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Category «Government Documents»
Legislative History of the Civil Rights Commission
From the House Judiciary Committee: Legislative History of the Civil Rights Commission – This legislative history includes: (I) Committee Reports; (II) Congressional Record; (III) Court Opinions; and (IV) News Articles. Note, this document is in PDF, and is 566 pages.
Draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Internet Communications
From the Federal Election Commission, this draft notice is 47 pages, PDF. Related news: Feds get set for Net rules, and FEC Weighs Limited Internet Activity Rules Related postings: More on the FEC and Regulating Bloggers Related reference: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), Public Law No. 107-155
Gov’t Sponsored Project Offers Expert Virtual Reference Services
Get Assistance from a Federal Depository Librarian: Government Information Online Pilot Project “U.S. Government agencies provide information on a wide variety of topics, from nutrition and health care to gardening and saving money on your electric bill. Other topics include laws and regulations, statistics, international affairs, public safety, and more. If a government agency does …
GAO Report Evaluates Consumer Knowledge On Credit Report Data
Credit Reporting Literacy: Consumers Understood the Basics but Could Benefit from Targeted Educational Efforts, GAO-05-223, March 16, 2005. Highlights.
Sensitive But Unclassified Gov Docs Released by Sen. Levin
Press release yesterday: “Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., today released previously withheld portions of an FBI document critical of interrogation practices used by the Department of Defense (DOD) at Guantanamo Bay in 2002, disclosing information in that document previously withheld by the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a letter to DOJ on February 10, 2005, Levin …
FOIA Action to Compel Release of Air Force Documents
Press release today: “The National Security Archive today filed (108 pages, PDF) suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of the Air Force for a pattern and practice of mishandling scores of FOIA requests. The suit alleges that the Air Force fails to acknowledge FOIA requests, loses …
AP Launches FOI Webpage
The new AP and Freedom of Information website includes links to FOI news stories from AP, an interactive guide to filing FOI requests, a list of links to FOI resources, and a Q&A with AP’s CEO, Tom Curley, who states: “As we have reported, government at all levels is restricting access to information. We in …
Controversy Surrounds Government Sponsored News
White House Defends Video News Releases Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged TV News Related reference: GAO Report: Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)–Video News Release, B-303495, January 4, 2005: “By its own records, ONDCP’s prepackaged news stories reached more than 22 million households, without disclosing to any of those viewers — the …
Report Recommends Regulatory Reforms to Balance Document Security and Public Access
The University of Maryland Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise announced the availablity of a report, The Unintended Audience: Balancing Openness and Secrecy – Crafting an Information Policy for the 21st Century (76 pages, PDF), that addresses post 9/11 limitations on public access to unclassified but “sensitive” government documents, and the associated impact of …
Admiral Issues Report on Detainee Operations
Released March 10, 2005 to the Senate Armed Services Committee, this Review of DoD Detention Operations and Detainee Interrogation Techniques (21 pages, PDF), authored by Vice Adm. Albert T. Church III, determined that there was “no policy that considered or condoned torture…” Statement of Senator Carl Levin at the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on …
Reporter’s FOIA Request Unaswered After 24 Years
Reporter’s FOIA request dates to 1981 Related references: Audit of Freedom of Information Requests Highlights Gov’t Delays Nations use U.S. as model for FOIA laws The Freedominfo.org Global Survey: Freedom of Information and Access to Government Records Around the World (96 pages, PDF)
