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EPIC: In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court upheld the right of individuals to request documents under the Freedom of Information Act, even if similar documents were previously requested by others. The Court rejected the Federal Aviation Administration’s contention that it may ignore requests if the agency previously received identical requests from different requesters. …
SEC Proposed Rules for Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations(Release No. 34-57967, File No. S7-13-08) “Today, in the first of three related actions the Commission is proposing rule amendments that would impose additional requirements on nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) in order to address concerns about the integrity of their credit rating procedures and methodologies …
Five Year Action Plan to Cleanup the Uranium Contamination in the Navajo Nation, as requested by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 3, 2008 “Mine operators extracted nearly four million tons of uranium ore from 1944 to 1986 under lease agreements with the Navajo Nation. As a result, uranium mining has left the …
DOD OIG: Effect of Payments Into Boeing Pension Funds on Economic Price Adjustment Clauses in DoD Contracts,May 28, 2008. Redacted, unclassified.
News release: “Fully 46% of all Americans have used the internet, email or cell phone text messaging to get news about the campaign, share their views and mobilize others. Further, the proportion of Americans going online on a typical day at the tail end of the primary season to get political news or information has …
H.R. 6193: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established …
AP: “Thoroughbred racetracks in the U.S. reported more than three horse deaths a day last year and 5,000 since 2003, and the vast majority were put down after suffering devastating injuries on the track, according to an Associated Press survey.”
New York Times: “Some of the biggest technology firms, including Microsoft, Intel, Google and I.B.M., are banding together to fight information overload. Last week they formed a nonprofit group to study the problem, publicize it and devise ways to help workers theirs and others cope with the digital deluge.”
A Guide to Protecting Your Identity Online, Rosemary Haworth, PC Advisor
Border Security: Summary of Covert Tests and Security Assessments for the Senate Committee on Finance, 2003-2007, GAO-08-757, May 16, 2008 Federal Real Property: Property Conveyances between the District of Columbia and the Federal Government Await Completion, and Development Will Take Many Years, GAO-08-684, June 13, 2008 Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department …
Identity Theft: The Aftermath 2007. Conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) With comparisons to The Aftermath 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Surveys.
State Department news release: “The United States renewed its support for Afghanistan today, June 12, by pledging $10.2 billion for security and reconstruction assistance at the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan. This includes $3.1 billion in assistance appropriated in fiscal year 2008 (part of a total of more than $26 billion in U.S. assistance …