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Hearing Examining the Executive Branch Reform Act of 2007 and the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007

H.R. 985, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, was introduced by Reps. Waxman, Platts, Van Hollen, and T. Davis on February 12, 2007. Bill Summary: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Full Text: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 Written Testimony of Nick Schwellenbach, Investigator, Project On Government Oversight (POGO) before the House Oversight …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

Science.gov 4.0 Has Arrived With New features

Science.gov 4.0 New Features: “Now you can refine your search queries, email your search results and sort your results in a variety of ways using Science.gov Version 4.0. In addition, DeepRank, a more sophisticated ranking algorithm, has been deployed.” “Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Remarks by Foreign Relations Cmte. Members on Troop Escalation in Iraq

Follow up to February 12, 2007 posting, House Concurrent Resolution Opposing Deployment of More Troops to Iraq, see today’s transcript of a speech by Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Member of House Foreign Relations Committee, disapproving of President Bush’s decision to deploy additional troops to Iraq, as well as the text of the statement on this …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation

Testimony on Passenger Rail Security Before Homeland Security Subcommittee

Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts, by Cathleen A. Berrick, director, homeland security and justice issues, before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations. GAO-07-459T, and Highlights, February 13, 2007.

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

ABA Urges Congress to Give Federal Judges a Pay Raise

Follow up to a January 1, 2007 postings on the Chief Justice’s Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary, wherein his primary topic was the need for judicial pay raises, see today’s report that the “American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, which sets policy for the organization, voted on February 12 to urge Congress to give …

Subjects: Courts

NASS 2008 Presidential Primaries/Caucuses Calendar

National Association of Secretaries of State press release: Calendar of 2008 State Primaries/Caucuses, last updated February 9, 2007. “This calendar is a working draft based upon state election office reporting. Dates are subject to frequent changes. State dates that are under consideration but not yet finalized list the state in italics. States with an asterisk …

Subjects: E-Government

PBS Four-Part Series on the Future of News

PBS.org intro: “Drawing on more than 80 interviews with key figures in the print, broadcast and electronic media, and with unequaled, behind-the-scenes access to some of today’s most important news organizations, FRONTLINE correspondent Lowell Bergman examines the challenges facing the mainstream news media, and the media’s reaction, in “News War,” a special four-part series.” 50+ …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Belgian Court Rules Against Google in Copyright Case

Follow up to previous postings on a legal dispute between a group of Belgian newspaper sites and Google over removal of copyrighted materials from the search engine index, news today that the court reaffirmed its decision against Google. Google Official Blog: “Here’s a quick summary of the case: Copiepresse represents a number of newspapers in …

Subjects: Copyright, Courts, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

New Report Identifies ID Theft Rates By Geographic Area

Findings from a new study by ID Analytics, reported by ComputerWeek, indicate that “….the riskiest states for ID theft are New York, California, Nevada and Arizona, while the safest ones are Wyoming, Vermont, Montana and North Dakota. The riskiest 5-digit zip codes for ID theft — after Floral Park and Faulkton — are Old Bethpage, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

Newspapers Seeking Headlines That Grab Website Readers

From CNET News.com, this article addresses the challenges of writing article headlines for newspaper websites that serve to both increase search rankings and attract readers.

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Justia Launches Free Federal District Court Filings Database Search

Another terrific project from the Justia team, this database [still under development] of recently filed Federal District Court civil cases allows users to browse by State, Nature of Suit and Cases, as well as seach by Party Name, jurisdiction, type of lawsuit, and within a given date range. According to Tim Stanley, there are currently …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research, RSS

GAO Issues Corrected Report on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Federal Actions Could Enhance Preparedness of Certain State-Administered Federal Support Programs. GAO-07-219, and Highlights, February 7. [Reposted file includes corrections throughout text-see notice on cover]

Subjects: Government Documents

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