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The message on the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Joint Electronic Library website today reads as follows: “This website is under review. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.” Secrecy News reported “that the site was taken offline overnight after unclassified documents on the site became the subject of news stories and public controversy.” …
Data on the classification of government documents, compiled by the National Records and Archives Administration’s Information Security Oversight Office, is available in the 2004 Report to the President: “This report provides information on the status of the security classification program as required by Executive Order 12958, as amended, “Classified National Security Information. It includes statistics …
What is GlobalHealthReporting.org?: “GlobalHealthReporting.org is a project developed and operated by the Kaiser Family Foundation with major support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide journalists and others — including researchers, policymakers and nongovernmental organizations — with the latest news and information about HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria worldwide.” See also World Health Report …
White House Has Tightly Restricted Oversight of C.I.A. Detentions “By law, the White House is required to notify the House and Senate Intelligence Committees of all intelligence-gathering activities. But the White House has taken the stance that the secret detention program is too sensitive to be described to any members other than the top Republican …
Summary: The Federal Election Commission requests comments on proposed changes to its rules that would include paid advertisements on the Internet in the definition of “public communication.” These changes to the Commission’s rules would implement the recent decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Shays v. Federal Election Commission, which …
September 11: Recent Estimates of Fiscal Impact of 2001 Terrorist Attack on New York GAO-05-269, March 30, 2005. Highlights.
Following-up on the controversy concerning the startlingly high fee set by the DOJ to fulfill a FOIA request that made news back in January, today’s article from the Daily Business Review indicates the cost of fulfilling the request will be less than originally estimated, as will be access to the scope of information requested.
Anti-Drug Media Campaign: An Array of Services Was Provided, but Most Funds Were Committed to Buying Media Time and Space GAO-05-175, March 31, 2005. Highlights. “Since 1998, Congress has appropriated over $1 billion for the media campaign. However, a 2003 report by the Senate Committee on Appropriations expressed some concerns about the media campaign, including …
From the New York Times, Report Calls U.S. Intelligence ‘Dead Wrong’ on Iraq Weapons. See also related references. Report by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, March 31, 2005 About the Commission; Commissioners; Press; Frequently Asked Questions
From AP, WMD Panel to Fault Intelligence Agencies, and the New York Times, Panel’s Report Assails C.I.A. for Failure on Iraq Weapons. Flashback: President Bush Announces Formation of Independent Commission…to look at American intelligence capabilities, especially our intelligence about weapons of mass destruction… February 6, 2004 [Link] All About the WMD Commission Related reference: GAO …
From the State Department today: “The Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004 – 2005 report is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with Section 665 of P.L. 107-228, the FY 03 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which requires the Department to report on actions taken by the U.S. …
A new Congressional Budget Office Report is available for S. 167 (4 pages, PDF) “S. 167 would make several changes to current law regarding copyrighted works. The bill would specifically authorize the appropriation of $530,000 each year over the 2005-2009 period to the Library of Congress for preserving films in the Library’s collection.”
