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From the House Committee on Government Reform: “All 19 minority members of the Committee write Secretary Thompson to protest HHS’s obstruction of their investigation into the withholding of the [Medicare] cost data. The members officially expand their Seven Member request to include the communications between HHS and congressional leadership.” Letter to HHS, April 26, 2004 …
Press release today from The National Archive Archives: “A federal judge’s dismissal last month of a landmark open government case was based on two factual misconceptions and deserves re-opening, according to court filings last week. The lawsuit challenges President Bush’s Executive Order 13,233 that gave former Presidents and their heirs (as well as former Vice-Presidents …
The National Council for Research on Women issued a report today on the organization’s documentation of how specific information and resources on women’s issues is no longer available to the public through government sponsored channels. [Link to the press release] From the Executive Summary: “The report concentrates on missing information that directly affects women’s lives. …
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (2003) implementation; fair credit reporting medical information regulations: notice of proposed rulemaking, April 28, 2004: “The OCC, Board, FDIC, OTS, and NCUA…are required to prescribe regulations that permit creditors to obtain or use medical information for eligibility purposes where necessary and appropriate to protect legitimate operational, transactional, risk, consumer, …
Justices Hear Arguments in Energy Task Force Case. For reference, previous postings on this case.
USPTO to Provide Electronic Access to Cited U.S. Patent References with Office Actions and Cease Supplying Paper Copies
Reuters reports that the appearance of President Bush and Vice President Cheney on April 29 before the 9/11 Commission (in a private session to take place in the White House) will be conducted without benefit of a written or recorded transcript, nor will their testimony be given under oath. The article further states that Bush …
As a follow-up to this post on the theft of Senate Judiciary Cmte. computer files, Sen. Patrick Leahy today issued the following statement: “I have been notified that the Department of Justice has ‘assigned’ to David Kelley, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the investigation of Republican staff theft of Democratic …
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Government Paperwork Burdens Have Increased Substantially under the Bush Administration, United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform – Minority Staff Special Investigations Division, April 20, 2004: From the text of the report – President Bush has made reducing the burdens of completing government paperwork a key item in his economic agenda. In speech …
Balancing Scientific Publication and National Security Concerns: Issues for Congress, by Dana A. Shea, updated February 2, 2004 Sensitive But Unclassified and Other Federal Security Controls on Scientific and Technical Information: History and Current Controversy, by Genevieve J. Knezo, udpated February 20, 2004
OMB Releases Revised Bulletin on Peer Review; Seeks Additional Public Comment, April 15, 2004: “As part of a continuing effort to enhance the quality and credibility of scientific information that is disseminated to the public, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released today a revised draft of guidance to agencies and requested additional public …
