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Daily Archives: September 15, 2005
Committee to Review Disaster Response Failures Will Reflect Republican Agenda
In a follow-up to my September 8 posting, Impartial Congressional Review of Katrina Questioned, the House voted along party lines this afternoon in favor of the establishment of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (H. Res. 437). Related links: Rep. Waxman Decries Partisan Approach to Hurricane Katrina… Continue Reading
Was FEMA Given Legal Authority To Save Lives During Katrina?
Congressional Research Service Memorandum Re: Examination of Applicable Law and Legal Requests Pertaining to Hurricane Katrina Continue Reading
2005 Secrecy Report Card
Press release: “Government agencies are expanding secrecy in many areas, according to the findings of a report released today. The 2005 Secrecy Report Card, the second annual report on secrecy from OpenTheGovernment.org, found secrecy in 2004 extended to more classified activity, more federal advisory meetings, more new patents deemed “secret,” more domestic surveillance, and more… Continue Reading
Survey of Law Firm CI Indicates Use for Business Development
Press release: “Increasing numbers of law firms have begun to actively apply competitive intelligence (CI) to track competitors, even without gaining full support from the senior partners at the firm, according to a new survey of 119 firms.” [Survey is free but requires registration] Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Continuing Privacy Breaches Due to Dissemination of Social Security Numbers
Social Security Numbers: Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain, GAO-05-1016T, September 15, 2005. Highlights. Continue Reading
Sixth Annual State and Federal e-Government Study
From the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University: “Utah and Maine are at the top of the list for e-government in the United States, according to the sixth annual e-government analysis conducted by researchers at Brown University. At the federal level, the White House and the Department of the State head the list… Continue Reading
LC Expands Online Resources on Supreme Court Nominees
The Library of Congress Law Library Reading Room is pleased to announce the following new resources [Emily Carr, Legal Reference Specialist, Law Library of Congress], which include links to votes, hearing transcripts and Senate statements (statements made about the nominees outside of Executive Session). Supreme Court Nominees – Not Confirmed *Bork, Carswell, Haynsworth, and Thornberry… Continue Reading
