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Press release, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: “Secret docketing procedures used by a federal court in Miami are unconstitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta (11th Cir.) has ruled, meaning federal trial courts in three states must provide written explanations when they decide that sealing documents is warranted. The court’s opinion …
From the New York Times today: Cheney Told Aide of C.I.A. Officer, Lawyers Report
As reported by UPI today: “NATO sources have confirmed to United Press International that Fitzgerald’s team of investigators has sought and obtained documentation on the forgeries from the Italian government. Fitzgerald’s team has been given the full, and as yet unpublished report of the Italian parliamentary inquiry into the affair, which started when an Italian …
Electronic Disability Claims Processing: SSA Is Proceeding with Its Accelerated Systems Initiative but Needs to Address Operational Issues GAO-05-97, September 23, 2005. Highlights. “Through an initiative known as AeDib, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is implementing a system in which medical images and other documents that have traditionally been kept in paper folders will be …
From the Washington Post: FBI Papers Indicate Intelligence Violations Secret Surveillance Lacked Oversight From EPIC: “Documents obtained by EPIC under the Freedom of Informaton Act describe thirteen cases of possible FBI misconduct in intelligence investigations. The documents were released by the Bureau in response to an EPIC open government request for information about the FBI’s …
Intelligence and Analysis on Iraq: Issues for the Intelligence Community, 29 July 2004; approved for release August 2005. (12 pages, PDF) “This is the third in a series of reports by the Kerr Group (Richard Kerr, Thomas Wolfe, Rebecca Donegan, and Aris Pappas) supporting the Director of Central Intelligence’s evaluation and critique of intelligence and …
Federal Register, October 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 203)[Page 61211-61217], Department of Homeland Security,Office of the Secretary6 CFR Part 7, RIN 1601-AA02. “Summary: This final rule revises the Department of Homeland Security’s procedures for managing classified national security information. This rule implements procedures required under Executive Order 12958, “Classified National Security Information,” as amended by …
Cmte. on Government Reform Minority Office: “Rep. Waxman led twelve members of Congress today in releasing a new GAO report that found security and reliablity flaws in the electronic voting process. In a joint press release, Rep. Waxman said, “The GAO report indicates that we need to get serious and act quickly to improve the …
Waiting For The Valerie Plame Wilson Grand Jury: The Big Question Is Whether Dick Cheney Was a Target, by John W. Dean. Dean highlights the sources and publications he believes have best covered this unfolding investigation. Interesting to note they include the National Journal, Editor & Publisher, Bloomberg, the blog – Talking Points Memo.
The website of Office of Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald. Related news: Plame plans to sue White House officials
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: A Flooded City, a Chaotic Response, October 20, 2005. Witnesses Testimony, Panel 1, Marty Bahamonde [PDF], Regional Director, External Affairs, Region One, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “”There was a systematic failure at all levels of …
Reinventing the Empire of Secrecy: An Agenda for the First DNI, by Lee S. Strickland The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library Project, by Jonathan Band Researching U.S. Treaties and Agreements – Revised and Updated, by Marci Hoffman Criminal Justice Ethics Sources on the Internet, by Ken Strutin In the Wake of Katrina …
