Category «Government Documents»

Release of Additional Records Pertaining to Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

Following up with a link to resources referenced in my posting yesterday, Additional Gov Docs. Released From Alito’s DOJ Tenure, see today’s press release: “The National Archives at College Park will release 31 documents totaling 336 pages from Record Group 60, Records of the Department of Justice, Files of Charles Cooper and Files of the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

Administration Presents Strategy For Victory in Iraq

November 30, 2005: President Outlines Strategy for Victory in Iraq, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland Fact Sheet: Training Iraqi Security Forces In Focus: National Strategy for Victory in Iraq Related documents: LA Times (reg. req’d), U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press Rep. Waxman Calls for an Investigation of U.S. Military …

Subjects: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

GAO Report Critical of Efforts to Thwart Global Terror Financing

Terrorist Financing: Better Strategic Planning Needed to Coordinate U.S. Efforts to Deliver Counter-Terrorism Financing Training and Technical Assistance Abroad, GAO-06-19, October 24, 2005. Highlights. “The U.S. government lacks an integrated strategy to coordinate the delivery of counter-terrorism financing training and technical assistance to countries vulnerable to terrorist financing. Specifically, the effort does not have key …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Archives of The Economic Report of the President Now Available Online

From the Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research, The Economic Report of the President, 1960-1980 archives, now available in PDF. “The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

New on LLRX.com

Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide, by Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici Best Legal Practices for Open Source Software: Ten Tips For Managing Legal Risks for Businesses Using Open Source Software, by Dennis Kennedy ERPs or Data Warehouses for Law Firms? by John I. Alber The Government Domain: The Cream of the Federal …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing

New FTC Study Shows Progress in Combating Spam

FTC press release: “According to a new study released today by the Federal Trade Commission, spammers continue to harvest email addresses from public areas of the Internet, but Internet Service Providers’ anti-spam technologies can block the vast majority of spam sent to these email addresses. The FTC staff report also found that consumers who must …

Subjects: E-Mail, Government Documents, Privacy

Agencies Use FOIA Exemptions in Response to Increasing Number of Requests

“A new study by the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government…shows the use of FOIA exemptions to withhold information increased 22 percent between 2000 and 2004, despite the fact that federal agencies responded to 13 percent fewer requests for information. The exemptions most frequently used to say “no” to requesters were those recommended by Attorney …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Proposals for Expanded Domestic Surveillance to Obtain Actionable Data

Washington Post: Pentagon Expanding Its Domestic Surveillance Activity, Fears of Post-9/11 Terrorism Spur Proposals for New Powers Related references: Report by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, March 31, 2005 CIFA: Department of Defense Counterintelligence Field Activity

Subjects: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Privacy