New Report Reveals Homeland Security Boondoggles Coast To Coast

Press release: “Today, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), a member of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) released a report detailing some of the most outrageous homeland security spending boondoggles from coast to coast. The Congressmen also announced the Homeland Security Transparency Act, which would require public disclosure …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Released

“The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2006. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Report to Congress

Strengthening America’s Defenses in the New Security Environment Second Report to Congress, March 1, 2007. “The independent Commission on the National Guard and Reserves is charged by Congress to recommend any needed changes in law and policy to ensure that the Guard and Reserves are organized, trained, equipped, compensated, and supported to best meet the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FEC Approves Barack Obama Advisory Opinion, Clarifies Enforcement Terms

Press release: “The Federal Election Commission (FEC/the Commission) met in open session on Thursday, March 1, 2007 and unanimously approved an Advisory Opinion permitting Senator Barack Obama to solicit and receive contributions designated for the 2008 presidential general election while retaining the option of refunding those contributions and accepting public funding should he become the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Texas AG Abates Opinion on Redaction of Social Security Numbers

Follow up to February 23, 2007 posting, County Clerk Property Records Images No Longer Available Online, this updated information: A.G. gives county clerks reprieve on privacy law – “Attorney General Greg Abbott this morning issued a letter that allows county clerks statewide to release public documents with private information on them, such as Social Security …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

VA OIG Review of Patient Safety in the Operating Room in Veterans Health Administration Facilities

Review of Patient Safety in the Operating Room in Veterans Health Administration Facilities [05-00379-91], February 28, 2007. “This review was conducted to evaluate Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities’ efforts to ensure patient safety in the operating room (OR). Our purpose was to determine whether: (1) facility leaders established and implemented effective policies, procedures, and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Amtrak's FY 2008 Budget Needs

Amtrak’s FY 2008 Budget Needs, February 28, 2007, Testimony by David Tornquist, Assistant Inspector General, Competition and Economic Analysis Before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations – United States Senate. See also, from AP: Amtrak Struggles With Late Trains – Dependent on Freight Railroads, Amtrak Can’t Run …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

National War Powers Commission Convened by Miller Center for Public Research

Press release: “In keeping with its tradition of assembling national commissions of major stature, the Miller Center has convened the National War Powers Commission, a private bipartisan panel led by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher. The Commission will examine how the Constitution allocates the powers of beginning, conducting, and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

RIAA Launches New Initiatives Targeting Campus Music Theft

RIAA press release: “The recording industry today launched a new and strengthened campus anti-piracy initiative that significantly expands the scope and volume of its deterrent efforts while offering a new process that gives students the opportunity to avoid a formal lawsuit by settling prior to a litigation being filed. The Recording Industry Association of America …

Subjects: Copyright, E-Commerce, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy