Court Rules FEMA Must Resume Katrina Housing Payments

U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon’s ruling stated that “the Bush administration unconstitutionally denied aid to tens of thousands of Gulf Coast residents displaced by hurricanes Katrina and Rita and must resume payments immediately.” Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN), et al. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Civil Action No. 2006-1521 Memorandum …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

GAO Report on Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain: Information about Its Uses and Effect on Property Owners and Communities Is Limited, Full text GAO-07-28, and Highlights, November 30, 2006. “In the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Congress mandated that GAO conduct a nationwide study on the use of …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Establishment of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

Federal Communications Commission Final Rule, November 29, 2006: “To promote a more efficient, effective and responsive organizational structure and to better promote and address public safety, homeland security, national security, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and related issues, the Commission has concluded that the proper dispatch of its business and the public interest will …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

World Aids Day, December 1, 2006

“World AIDS Day is a day when people from around the world come together within a single effort. The global theme for the World AIDS Day 2006 is accountability – and the slogan is “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.” Via UN Pulse, “The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has compiled a list of related resources and weblinks.” …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

New EU Communication on Spam

Press release: “The Commission today called on all regulatory authorities and stakeholders in Europe to step up the fight against spam, spyware and malicious software. Despite existing EU legislation to outlaw spam in Europe, Europe continues to suffer from illegal online activities from inside the EU and from third countries, the Commission underlines in a …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Mail, EU Data Protection, ID Theft, PC Security

Policy Briefing – The 2006 Election

Electionline.org press release: “The 2006 Election, the 15th in a series of policy briefings by electionline.org, found widespread reports of voting system troubles, sporadic incidents of voter intimidation and/or poll worker confusion over voter identification requirements and some breakdowns at polling places because of problems with newly-mandated voter registration systems.”

Subjects: E-Government

Passports Required for Air Travel to United States as of January 23, 2007

“The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda will now be required to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere. This requirement will take effect in January …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents