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From DHS, this report concerns the upcoming implementation of RFID in ID cards for U.S. citizens, effective for those returning to the country by air, in 2007: Privacy Impact Assessment for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), August 11, 2006. From EPIC, Spotlight on Surveillance August 2006: Homeland Security PASS Card: Leave Home Without It …
Rotenberg, Marc, “The Sui Generis Privacy Agency: How the United States Institutionalized Privacy Oversight After 9-11” (September 28, 2006). Available at SSRN. “This article looks at the Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, the President’s Civil Liberties and Privacy Oversight Board, and the Civil Liberties Protection Officer of the Office of the …
October 26, 2006 press release: – “Today, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) filed a consumer protection complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging Internet financial services and real estate provider Zillow.com is misleading consumers, real estate professionals and financial service providers in on-line home valuations.” Zillow’s response to the complaint, posted on the …
Tax Debt Collection: IRS Needs to Complete Steps to Help Ensure Contracting Out Achieves Desired Results and Best Use of Federal Resources, GAO-06-1065, and Highlights, September 29, 2006.
Press release: “New unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States are on the rise, according to a study by Professor Michael P. Malloy commissioned by USA*Engage and the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC). This new Study of New U.S. Unilateral Sanctions: 1997-2006 reports that although the United States has imposed or threatened significantly more sanctions …
Press release, Pew Internet & American Life Project: “Eighty percent of American internet users, or some 113 million adults, have searched for information on at least one of seventeen health topics. Most internet users start at a general search engine when researching health and medical advice online. Just 15% of health seekers say they always …
Pakistan – U.S. Relations — Updated October 26, 2006.
“SUMMARY: This documents removes Subpart D, “For Official Use Only” (FOUO) from 32 CFR part 286, “DoD Freedom of Information Act Program Regulations” and reserves that subpart for future use. Removing this from 32 CFR part 286 will eliminate confusion of the authoritative FOUO guidance and who is the authority on FOUO. This removal will …
“Foremost among the challenges confronting transition this quarter was the U.S. governments effort to ensure that the remaining money in the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds (IRRF) was obligated by the September 30, 2006 statutory deadline. It appears that the goal of full and effective obligation of the IRRF was met. As the U.S.led phase …
Press release: “Roll Call newspaper, an Economist Group business, announced today that the company has acquired GalleryWatch, a leading provider of online legislative information for government affairs professionals.”
Management of the Iraqi Interim Government Fund, (25 pages, PDF), October 27, 2006 “In 2004, the Iraqi Interim Government established the Iraqi Interim Government Fund (IIGF), providing $136 million from the Development Fund for Iraq for U.S. military commanders to respond to the urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements in their areas of responsibility. The …
Courts Accepting Electronic Filings as of October 2006