WSJ Examines Media’s Contrasting Response to Plame Grand Jury Probe
See today’s Wall Street Journal free feature, How Media Split Under Pressure In the Leak Probe.
Category «Government Documents»
GAO Report on Financial Markets’ Electronic Security Initiatives
Financial Market Organizations Have Taken Steps to Protect against Electronic Attacks, but Could Take Additional Actions, GAO-05-679R, June 29, 2005. “We found that all seven of the selected financial market organizations are taking steps to prevent their operations from being disrupted by electronic attacks. Each of the organizations had implemented the five major elements of …
Calls for White House and DOJ to Explain Events in Plame Leak
Press release: “Today U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card asking for an explanation of the so called ’12 hour gap’ between the time then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales told Card that White House staff were instructed to preserve all documentary evidence that may relate to …
House Intelligence Cmte. Chair Decries Leaks
Secrets and Leaks: The Costs and Consequences for National Security, remarks of Rep. Pete Hoekstra at the Heritage Foundation, July 25. Related references: from July 25, 2005: Bipartisan Calls for Hearings on Plame Identity Leak OMB Memoranda, M-05-17, Allocation of Responsibilities For Security Clearances Under the Executive Order, Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for …
Government Reports on Supreme Court Appointment Process
Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of the President, Judiciary Committee, and Senate, updated July 6, 2005 (53 pages, PDF). Related documents:
Bipartisan Calls for Hearings on Plame Identity Leak
Senators Urge Congressional Investigation Into Leak of CIA Agent Valerie Plame’s Name Congress plans to scrutinize Plame-related issues
House Hears Testimony From Former Intelligence Officials on Disclosure of Plame Identity
Friday, July 22, 2005 – “At a hearing co-chaired by Rep. Waxman and Senator Byron Dorgan, several former intelligence officials testify about the damage to national security caused by the White House outing of covert CIA official Valerie Plame Wilson.” “This investigation is a result of the CIA asking the Justice Department to conduct a …
TSA Violated Air Passenger Privacy With Data Collection
Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Did Not Fully Disclose Uses of Personal Information During Secure Flight Program Testing in Initial Privacy Notes, but Has Recently Taken Steps to More Fully Inform the Public, GAO-05-864R, July 22, 2005. See also related postings on the TSA Secure Flight program
Institute for Global Security, Law and Policy’s Website
“Case Western Reserve University School of Law is proud to announce the launch of the Institute for Global Security, Law and Policys website. The site features a blog providing analysis of critical global security issues as well as links to legal and policy commentary, other blogs, and news summaries across the Internet…The site reflects Case …
New Pew Internet Survey Tracks Public Opinion on Rove, Bush, Terrorism, and Supreme Court
Republicans Uncertain on Rove Resignation Plurality — Favors Centrist Court Nominee, Released: July 19, 2005.
Census Bureau Releases Report on Poverty in U.S.
From the U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, the newly released report, Areas with Concentrated Poverty: 1999 – Census 2000 Special Reports (11 pages, PDF)
EEOC Legal Brief Bank Index Posted on Website
As posted by by Michael Ravnitzky on The MemoryHole, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Brief Bank Index – Never-before-published guide to aspects of employment discrimination law. “The brief bank index, developed with public tax dollars, provides an overview of the complex issues arising when employees and companies become involved in possible discriminatory behavior, and the damages …
