Congressional Research Service, Memorandum to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Subject: Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, and Reasonableness Standards in the Context of the Fourth Amendment and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, January 30, 2006 (via FAS). Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2006
Judiciary Cmte. Requests Extensive Info On Domestic Spying Program From Attorney General
Following up on AG Gonzales Testimony to Judiciary Cmte. Generates Strong Response, news today about Congressional requests for additional information on the NSA spy program: Press release: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) today sent a Judiciary Committee oversight letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales requesting extensive answers about the National Security… Continue Reading
New Bill Requires Websites to Destroy User Data That Compromises Privacy
Press release: “Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced the Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act of 2006 designed to strengthen consumers’ Internet privacy and prevent companies from storing personal information for indefinite periods of time…Rep. Markeys… Continue Reading
Calls for Net Neutrality at Congressional Hearing
Follow-up to Preserving an Open Internet through Net Neutrality, see this hearing today: Net Neutrality, Full Senate Commerce Committee, Tuesday, February 7, 2006. Member and Witness statements (in PDF, including those from Vinton Cerf and Lawrence Lessig), are available here. Washington Post: Verizon Executive Calls for End to Google’s ‘Free Lunch’ Continue Reading
Global Warming Trend Documented in U.S.
Suspicions Confirmed: This January the Warmest Ever Recorded in America and Scientists Warn of Melting Ocean Ice and Rising Oceans in the Arctic Because of Global Warming. Continue Reading
DoD To Improve FOIA Response?
Follow up on previous postings, Executive Order Mandates Chief FOIA Officers for Each Agency by January 13, 2006 and President Issues New Order on FOIA Disclosures, this posting by Steven Aftergood documents new directives for agency responses to FOIA requests. Continue Reading
Hearing Examines Law Enforcement Response to Katrina
Hurricane Katrina: Managing Law Enforcement and Communications in a Catastrophe, February 6, 2006 FBI’s Hurricane Katrina Response – Kenneth W. Kaiser, Special Agent in Charge, Boston Field Office, FBI, Before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Member Statements and other Witness Testimony (all available in PDF) Related postings on Katrina Continue Reading
Hooray and Hazzah for the Human Search Engine
Yes, that would be a reference to all the librarians, researchers, info pros, information specialists, etc., who deserve a big collective shout out for all the terrific services they provide each and every day, in all arenas of the profession. Take a moment to read this article, and enjoy (I sure do miss Monty Python… Continue Reading
Site is Tracking More Than 27 Million Blogs
Follow-up to posting yesterday, Gallup Internet Poll Reports E-mail Remains Dominant With Blogs Making Decent Showing, related news and statistics on the State of the Blogosphere, February 2006 Part 1: On Blogosphere Growth. Continue Reading
New Site Rates Performance and Effectiveness of E-Gov Sites
“The content on ExpectMore.gov is developed by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and Federal agencies. Together, we assess the performance of every Federal program and hold ourselves accountable for improvement.” “ExpectMore.gov tells you whether or not a program is performing. Programs that are PERFORMING have ratings of Effective, Moderately Effective, or Adequate.” [sounds… Continue Reading
AG Gonzales Testimony to Judiciary Cmte. Generates Strong Response
Follow-up to yesterday’s posting, AG Alberto R. Gonzales Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Cmte. Today, the following transcript of the AG’s answers to Sen. Specter’s questions (11 pages, PDF), via CDT. Related references: New York Times: Republican Who Oversees N.S.A. Calls for Wiretap Inquiry Posting by Sen. Russ Feingold in response to AG Gonzales testimony Editor… Continue Reading
Patriot Act Extension, February 3. 2006
H.R. 4659/P.L. 109-170 – To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act. (Feb. 3, 2006; 120 Stat. 3; 1 page). Continue Reading
