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Daily Archives: April 18, 2006
National Archives Releases Second Declassified MOU
Follow-up to two recent postings, Archivist Statement on Declassification of MOU Between National Archives and U.S. Air Force and NARA Participated In Keeping Gov Docs Secret After Declassification Occured, the following NARA press release, April 17, 2006: “On Thursday, April 13, 2006, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein learned that a second classified Memorandum… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Report Examines Agency Progress in Adopting Standards for First Responder Equipment
Review of DHS’ Progress in Adopting and Enforcing Equipment Standards for First Responders, OIG-06-30, March 2006 (PDF, 56 pages), 4/18/2006. Continue Reading
USDA Fruit and Vegetable Backgrounder
USDA Economic Research Service, Fruit and Vegetable Backgrounder, by Gary Lucier, Susan Pollack, Mir Ali, and Agnes Perez, Outlook Report No. (VGS-31301) 56pp, April 2006: “This report describes the economic characteristics of the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry, providing supply, demand, and policy background for an industry that accounts for nearly a third of U.S.… Continue Reading
FOIA Lawsuit to Obtain SEC Documents May Cost Company $2M
WSJ free feature: SEC Watchdog’s Data Request Snags on Fee Fight: “A government watchdog may get the SEC records it wants — but may have to pay millions of dollars for them.” At a cost of $28 per hour for research fees into documents from 26 companies, the SEC claims that a company called SEC… Continue Reading
Press Fights Libby Subpoenas For Expanded Access to Plame Related Documents
Reuters reports that Time, the New York Times, and NBC News opposed attempts by Libby’s defense to widen the scope of discovery pertaining to Plame CIA leak documents which may be in the possession of journalists and their respective employers. Continue Reading
Papers of Columnist Jack Anderson Cannot Be Made Public Until Cleared By FBI
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports today that the papers of political columnist Jack Anderson were bequeathed to George Washington University, but the FBI is blocking their public release pending an agency review to determine if any of the documents contain sensitive or secret information. His family is said to be “outraged.” Continue Reading
Center for Technology in Government Launches XML Toolkit
“This Web site offers a library of resources to assist in managing a Web site using XML. It was designed and developed as a product of the Web Site Management Using XML Testbed, conducted by the Center for Technology in Government in 2005 – 2006. The library of resources is intended to grow over time… Continue Reading
Release of Foreign Relations Volume
Press release: “The Department of State has released Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, volume VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970, the first of five volumes to cover the end of the Vietnam war. The Presidential election of November 1968 had demonstrated just how divisive Vietnam had become in American society and politics. Vietnam was… Continue Reading
