Category «Legal Research»

GAO Annual Report on Nation’s Fiscal Health

“As the federal government’s publicly held debt continues to grow, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today issued its annual report on the nation’s fiscal health. The report again warns Congress and the Administration about the federal government’s long-term fiscal path and calls for decisive action. As it has since 2017, GAO recommends a strategy …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Deferred Resignation Email to Federal Employees, Updated Continuously

Via LLRX – Deferred Resignation Email to Federal Employees, January 28, 2025 – Updated Continuously – I am adding news and government document updates to this article to keep readers abreast of the accelerating plan to force federal employees, who work at agencies throughout the government, to resign by the end of day, February 6, …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry

The Verge: “President Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order. Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Congress, E-Records, Economy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research

Executive Order 14192 – for each new regulation issued, at least 10 prior regulations be identified for elimination

EXECUTIVE ORDER 14192 – UNLEASHING PROSPERITY THROUGH DEREGULATION February 6, 2025 – By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and in order to promote prudent financial management …

Subjects: Congress, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Data Governance in Open Source AI: Enabling Responsible and Systemic Access

“As the Open Source Initiative convened its process to define Open Source AI, it became clear that organizations that care for open, fair and public-interest AI need to pay particular attention to and establish a shared position on data sharing and data governance. Open Source Artificial Intelligence (AI) development presents an opportunity to democratize technological …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Millions of federal workers face Feb. 6 deadline over whether to resign

CBS News: “More than 2 million federal employees face a looming deadline: By midnight Eastern time on Thursday, they must decide whether to accept a “deferred resignation” offer from the Trump administration. If workers accept, according to a White House plan, they would continue getting paid through September but would be excused from reporting for …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Libraries

Federal workers: Here’s how to lock down your communications

Washington Post unlocked: “Tips and apps that can help everyone talk about sensitive topics safely.  Chances are, until now, most people haven’t worried much about their private group chats or jokey social media posts being used against them. But under the Trump administration, privacy experts say there’s a new urgency to making sure people understand …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Federal Worker Union Sues to Stop Trump’s Resignation Offer

Bloomberg Law: “The nation’s largest federal employee union is suing to halt the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation offer, arguing agencies can’t promise to pay employee salaries before Congress sets aside the money. The American Federation of Government Employees is seeking to stop the Office of Personnel Management’s exit offer known as “Fork in the Road.” …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

The DOGE Has Arrived

Gibson Dunn – Client Alert  |  February 4, 2025 – “Ever since President Trump announced that he would create a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), clients have raised questions regarding how it would be established, what powers it would have, and how its work could affect their operations. Gibson Dunn previously addressed some of those …

Subjects: E-Government, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

What Is OpenAI’s Powerful New Deep Research Tool Capable Of?

LawSites: I Use It to Analyze the Legality of President Trump’s Pause of Federal Grants – “Over the weekend, OpenAI released Deep Research, an AI agent capable of completing multi-step research tasks and synthesizing large amounts of online information. OpenAI’s chief product officer Kevin Weil said it can complete complex research tasks in minutes that …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Blog on British TV Crime and Mysteries

Timothy J. Barron – “This page contains an extensive list of British crime and mystery television series and movies that I have watched or have some degree of knowledge.  Though I am American, my appetite for these series and movies is insatiable and beyond an addiction level.  As compared to their American counterparts, the British …

Subjects: Internet, Legal Research

Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Law Libraries

Parsons, Patrick and Niedringhaus, Kristina L. and Zhang, Alex, Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Law Libraries (December 01, 2024). Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5118446 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5118446  – “The Southeast Roundtable Report summarizes the discussions from a day-long conference held on March 1, 2024, at …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries