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Following-up on my December 2, 2005 posting, DOJ Memo Determined Voting Rights Violations Resulting From Texas Redistricting, with two related articles documenting the administration response to the controversy: from today’s Washington Post, Staff Opinions Banned In Voting Rights Cases. and a December 8 article from the Dallas Morning News, Voting-rights friction building inside Justice. According …
The U.S. Department of Labor Compliance Assistance Homepage now “enables users to quickly and easily navigate DOL’s wide range of regulatory and compliance information any time, day or night.” Included are links to: Compliance E-Tools; an Updated Employment Law Guide; an online wage determinations program; and a feature to subscribe to elaws E-mail Updates.
Information overload a potential problem for Federal Docket Management System Regulations.gov
From OCLC:Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005) summarizes findings of an international study on information-seeking habits and preferences. “The Perceptions report provides the findings and responses from the online survey in an effort to learn more about: Library use; Awareness and use of library electronic resources; The Internet search engine, the library and the …
Today the Washington Post launched a news website, The U.S. Congress Voters Database, that allows users to browse data from the 102nd Congress (1991) to the 109th Congress (present). A search engine and other features will be forthcoming. “This site offers an RSS feed for every current member of Congress, so you can get notified …
Growing pains for Wikipedia: “…founder Jimmy Walee [is]going to change the ground rules for the popular anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia…” Snared in the Web of a Wikipedia Liar How wikis are changing our view of the world AP: Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia to which anyone can contribute, is tightening submission rules after a prominent journalist complained that …
Follow up to Media Challenges Withholding Publication of Plame Investigation Documents, November 14, 2005: New York Times, Leak Ruling Has Mystery, 8 Blank Pages Government Response to Motion Motion of Dow Jones & Co. to Unseal Redacted Portion of the Court’s Opinion(12 pages, PDF). New York Times, In C.I.A. Leak, More Talks With Journalists
Following up on an archive of postings on the Cheney Energy Task Force investigation, the embers of this controversy are still glowing: Press release, November 23, 2005: “United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today released a report(3 pages, PDF) rebutting the legal argument put forward by Senate Republicans to protect the Big Oil CEOs …
Following up with a link to resources referenced in my posting yesterday, Additional Gov Docs. Released From Alito’s DOJ Tenure, see today’s press release: “The National Archives at College Park will release 31 documents totaling 336 pages from Record Group 60, Records of the Department of Justice, Files of Charles Cooper and Files of the …
The Memory Hole posts database of Federal Criminal Proceedings Against Mining Companies, 1979-2005, 148 pages, PDF.
From the Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research, The Economic Report of the President, 1960-1980 archives, now available in PDF. “The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic …
Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide, by Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici Best Legal Practices for Open Source Software: Ten Tips For Managing Legal Risks for Businesses Using Open Source Software, by Dennis Kennedy ERPs or Data Warehouses for Law Firms? by John I. Alber The Government Domain: The Cream of the Federal …
