Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission Releases Report
The Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) released its report entitled WEAPONS OF TERROR: Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms on June 1, 2006.
Category «Government Documents»
Decline in White Collar Crime Prosecutions
“Monthly information for January of 2006 about the federal prosecution counts for white collar crime and three other major crime categories — immigration, drugs, and weapons — are now available to all Americans by going to a special new feature on TRAC’s public site.”
DOJ OIG Semiannual Report to Congress
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2005-March 31, 2006, Office of the Inspector General. See also Press Release: OIG Reports More Than $1 Billion in Recoveries From Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, June 2, 2006
OED Notice of Collection of Practitioners E-mail Addresses
Press release: “The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) is undertaking to collect Internet e-mail addresses for each registered patent attorney and patent agent. Gathering these e-mail addresses will facilitate and increase the ability of the Office to communicate with registered practitioners. The Office anticipates implementing automated notifications to registered practitioners of notices and …
Air Travel Consumer Report 2006
“The Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (OAEP). The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines. This page was last updated on June 1, 2006, and the most recent data is from …
Declassification Review and Referral Guide
Declassification Review and Referral Guide, U.S. Department of Justice, November 2005. [Michael Ravnitzky]
New White House Docs. on Immigration Reform
Fact sheet – Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Improving Worksite Enforcement, June 1, 2006 President Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform, United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., June 1, 2006 Related links and government documents: National Immigration Law Center: Senate Approves Sweeping but Flawed Immigration Reform Bill: The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006, May 30, 2006 National …
Senate Finance Chair Questions Nonprofit Investment Group’s Practices, Seeks IRS, SEC Comment
Press release: Grassley Questions Nonprofit Investment Groups Practices, Seeks IRS, SEC Comment [6 pages, PDF, includes text of letter from Grassley to National Association of Investors Corp. President as well as letter to etter to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox]
Connecticut Librarians Challenging Constitutionality of Patriot Act Gag Speak Out
Following up on previous postings about Connecticut librarians gagged by the FBI’s use of the National Security Letter provision of the Patriot Act, news from an ACLU press conference on the identity of the librarians and their respective statements as follows: Barbara Bailey Peter Chase George Christian Janet Nocek
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2005
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2005, April 2006 (871 pages, PDF): “Submitted to Congress annually by the Department of State, this report supplements the most recent Human Rights Reports and includes individual country chapters on the status of religious freedom worldwide.”
Continued Large Scale Data Breaches Highlight Lack of Privacy
A Briefing On Public Policy Issues Affecting Civil Liberties Online from The Center For Democracy and Technology – Veterans Data Breach Highlights Inadequate Privacy Protections. Related postings and resources for veterans impacted by this data breach.
Historical Documents on Bacteriological Warfare in the US Posted on Web
Michael Ravnitzky’s FOIA requests for FBI files on Bacteriological Warfare in the United States, from 1950-1971 [709 redacted pages], are now available in PDF, with further releases forthcoming, according to Russ Kick at the Memory Hole.
