DOJ Freedom of Information Act Report, FY 2006
U.S. Department of Justice, Freedom Of Information Act Report For Fiscal Year 2006
Corporations and Environmental Groups Call For System to Combat Global Warming
Press release: “United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) urges lawmakers to enact a policy framework for mandatory reductions of GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions from major emitting sectors, including large stationary sources, transportation, and energy use in commercial and residential buildings. The cornerstone of this approach would be a cap-and-trade program. The environmental goal is to …
Working Paper Addresses Value of Foreign News Coverage
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy – Working Paper Series, Foreign News Coverage: The U.S. Media’s Undervalued Asset, by Jill Carroll, freelance journalist, “a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor who was based in Baghdad in 2005-6.”
House Republicans Unveil Strategic Benchmarks to Measure Effectiveness of Presidents Iraq Strategy
Press release: “House Republican Leaders and key Ranking Committee Members today unveiled a set of benchmarks designed to measure the progress of President Bush’s new strategy in Iraq, and to hold the Bush Administration and the Iraqi government accountable for their role in achieving success.” Related posting, Legislation and Reports Address Issue of Iraq Troop …
Inter-American Court Decision on Access to Info Posted on Court Website
“The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has announced that the English translation of its decision in the case Claude Reyes et al v. Chile is already available at the Court’s website: (link to the word document version)…in this case the Inter-American Court upheld that the right to access to information is a human right under …
Poll Finds Company Guidelines Against Pretexting Lacking
Press release: “Despite recent legal actions against companies that engage in pretexting and other illegal techniques to investigate fraud, misconduct, or simply to obtain confidential competitor information, 42 percent of organizations responded that they currently do not have written guidelines against the use of such methods of investigation, according to an online poll conducted by …
Groups Request Records on Warrantless Mail Surveillance
Follow up to January 7, 2007 posting, Presidential Signing Statement for Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act Includes Power to Open Mail, see this press release today: “The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for National Security Studies today filed three Freedom of Information Act requests seeking the immediate release of records related to President …
CDT Releases 2007 Legislative Agenda
“Center for Democracy and Technology today urged lawmakers to adopt an approach to Internet-related policymaking that protects fundamental civil liberties, reestablishes meaningful privacy protections and paves the way for the United States’ continued leadership in technological innovation. In its Congressional Agenda for the 110th Congress, CDT offers both a broad overview of the challenges associated …
DOJ OIG Report on FBI's Response to Foley Congressional Page Case
Follow-up to previous postings on ex-Rep. Foley and the Congressional page scandal, released today by the Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General; a Special Report, A Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Initial Response to Representative Mark Foleys E-mails to a Former Page, January 2007, PDF (Full Report) and HTML version. Press …
CRS Updates Policy Guidelines for Working With the Press
Via FAS, CRS Policy Statement: Interacting With the Media, effective January 16, 2007.
DHS Designates State of the Union Address as a National Special Security Event
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has designated the President’s State of the Union Address as a National Special Security Event (NSSE).”
Armed Services Committee Hearing: Review of Iraq Reconstruction
Review of Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR 07-006T), January 18, 2007 United States House Armed Services Committee: “On Thursday, January 18, 2007, Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction provided testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services oversight hearing on Iraq reconstruction. (Full Statement PDF) Chairman Skelton’s opening statement