DHS OIG Audit Highlights Vulnerabilities in L-1 Visa Program
Reviews of Vulnerabilities and Potential Abuses of the L-1 Visa Program, OIG-06-22, January 2006 (PDF, 43 pages)
Patriot Act Amendments Approved By House in Two Vote Margin
AP: Congress Renews Patriot Act; Bush to Sign
CIA Opposes Document Release for Libby Case
Following up on recent news that Libby’s defense is demanding the release of highly classified White House daily intelligence briefings, AP reports that a CIA affidavit filed with the court strongly opposed the release of these documents, stating in part “…Any disclosure… increases the possibility of damage to the national security…” Related postings on the …
Intelligence Committee Votes to Enhance Oversight of Terrorist Surveillance Program
Press release – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today made the following statement: “Several weeks ago I began discussing with the White House the need to expand this Committee’s oversight of the Terrorist Surveillance Program and to begin engaging with Congress on possible legislative approaches. Before our last recess, I asked the members of the Intelligence …
NYTimes Launches DealBook Financial News Report on Website
Press release: “The New York Times announced today the launch of DealBook, a new online financial news report on NYTimes.com featuring up-to-the-minute news and exclusives about Wall Street and corporate America. The continually updated report edited by Andrew Ross Sorkin, the Times’s chief mergers and acquisitions reporter, with contributions from Times business reporters, is an …
President Submits Line Item Veto Legislation to Congress
White House Fact Sheet: President Submits Line Item Veto Legislation to Congress Press Briefing on the President’s Line-Item Veto Legislation by OMB Director Josh Bolten Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 (10 pages, PDF)
National Library of Australia Launches Libraries Australia Portal
“Libraries Australia, a service that enables anyone with an Internet connection to select from more than 40 million items held in over 800 libraries across the nation….[was] launched at 12.30pm Monday 27 February at Parliament House, Canberra by Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. This innovative service is an Australian …
EU eGovernment Economics Project
“…the eGovernment Economics Project (eGEP) aims at producing a measurement framework for the evaluation of e-government impacts and outcomes. Policy makers and practitioners need new instruments to evaluate and monitor the costs, benefits and outcomes of eGovernment. After the first generation e-Government investments at digitalising the public sector, it is now important to show measurable …
FCC’s Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks
“The FCC’s Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks (Hurricane Katrina Independent Panel) was established pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended. The mission of the Hurricane Katrina Independent Panel is to review the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the telecommunications and media infrastructure in the areas affected by …
National Journal Profiles AG Gonzales
National Journal: Defense Attorney, March 3, 2006. “To his backers, Gonzales is a quiet, hardworking attorney general notable for his open management style and his commitment to the administration of justice and to the war on terrorism. To his critics, Gonzales is a Bush yes-man who never really left the White House and who continues …
Success and Challenges of Online Tax Filings Examined by Policy Expert
The Case of Online Tax Filing: “This exerpt from Digital Government: Technology and Public Sector Performance, examines online tax filings in e-government, by Darrell M. West [John Hazen White Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University], February 2006. “In general, citizen satisfaction levels …
Minnesota Governor Announces Proposals to Protect Personal Privacy
Press release: “Citing the need to safeguard the personal information of Minnesotans, Governor Pawlenty today announced a series of proposals that will protect personal privacy and improve the way state government handles personal data…In 2005, more than 3,000 Minnesotans became the victims of identity theft according to the Federal Trade Commission.