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Press release: “UK consumers are not as risk-averse when it comes to using online services as previously thought, according to recent research conducted by BT. Despite daily warnings about security threats and cyber-criminals, people are willing to take risks online, as long as they feel informed, and it is clear how consequences will be addressed. …
Press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF’s) European Office today announced a broad coalition aimed at fixing a poorly drafted intellectual property enforcement proposal that could make criminals of thousands of people in the European Union. The Second Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED2) — set for vote in the European Parliament early next week …
“Following 9/11, the U.S. government adopted some controversial new tactics intended to prevent future terrorist attacks, including warrantless eavesdropping on Americans’ phone calls, secret demands for records under the Patriot Act, and FBI sting operations against people thought to be potential terrorists. The Bush Administration contends these tactics have helped to save American lives, but …
“The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) of the United States Law Library of Congress is now searchable via WorldLII, the World Legal Information Institute. GLIN Abstracts provides databases from 40 countries: Angola – Argentina – Belize – Bolivia – Brazil – Canada – Cape Verde – Chile – Colombia – Congo – Costa Rica – …
Follow up to previous postings on pay raise for judges, “Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito testified before a House subcommittee, calling for a salary increase for federal judges. Breyer text (pdf). Alito text (pdf). See also this Fact Sheet on Judicial Compensation.” Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Oversight Hearing …
“The Senate Judiciary Committee April 19 held a hearing concerning oversight of the Department of Justice. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified at the hearing about the abrupt dismissal of eight U.S. Attorneys.” Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Senate Judicary Oversight Hearing, April 19, 2007. Statements, Letters, And Releases About The …
Press release: “The National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups, today released a series of new, sweeping recommendations to address the nation’s leading energy challenges. In its new report, Energy Policy Recommendations to the President and the 110th Congress (148 …
Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs, Final Report, April 2007 by: Christopher Trenholm, Barbara Devaney, Ken Fortson, Lisa Quay, Justin Wheeler, and Melissa Clark, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Contract No.: HHS 100-98-0010 MPR Reference No.: 8549-110 Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for …
Follow up to January 11, 2007 posting, FirstGov is Now USA.gov, today USA.gov relaunched with a new design, navigation and accessibility platform that significantly enhances user interface with the site. The site maintains a red, white a blue theme, with topical tabs running across the top of each page [For Citizens, For Business and Nonprofits, …
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Report Card for the First Quarter, April 19, 2007. Press release: “Today, Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee Bob Filner (D-CA) announced an ambitious agenda focused on providing funds for the warrior, reaching out to Americans veterans and providing Congressional oversight with results. In the first 100 days of the …
Under Secretary For Health’s Information Letter (IL 10-2007-001): Sarcoidosis (January 9, 2007)
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), Phishing Activity Trends for February 2007 (8 pages, PDF) “The number of phishing reports received by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) came to 23,610 in February, a drop of over 6,000 from Januarys previous record high of 29,930. ► For the first time ever recorded by the APWG, the United States …