2006 Privacy Year in Review
Top Ten Privacy Stories of 2006 and Ten Privacy Issues to Watch in 2007 from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).
EPA OIG Report on Managing Contractor Systems and Reporting Incidents
EPA Could Improve Processes for Managing Contractor Systems and Reporting Incidents, 2007-P-00007 [Report PDF – 22 pages] [At a Glance PDF] January 11, 2007.
FDIC State Profiles – Banking and Economic Conditions
“Effective January 2007, FDIC State Profiles have been reformatted as a quarterly data sheet summation of banking and economic conditions in each state. To retrieve a state profile, select a state from either the map or list available on this page.”
CBO Issues Cost Estimate and Report on Effects of Federal Minimum Wage Act
H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, January 11, 2007 – Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on January 10, 2007 Response to a Request by Senator Grassley About the Effects of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Versus Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, January 9, 2007
FBI Investigating UCLA Data Breach
Press release: “The FBI in Los Angeles announced it opened an investigation to determine who hacked into a restricted database at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) that held the names and personal information of some 800,000 students, faculty, and alumni. Anyone who thought they had been further victimized as a result of …
Energy Market and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity with a Cap and Trade System
Market and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity with a Cap and Trade System, January 11, 2007 (90 pages, PDF) “This report was prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in response to a September 27, 2006, request from Senators Bingaman, Landrieu, Murkowski, Specter, Salazar, and Lugar. The Senators requested that …
HHS OIG Audits of Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Award Process for a Contract With MDB, Inc. (A-04-06-01036), January 11, 2007. Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Award Process for a Contract With Organization Development Systems, Inc. (A-04-06-01034), January 11, …
Postal Service 2006 Annual Progress Report Available Online
Follow-up to January 10, 2007 posting, U.S. Postal Service: ‘Intelligent Mail’ Fully Operational by 2009, see today’s press release: “The U.S. Postal Service has achieved remarkable results and is better prepared than ever to help ensure a prosperous future for mail, according to a progress report on the organization’s transformation efforts. The 2006 Annual Progress …
Lantos Introduces Bill to Preserve Family Records of Descendants of Slaves
Press release, January 11, 2007: “Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo, San Francisco) today introduced legislation to ensure that many of the genealogical records involving the families of former slaves in this country will be preserved, digitized and catalogued…Unlike most Americans, researching African-Americans family histories from the 19th Century has been hampered by the lack of …
FirstGov is Now USA.gov
“In January 2007, FirstGov.gov announced that it changed its name to USA.gov. We did it because you asked us to. Feedback from the public told us that we need a name that is easier to understand and remember.” The FAQ is here. It includes the following important statement: “There are about 5 million links to …
State of Missouri Launched Website to Compare Rx and OTC Prices
“MoRx Price Compare lists prescription medication prices for the most commonly used prescription drugs in Missouri based on the usual and customary price reported by local pharmacies. This is the retail price an uninsured, cash-paying customer would normally pay without any discounts. Prescription drug prices may vary from day to day. The price you find …
Citizens Group Sues NARA For Access to White House Visitor Logs
Press release, January 10, 2007: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for its failure to adequately respond to CREW’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents related to the destruction of Secret Service visitor record logs. On September 27, 2006, CREW filed a …