 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance gear, to comply with the FCC’s expanded interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.” Related postings on the Communications …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon begin conducting multiple projects in the Port of Tacoma, Wash., to evaluate technology and concepts of operations for radiation detection that will scan cargo at various points in transfer from ship to rail. By establishing a Rail Test Center (RTC) at the port, DHS …
Administrative Office of the United States Courts: “In fiscal year 2006, it cost up to $24,443.08 to keep a federal inmate incarcerated for 12 months, and $3,535.18 for a federal offender to be released under the supervision of a probation officer for the same period. The annual cost of imprisonment in a Bureau of Prisons …
Center for Public Integrity: “Technology has created a chessboard of corporate and government interests in telecommunications and media. The players battle it out in Congress, at the Federal Communications Commission and in state houses. The Well Connected Project tracks this inside influence game.” “The Media Tracker will tell you who owns the media where you …
