LC Convenes Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control
Subject Headings or Keywords? Google, Microsoft Join LC Working Group on Bibliographic Control
EPA Responds to Protests Over Library Closures
Follow up to recent postings on opposition by public interest groups, members of Congress, library associations, librarians, and scientists, to the closure of EPA libraries throughout the country, today this EPA press release stated: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing broader access to a larger audience by making agency library materials available through its …
No Punishment for McDermott Leak From Ethics Committee
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct – In The Matter of Representative James Mcdermott, released December 11, 2006 Report of the Investigative Subcommittee (27 pages, PDF) Index to Exhibits
CRS Report – 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status
CRS Report for Congress, 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status, December 4, 2006 (73 pages, PDF).
KMWorld and Intranets 2006 Presentation Links
KMWorld and Intranets 2006 Presentation Links, October 30 – November 2, 2006.
Paper Reports on State Department Use of Google to Identify Iranian Sanctions' Targets
Washington Post: Seeking Iran Intelligence, U.S. Tries Google – Internet Search Yields Names Cited in U.N. Draft Resolution “When the State Department recently asked the CIA for names of Iranians who could be sanctioned for their involvement in a clandestine nuclear weapons program, the agency refused, citing a large workload and a desire to protect …
CRS Report on Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress
CRS Report to Congress, Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress — Updated, December 7, 2006 (41 pages, PDF).
Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act Sent to President for Signature
Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act bill [H.R. 4709] passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent on December 8, 2006 – To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen protections for law enforcement officers and the public by providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent acquisition or unauthorized disclosure of phone records. Press release: “…U.S. …
Brookings Analysis of the Iraq Study Group Report
“On December 7, leading Brookings experts will examine the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group and its impact on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Participants include Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow, the Brookings Institution; Kenneth Pollack, senior fellow and director of research, Saban Center for Middle East Policy; and Bruce Riedel, senior fellow, Saban …
New LC Country Profile on Romania
The Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, Country Profiles: Romania, December 8, 2006.
Secrecy and Foreign Policy
Secrecy and Foreign Policy, Robert Pallitto, December 8, 2006, Foreign Policy In Focus: “Since the beginning of the republic, U.S. presidents have used some form of secrecy in the course of governing. In the wake of the Watergate scandal, congressional hearings in the 1970s and the disclosure of covert U.S. programs of assassination and destabilization …
CBO: Paying for Iraq's Reconstruction – An Update
Paying for Iraq’s Reconstruction: An Update – Report prepared for Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Kent Conrad by the Congressional Budget Committee, December 8, 2006.