Category «Government Documents»

Center Posts State Legislators' Personal Financial Disclosures

“Effective October 6, 2006 financial disclosure statements filed across the country in 2006 in most states will be available online at the Center for Public Integrity’s Web site…select a state at www.publicintegrity.org/iys and, under the “Documents & Databases” section, click “Legislator Personal Financial Disclosures.” The Center has collected these documents since 2000 — more than …

Subjects: Government Documents

Fake TV News Subject of Reports and FCC Investigation

Press release: “Which would you think has more substantive news coverage — traditional broadcast network newscasts or The Daily Show with Jon Stewart? Would you believe the answer is neither? Julia R. Fox, assistant professor of telecommunications at Indiana University isn’t joking when she says the popular “fake news” program, which last week featured Pakistani …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

CRS Report on Protection of Security-Related Information

Protection of Security-Related Information, September 27, 2006. “The terrorist attacks of September 11 prompted a reevaluation of how to balance public access to information with the need for safety and security. The accumulation of confidential business information from owners and operators of the nation’s critical infrastructures, 85% of which is reportedly owned by the private …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

AFL-CIO Political Portal

AFL-CIO Political Portal Political Info Site and News Tracker: “The political portal was designed to consolidate and disseminate political information about 2006 races, legislative information, key dates, and other relevant data.” Links to documents in the following categories: State Pages; Election 2006; Labor Links & Resources; Voter Info; and Campaign Finance

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

CEO Seeks SEC Approval to Satisfy Fair Disclosure Requirement Using Websites and Blogs

Excerpt of letter sent by Sun Microystems, Inc. CEO Jonathan Schwartz to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox, on October 2, 2006: “As adopted, Regulation Fair Disclosure’s requirement of widespread dissemination can be met through the filing of a Form 8-K or “through another method (or combination of methods) of disclosure that is reasonably designed to provide …

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Documents, Securities Law

DOJ IG Audit of CODIS Standards Compliance at Wisconsin State Crime Lab

Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, Audit Report GR-50-06-006, September 2006 (Executive Summary Only). “The Office of the Inspector General, Audit Division, has completed an audit of compliance with standards governing Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) activities at the Wisconsin State Crime …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy