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HP Survey Shows Executives Unaware that Improper IT Disposal Can Lead to Fines, Imprisonment Old computers increasingly find new life HP Environment: Product Return and Recycling – this site includes a global online ordering tool to request recycling services.. [“HP’s computer hardware recycling service is a simple and environmentally sound take-back program that offers consumers …
Edited by Michael Geist, In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law, “…reviews international copyright norms, assesses dozens of specific Bill C-60 provisions, and identifies potential future copyright reform initiatives.” This book was published under a Creative Commons license, permitting legal downloads for personal use [Slaw.ca, and Connie Crosby]
Follow-up to my previous posting, Controversy Surrounds Government Sponsored News, new developments and related links: press release: GAO Blasts Illegal Propaganda Campaign at the U.S. Department of Education: “Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ruled that the Bush Department of Education illegally used taxpayer dollars to fund a covert propaganda campaign, aimed at boosting the …
Courtesy of GalleryWatch.com: Committee Report to Accompany S.__, the “Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2006” (61 pages, PDF) Committee Report to Accompany S.__, as unanimously passed by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (114 pages, PDF)
“Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS is a searchable database of CBP rulings that can be retrieved based on simple or complex search characteristics using keywords and Boolean operators. CROSS has the added functionality of CROSS referencing rulings from the initial search result set with their modified, revoked or referenced counterparts. Rulings collections are separated …
“Marking International Right to Know Day, the National Security Archive commended the Department of State for including access to government information as one factor evaluated in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Transparency and information are essential to allow people to scrutinize and debate the actions of their government, combat corruption, and promote …
House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, September 28, 2005 hearing, Guarding Against Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Post-Katrina Relief and Recovery: The Plans of Inspectors General. Links to Prepared Testimony
S. 1768 – A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. Sponsor: Sen Arlen Specter[PA] (introduced 9/26/2005)
“The data, obtained by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) under the Freedom of Information Act…document[s] changes in the kinds of cases being brought to court: immigration and weapons prosecutions are climbing while white collar crime and drug prosecutions are sliding. The new data go through the end of March 2005 (the first half of …
“The List of Classes is the official listing of publications available for selection by depository libraries participating in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The list is arranged by the Superintendent of Documents classification numbering system and is designed to group together publications by the same government author.” [GPO Access]
Identity Theft: Outline of Federal Statutes and Bibliography of Select Resources, by Sara R. Paul Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online, by Michael Whiteman
From the Washington Times, Law firms send case work overseas to boost efficiency From the September 28, 2005 WSJ ($), Legal Services Enter Outsourcing Domain and from June 7, 2004: Are Law Firms Ready to Embrace Offshore Outsourcing?
