Press release: Grassley Questions Nonprofit Investment Groups Practices, Seeks IRS, SEC Comment [6 pages, PDF, includes text of letter from Grassley to National Association of Investors Corp. President as well as letter to etter to SEC Chairman Christopher Cox]
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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Security Expert Calls for End to Anti-Terror Data Mining Program
According to security technology expert Bruce Schneier, the NSA data mining surveillance program “won’t uncover any terrorist plots until they are very accurate, and that even very accurate systems will be so flooded with false alarms that they will be useless.” Continue Reading
Connecticut Librarians Challenging Constitutionality of Patriot Act Gag Speak Out
Following up on previous postings about Connecticut librarians gagged by the FBI’s use of the National Security Letter provision of the Patriot Act, news from an ACLU press conference on the identity of the librarians and their respective statements as follows: Barbara Bailey Peter Chase George Christian Janet Nocek Continue Reading
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2005
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2005, April 2006 (871 pages, PDF): “Submitted to Congress annually by the Department of State, this report supplements the most recent Human Rights Reports and includes individual country chapters on the status of religious freedom worldwide.” Continue Reading
Free Searchable Directory of Published Proceedings
Directory of Published Proceedings: search by subject (Science/Technology, Medical/Life Sciences, Pollution Control/Ecology, Social Sciences/Humanities), sponsor and publisher, country, State/Province and year the event took place. [D.C.] Continue Reading
Continued Large Scale Data Breaches Highlight Lack of Privacy
A Briefing On Public Policy Issues Affecting Civil Liberties Online from The Center For Democracy and Technology – Veterans Data Breach Highlights Inadequate Privacy Protections. Related postings and resources for veterans impacted by this data breach. Continue Reading
Historical Documents on Bacteriological Warfare in the US Posted on Web
Michael Ravnitzky’s FOIA requests for FBI files on Bacteriological Warfare in the United States, from 1950-1971 [709 redacted pages], are now available in PDF, with further releases forthcoming, according to Russ Kick at the Memory Hole. Continue Reading
Census Releases 2003-2004 State and Local Government Finances
“The Census Bureau conducts a census of governments at five year intervals, and an annual survey for the intervening years. The state and local government finances are available in files and viewable tables. The statistics cover government financial activity in four broad categories of revenue, expenditure, debt, and assets.” [Available data] Continue Reading
CIA Declassifies Nazi War Criminals Documents
Press Briefing: CIA Declassifies Operational Materials As a Result of New Disclosure Policy under Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act The Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group “Since 1999, the IWG has declassified and opened to the public an estimated 8 million pages of documents, including 1.2 million pages of OSS… Continue Reading
Cases and Materials on American Federalism
Cases and Materials on American Federalism, Douglas G. Amber, J.D. Purdue University Calumet, [Last Revision Date: May 29, 2006]. Continue Reading
New York Times Reports Arizona A Hot Spot for ID Theft
According to the New York Times, Arizona’s rapid population growth combined with a “heavy traffic in methamphetamine” are signficant factors in the state’s ranking at the top of the list for ID theft complaints recorded by the FTC. Related news from AP, Beware the Numbers Hype About ID Theft – When It Comes to Identity… Continue Reading
New IRS Regs Make E-Filing Easier for Taxpayers
IRS Final and Temporary Regulations, Federal Register: May 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 103)][Rules and Regulations][Page 30591-30608]- Summary: “These regulations affect taxpayers that file Federal income tax returns. They simplify, clarify, or eliminate reporting burdens and also eliminate regulatory impediments to the electronic filing of certain statements that taxpayers are required to include on or… Continue Reading
