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House Panel Approves Deep E-Gov Funding Cuts – “The U.S. House Appropriations Committee is calling for only $1 million in 2004 funding for the Electronic Government Act (E-Gov), which invests in inter-agency projects with government-wide applications. The Bush Administration had requested $45 million for the program.” This act “uthorizes funding for improvement of the federal …
Despite the efforts of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) to prohibit funds appropriated under H.R. 2555, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2004, from being used by any advisory committee (Homeland Security Advisory Council) that has been exempted from the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the amendment was defeated on July 24. (via Secrecy News)
House Takes Aim at Patriot Act Secret Searches: “The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to roll back a key provision (amending H.R. 2799, see link below), which allows the government to conduct secret “sneak and peek” searches of private property, of a sweeping anti-terrorism law passed soon after the Sept. 11 attacks.” …
From Internet.com: “Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) said Wednesday he will seek to amend the current spam bill pending before the Senate to include requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create a Do Not Spam list comparable to the FTC’s popular Do Not Call registry.” The downside of the Do Not Call registry – from …
The Stanford University Libraries’ Copyright & Fair Use website has been relaunched with a new design, enhanced navigation and content in areas which include: Primary Materials Copyright & Fair Use Guide Copyright & Fair Use Overview Resources for Librarians Current Issues & Legislation
From Reuters: “The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to cut off funding for a widely criticized computer-surveillance program that would comb travel records, credit-card bills and other private records to sniff out suspected terrorists. In a military spending bill it passed unanimously, the Senate forbade the Defense Department to spend any portion of its $369 …
The FTC’s Do Not Call Registry has garnered considerable press and more than 25 million registrants. A recent survey from Insight Express indicates that consumers are eager for a similar program to address spam: “83 percent of consumers said that the government should roll out a similar ‘do not spam’ list that they can use …
Legislative hearing on H.R. 2517, the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, to enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify the authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works. Witness List, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Jana Monroe (FBI), David Trust (Professional Photographers of …
The Author, Consumer and Computer Owner Protection and Security Act of 2003 (H.R. 2752), introduced on July 16. “The bill carries penalties of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for uploading a copyrighted file to a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, ” according to dcinternet.com. Section-by Section Anaylsis Floor statement of bill sponsor, …
Today the House Judiciary Committee passed the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2003 (H.R. 49), setting the stage for the a vote by the full House and Senate to permanently extend the moratorium on Internet access taxes. See also, Internet Tax Ban Hits Congressional Fast Track
From the U.S. Census Bureau, Facts & Features: On July 26, 1990, President George Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, guaranteeing equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications. 49.7 million: Number of people age 5 and over in the …
The anonymous individuals who comprise the Publius Group have spun-off a series of state political websites since their launch in 2000 of PoliticsNJ, all of which include daily news briefs, feature articles, press releases from Congressional delegations, links to respective state/local government resources and sites, opinion/commentary pieces, and oh yes, lots of ads. Tomorrow they …
