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Comparison of Congressional Oversight During Clinton and Bush Administrations

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“In a pair of new reports, Rep. Henry A. Waxman examines the failure of the Republican-controlled Congress to investigate wrongdoing by the Bush Administration and the very different approach toward oversight taken by the Republican-controlled Congress during the Clinton Administration. An additional report released in 2001 documents numerous examples of allegations against the Clinton Administration that Republican investigators pursued and ultimately failed to substantiate.”

  • Congressional Oversight of the Bush Administration – “This report identifies 15 key oversight issues involving President Bush and his administration that Congress has failed to investigate.” (22 pages, PDF)
  • Congressional Oversight of the Clinton Administration – “Over $35 million was spent on congressional investigations of the Clinton administration. When combined with the costs of investigations by independent counsels, the total amount of taxpayer funds expended on investigating President Clinton and his Administration exceeded $150 million.” (10 pages, PDF)
  • 2001 Report on Unsubstantiated Allegations of Wrongdoing Against the Clinton Administration (27 pages, PDF)

    • Users Evaluate Websites in Blink of An Eye

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    Attention web designers: You have 50 milliseconds to make a good first impression! Authors: Lindgaard, Gitte, Fernandes, Gary, Dudek, Cathy, Browñ, J. – Behaviour and Information Technology, Volume 25, Number 2, Number 2/March-April 2006, pp. 115-126(12) Abstract: “Three studies were conducted to ascertain how quickly people form an opinion about web page visual appeal. In… Continue Reading

    Stronger Safeguards Sought As Cell Records Sold on Web

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    Press release: “Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released responses from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [2 pages, PDF] and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [2 pages, PDF] in response to his inquiry into reports of the commercial availability of consumer telephone records by companies… Continue Reading

    Technology Solutions Promoted to Enhance Border Security

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    Rice-Chertoff Joint Vision: Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age: “Since 9/11, the Bush Administration has set many changes in motion to improve border security while still welcoming visitors to the United States. There have been two great challenges: to harmonize all these changes for maximum effect while maintaining the right balance between… Continue Reading

    Counterterrorism Funding Oversight Lacking According to GAO

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    Combating Terrorism: Determining and Reporting Federal Funding Data, GAO-06-161, January 17, 2006. Highlights. “Seven of 34 agencies that reported receiving funding related to combating terrorism activities to OMB used different methodologies to estimate the portion of their authorized funding that supports such activities. These 7 agencies account for about 90 percent of the total fiscal… Continue Reading

    Lawsuit Filed Against Bush and NSA Over Domestic Spying

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    Press release: “In New York, on January 17, 2006, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a lawsuit against President George W. Bush, the head of the National Security Agency (NSA), and the heads of the other major security agencies, challenging the NSA’s surveillance of persons within the United States without judicial approval or statutory… Continue Reading