Driven to distraction by technology: “The typical office worker is interrupted every three minutes by a phone call, e-mail, instant message or other distraction. The problem is that it takes about eight uninterrupted minutes for our brains to get into a really creative state.” See also RSS Goes Corporate – Information overload also affects companies,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2005
Proposal on Telecommunications Regulation in the Digital Age
Press release from the Progress & Freedom Foundation: “Internet Challenges Regulatory Jurisdictions – Second DACA Working Group Addresses Federal-State Framework. The awkwardly constructed Telecom Act of 1996 has led to unnecessary tension among federal, state and local regulators, but the digital revolution has paved the way for a new framework. So concludes the Federal-State Framework… Continue Reading
New Pew Internet Survey Tracks Public Opinion on Rove, Bush, Terrorism, and Supreme Court
Republicans Uncertain on Rove Resignation Plurality — Favors Centrist Court Nominee, Released: July 19, 2005. Continue Reading
Senate Hearing on Reporter Shield Law
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Reporters’ Privilege Legislation: Issues and Implications, Wednesday, July 20, 2005 [Free Flow of Information Act of 2005, S. 1419. See also the House companion bill, H.R. 3323.] Link to testimony and member statements. Time for a Federal Shield Law, New York Times Continue Reading
Census Bureau Releases Report on Poverty in U.S.
From the U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, the newly released report, Areas with Concentrated Poverty: 1999 – Census 2000 Special Reports (11 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
EEOC Legal Brief Bank Index Posted on Website
As posted by by Michael Ravnitzky on The MemoryHole, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Brief Bank Index – Never-before-published guide to aspects of employment discrimination law. “The brief bank index, developed with public tax dollars, provides an overview of the complex issues arising when employees and companies become involved in possible discriminatory behavior, and the damages… Continue Reading
Cost Benefit Analysis of Consumer ID Theft Notification
Press release from the Progress & Freedom Foundation: “Notification Doesn’t Benefit Consumers: State and Federal lawmakers should proceed with caution when considering notification legislation addressing the perceived growth of data security breaches, according to a new paper released by The Progress & Freedom Foundation. An Economic Analysis of Notification Requirements for Data Security Breaches (19… Continue Reading
State Dept. Memo Identifies Info on Plame as Secret
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d) Plame’s Identity Marked As Secret – Memo Central to Probe Of Leak Was Written By State Dept. Analyst: “A classified State Department memorandum central to a federal leak investigation contained information about CIA officer Valerie Plame in a paragraph marked “(S)” for secret, a clear indication that any Bush… Continue Reading
Intelligence Sharing Essential for Preventing Terrorist Attacks
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment: A Progress Report on Information Sharing for Homeland Security “Christopher Cox (R-CA) opened this morning’s Subcommittee hearing on information sharing for homeland security, what he called an indispensable part of this Committees oversight responsibilities. “We want to be reassured that DHS, in particular, has engaged its… Continue Reading
Hearing Today on Health Information Technology
Senate Budget Committee: Health Information Technology: The Federal Role and Budget Implications Testimony of Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt (12 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
All the articles listed are available in Part 1 of the July 2005 issue of LLRX.com: Delivering Actionable Information To Front-Line Lawyers – John Alber details the effective implementation of business intelligence (BI) systems within law firms. The Government Domain: Bloggin’ USA – Peggy Garvin looks at three free web services that leverage blogs and… Continue Reading
Washington Post Blog on Bush’s Choice of John G. Roberts Jr., as Supreme Court Nominee
See the Campaign for the Supreme Court postings, which include key early responses to the nomination, as well as links to some of his opinions. Continue Reading
