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Follow up to April 16, 2007 posting, Fact Sheet: Proposed FISA Modernization Legislation, the following documents from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI): May 01, 2007, Transcript: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – FISA Modernization Unclassified, May 01, 2007, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – Statement for the Record on FISA Modernization: Statement for the …
Kim Taipale presented Policy Issues for Science and Technology in a “Surveillance Society” at the 32nd Annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Forum on Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC, May 3-4, 2007.
CBO Monthly Budget Review – May 2007
Wired reports the “U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer…The new rules (PDF) obtained by Wired News require a commander be consulted before every blog update.” Via Center for Media and Democracy, “Steven Aftergood posted a related U.S. …
Follow up on previous postings related to International Panel On Climate Change 2007 Assessment Report, see today’s release of Mitigation of Climate Change, the third volume of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Outline of the report Info about WG3 authors
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism, May 3, 2007. Prepared testimony submitted for this hearing: “The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism”, Testimony of Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute – “I am pleased to be here today to share …
Press release: “In a historic vote, the Florida House today unanimously passed CS/HB 537, already passed in the Senate, that provides almost all voters paper ballots in time for the 2008 Presidential election, and bans paperless DREs [direct-recording electronic voting machines], and bans paperless DREs outright by 2021.” Related postings on e-voting
“EPIC, in cooperation with the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief (42 pages, PDF) in Hepting v. AT&T. This lawsuit alleges that AT&T allowed the government to wiretap calls and e-mails without judicial authority. The U.S. government and AT&T seek to dismiss this case. The EPIC brief states, “The statutes and constitutional provisions …
Press release: “Keeping up with the latest consumer health information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just got easier. FDA today announced two new initiatives to enhance online communications. A Web page, Consumer Health Information for You and Your Family, provides comprehensive and timely consumer information. A free monthly e-newsletter, FDA Consumer Health …
Press release, April 27, 2007: “The United States Sentencing Commission held its final public meetings for the 2006-2007 guideline amendment cycle, promulgating amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines today and on April 18, 2007, on several important issues. Among other actions, the Commission voted to promulgate and submit to Congress sentencing guideline amendments regarding offenses …
2007-P-00022 Promoting Tribal Success in EPA Programs, [Report PDF – 12 pages] [At a Glance] [EPA-DOI Joint Report: Tribal Successes – Protecting the Environment and Natural Resources, 44 pages] May 3, 2007.
Press release: “The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Justice, and Homeland Security today joined together in issuing the 2007 National Money Laundering Strategy, a report detailing continued efforts to dismantle money laundering and terrorist financing networks and bring these criminals to justice.” 2007 National Money Laundering Strategy