Press release: “The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This report…summarizes the Commission’s administration and enforcement of the FDCPA during 2005. It presents an overview of the types of consumer complaints received by the Commission, descriptions of the Commission’s… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2006
Internet Standards Assessment Report
“ISAR provides industry benchmarks for Web site development and is based on data collected from 9,748 Web site evaluations since 1997. The report evaluates average scores in more than 80 industries to create defined benchmarks in seven categories, including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copywriting and ease of use.” The Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR),… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Report Reviews FEMA Katrina Performance
A Performance Review of FEMA’s Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina (PDF, 218 pages), 04/14/2006. Related postings on Katrina Continue Reading
Documents Increasingly Substantiate Role of VP In Attacking Wilson
Cheney Authorized Leak Of CIA Report Libby Says, by Murray Waas, National Journal: “Vice President Dick Cheney directed his then-chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, on July 12, 2003 to leak to the media portions of a then-highly classified CIA report that Cheney hoped would undermine the credibility of former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson,… Continue Reading
Court Responds to Public Disclosures of Info in Libby Case
Follow-up to yesterday’s posting, New Libby Filing Demands Release of Documents Related to Iraq Intel [“The defense intends to show the jury that the controversy over intelligence failures during the spring and summer of 2003 led certain officials within the White House, State Department and the CIA to point fingers at each other…’], today from… Continue Reading
E-Discovery and Compliance Require Command of Search Terms
ABA Journal: Understanding Search-Term Basics Ensures More Thorough E-Discovery Compliance Continue Reading
Paper Examines Global Internet Regulation Issues
Timofeeva, Yulia A., “Establishing Legal Order in the Digital World: Local Laws and Internet Content Regulation”. Available at SSRN. “The need for establishing legal order in cyberspace is growing; the time has come when it is also possible in several different ways. One of the crucial issues in this respect is the worldwide reach of… Continue Reading
SEC Issues Guidelines Concerning Subpoenas to Members of the News Media
Policy Statement of the Securities and Exchange Commission Concerning Subpoenas to Members of the News Media, April 11, 2006 Continue Reading
Cost and Benefits of Federal Regulations
Draft 2006 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations (59 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Update on the U.S. Economy
Remarks by Governor Mark W. Olson – Update on the U.S. economy, At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 13, 2006. Continue Reading
New DOJ Privacy Policy Development Guide
DOJ Office of Justice Programs Information Technology Initiatives Privacy Policy Development Guide (83 pages, PDF), March 2006. Continue Reading
Senator Demands Clarification on Use of Warrantless Domestic Surveillance
Follow-up to April 6, 2006 posting, AG’s Statements to House Judiciary Cmte. Maintain Authority of Domestic Surveillance, this letter today from Sen. Barbara Boxer to AG Gonzales: “I am deeply concerned with your recent testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in which you suggested that the President has the authority to wiretap conversations between Americans… Continue Reading
