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Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court related to the issue of attorney advertising In the brief, the staff of the FTCs Office of Policy Planning, in coordination with the Office of the General Counsel, state that the Court should vacate Opinion …
FinancialPrivacyNow.org: “Identity theft is one of the fastest growing financial crimes. Nearly 10 million Americans fall victim each year. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported in 2005, on average, an ID theft victim of new account and other fraud spent 60 hours resolving problems brought on by ID theft, those victims of existing accounts spent …
The Open House Project Recommendations Report – Congressional Information and the Internet – A Collaborative Examination of the House of Representatives and Internet Technology, May 8, 2007, Collaboratively Authored by a project of Sunlight Foundation [Available as a PDF]. Executive Summary and Acknowledgments Open House Project Legislation Database Preserving Congressional Information Congressional Committees Congressional Research …
Information Technology: VA and DOD Are Making Progress in Sharing Medical Information, but Are Far from Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records GAO-07-852T, May 8, 2007. “For almost a decade, VA and DOD have been pursuing ways to share health information and create comprehensive electronic medical records. However, they have faced considerable challenges in these efforts, leading …
2007-M-00003 EPA Needs to Respond More Timely to Reports of Investigation [Report PDF – 21 pages] [At a Glance PDF], May 7, 2007.
“The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, “Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry.” The purpose of the report is to inform consumers and others involved in the industry about important competition issues involving residential real estate, including the impact of the Internet, the competitive structure of …
Inmate Search – “The Department of Corrections website is a service that is maintained by the Department of Corrections (DOC) to provide certain inmate information to the public. The information on this service is provided as a voluntary service to promote communication between the DOC and the public by allowing computerized access to certain information …
D-2007-092 Government Purchase Card Controls at DoD Schools on Okinawa (May 8, 2007) (729KB) (Project D2007-D000FJ-0038.000) PDF and Summary.
“In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support and the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the House Committee on Ways and Means for May 8, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Relating To Worker Classification For Federal Tax Purposes (JCX-26-07), May …
Aviation Security: Risk, Experience, and Customer Concerns Drive Changes to Airline Passenger Screening Procedures, but Evaluation and Documentation of Proposed Changes Could Be Improved GAO-07-634, April 16, 2007 Global Health: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria Has Improved Its Documentation of Funding Decisions but Needs Standardized Oversight Expectations and Assessments GAO-07-627, May 7, …
Tool Kit For State and Local Governments (new chapters 05/07/07): “On December 5, 2006, February 27, 2007, and May 7, 2007, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued installments of a new technical assistance document designed to assist state and local officials to improve compliance with Title II of the Americans …
Follow up to May 5, 2007 posting, Missing TSA Hard Drive Has Data on 100,000 Employees, this additional update from the TSA: “Today the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a benefit package to provide employees and former employees affected by the data security incident with free credit monitoring for up-to one year. In addition to …
