“The All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG) [held] an oral evidence session [February 2, 2006] at the House of Commons, as part of its public inquiry on Digital Rights Management(DRM)…The inquiry…is seeking to establish how consumers, artists and the distribution companies should be protected in a continually evolving market place…Regrettably, this session will not be… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2006
Patriot Act Extended Again for Another 5 Weeks
AP: Congress Extends Patriot Act Five Weeks Postings on Patriot Act Continue Reading
Quadrennial Defense Review Report
Quadrennial Defense Review – U.S. Department of Defense: “This 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review is submitted in the fifth year of this long war. The QDR is part of the continuum of transformation in the Defense Department. Its purpose is to help shape the process of change to provide the United States with strong, sound and… Continue Reading
Date Set for Libby CIA Leak Trial
Follow-up to February 2, 2006 posting, Correspondence on Libby Indictment Mentions Missing Emails, news today that the Libby trail date has been set for January 8, 2007 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: WSJ free feature: Libby Trial to Begin in January In Case Stemming From CIA Leak AP: “The perjury trial… Continue Reading
House Cmte. Seeks Operations Docs. from Websites Selling Cell Phone Records
Follow-up to February 1, 200 posting, Sale of Cell Phone Records Subject of House Hearing and State AG Action, the following related news: “House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today demanded answers from operators of Internet sites like “phonebust.com” and “datafind.org” that offer criminals, stalkers and any other paying customer the detailed records of a… Continue Reading
36 Senators Request Appointment of Special Counsel to Investigate Abramoff Scandal
Press release: “U.S. Senators Harry Reid, Charles E. Schumer, Ken Salazar, and others sent a letter [text included in this release] signed by a majority of Democrats to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asking him to appoint a special counsel to continue the investigation into and prosecution of the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal.” Continue Reading
Judiciary Cmte. Democrats Again Request Data on Domestic Surveillance From AG
Press release: “The Committee Democrats first asked Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for correspondence, memoranda and legal opinions on January 27 in a letter. Senators sought the information in anticipation of the Feb. 6 hearing the committee is holding on the controversial surveillance program. So far, the Department has not responded. The text of the letter… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Assessing and Certifying Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Weapons: NNSA Needs to Refine and More Effectively Manage Its New Approach for Assessing and Certifying Nuclear Weapons, GAO-06-261, February 3, 2006. Highlights. “In 2001, NNSA’s weapons laboratories began developing what is intended to be a common framework for a new methodology for assessing and certifying the safety and reliability of the nuclear stockpile… Continue Reading
Senate Intel Cmte. Hearing on Current and Projected National Security Threats to the US
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing: Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States, Thursday, February 2, 2006. Partial transcript which includes statements by Sen. Russ Feingold. Witnesses are listed as followed (please note only Negroponte statement is currently available): Ambassador John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence; General Michael V. Hayden (USAF), Principal Deputy, Director… Continue Reading
Debate on Legal Authority for Domestic Surveillance Continues
Boston.com: Specialists doubt legality of wiretaps – Many rebut assertion of presidential powers. Postings on domestic surveillance Rep. Jane Harman, FISA Warrants Can Cover All Activities Of The NSA Program: “I am one of the few in Congress who has been briefed on the program, and I am not clear why FISA as presently drafted… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Report on Border Patrol’s Compliance with Public Law 108-334
Letter Report: A Review of Border Patrol’s Compliance with Public Law 108-334 and the Use of Checkpoints within the Tucson Sector, OIG-06-08, November 2005 (PDF, 22 pages), released February 2, 2006. Continue Reading
Competitive Initiative Part of President’s Push for Technology and Innovation
American Competitiveness Initiative: Leading the World in Innovation -Domestic Policy Council, Office of Science and Technology (27 pages, PDF). State of the Union: American Competitiveness Initiative Continue Reading
