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Iraq Index: Tracking Variables of Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq, Brookings Institution, March 30, 2006 (52 pages, PDF) See also Brookings Iraq Index Archives: “…a statistical compilation of economic, public opinion, and security data. This resource will provide updated information on various criteria, including crime, telephone and water service, troop fatalities, unemployment, Iraqi security …
Press release, MArch 30, 2006: “Transparency in federal courtrooms today scored a victory when legislation introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, to allow federal trial and appellate judges to permit cameras in the courtroom passed the Senate Judiciary Committee…The bipartisan “Sunshine in the Courtroom” bill would allow …
WSJ free feature: More U.S. Households Are Ditching Landline Phones for Wireless
As previously noted in a series of postings this year, DOJ has sought, and obtained, voluminous data search records from companies including Yahoo, MSN and Verizon. Today, InformationWeek reported that their FOIA request yielded 54 documents [made available in a Zip archive], that include subpoenas, replies, and related legal documents involving 34 ISPs, search companies …
Prewar Intelligence – Insulating Bush, by Murray Waas, National Journal, Thursday, March 30, 2006. “Karl Rove, President Bush’s chief political adviser, cautioned other White House aides in the summer of 2003 that Bush’s 2004 re-election prospects would be severely damaged if it was publicly disclosed that he had been personally warned that a key rationale …
Social Security Numbers: More Could be Done to Protect SSNs, Full text GAO-06-586T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “There is no one law that comprehensively regulates SSN use and protections…GAO found that there were gaps in the practices for protecting SSNs within government agencies and across industry sectors, such as a lack of uniformity at …
From Barbie Selby, current Chair of the Depository Library Council, links to the following documents: The Council “Vision Statement,” Knowledge Will Forever Govern The Council Wiki
Federal Rulemaking: Perspectives on 10 Years of Congressional Review Act Implementation, Full text GAO-06-601T, and Highlights. March 30, 2006. “This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Congressional oversight of rulemaking using the CRA can be an important and useful tool for monitoring the regulatory process and balancing and accommodating the …
Press release: “The highest responsibility of government is to protect the security of every American, said Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. “After five years of Republican incompetence, Americans have had enough. They expect and demand policies that are tough and smart. They deserve Real Security.” Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Secure America and Restore …
The War on Terrorism: How Prepared is the Nation’s Capital? (Part II), 3/29/06. Links to prepared testimony, in PDF. “On July 14, 2005, the Subcommittee held a hearing that examined coordination efforts within the National Capital Region (NCR) in response to a terrorist attack or natural disaster. This second hearing will give the officials from …
March 28, 2006 – FBI’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request, Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, FBI, Before the House Appropriations Committee.
Transportation Security Administration’s Information Technology Managed Services Contract, OIG-06-23, February 2006 (PDF, 44 pages) – New 03/30/2006 Evaluation of DHS’ Security Program and Practices For Its Intelligence Systems, Unclassified Summary, OIG-06-13, December 2005 (PDF, 3 pages) – New 03/30/2006