Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on FBI Oversight, May 2, 2006. From the Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy: “The FBIs participation in domestic spying — at the expense of the privacy and civil liberties interests of our citizens — is also evident in a recent report on the Bureau’s surveillance activities. According to a… Continue Reading
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OIG Review of EPA Oversight of Post Katrina Hazardous Materials Releases Info
EPA Provided Quality and Timely Information on Hurricane Katrina Hazardous Material Releases and Debris Management [Report – PDF, 28 pages] [At a Glance – 1 page, PDF] Continue Reading
Podcasting Legal Guide
Podcasting Legal Guide – Rules for the Revolution (38 pages, PDF), by Colette Vogel and Mia Garlick. Published under a Creative Commons license, with an accompanying wiki. “The purpose of this Guide is to provide you with a general roadmap of some of the legal issues specific to podcasting…and covers only US-based legal questions.” Continue Reading
American Lawyer Media Content Moves to Westlaw
Press release, May 1, 2006 – New ALM/West Strategic Partnership Brings ALM Content Exclusively to Westlaw: “Specific material from ALM to be offered exclusively on Westlaw includes the full content of ALM magazines, state and national newspapers, including The American Lawyer®, The National Law Journal®, Corporate Counsel®, New York Law Journal® and Legal Times®, as… Continue Reading
Journalists’ Report Identifies 10 Most Censored Countries
Special Report 2006: “North Koreans live in the most censored country in the world, a new analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists has found. The world’s deepest information void, communist North Korea has no independent journalists, and all radio and television receivers sold in the country are locked to government-specified frequencies. Burma, Turkmenistan, Equatorial… Continue Reading
Libby Defense Again Seeks Copies of Media Documents
AP reports: Libby Needs Media Records: “In a 45-page filing, Libby’s lawyers said reporters have “no right – under the Constitution or the common law – to deprive Mr. Libby of evidence that will help establish his innocence at trial.” Text of legal documents provided by JustOne Minute: Part 1 of the Consolidated response (23… Continue Reading
FBI IT Infrastructure Project Subject to Millions in Contractor Cost Overruns
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Weak Controls over Trilogy Project Led to Payment of Questionable Contractor Costs and Missing Assets, Full Report GAO-06-698T, and Highlights, May 2, 2006. “FBI’s review and approval process for Trilogy contractor invoices, which included a review role for GSA as contracting agency, did not provide an adequate basis for verifying that… Continue Reading
Final Katrina Report Adopted by Senate Cmte on Homeland Security
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs – Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared, updated 05/02/06 (749 pages, PDF) Related postings on Katrina Related e-gov’t resource: GovBenefits.gov Continue Reading
Network Neutrality Act of 2006 Introduced Today By Markey
Press release: “This network neutrality bill has essentially three parts. The first part articulates overall broadband and network neutrality goals for the country, and spells out exactly what network neutrality means and puts it into the statute so that it will possess the force of law. The second part embodies reasonable exceptions to the general… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports Medical Guide
Consumer Reports Medical Guide: “…a comprehensive, independent information source to help consumers make key healthcare decisions.” For subscribers: Condition Reports and Treatment Ratings; Drug Reviews; Natural Medicine Ratings Free: Cost-Effective Drug Choices; CR Health Alerts; Manage Your Health Continue Reading
Resources About Law Day
Resources from the U.S. Courts on Law Day, which is celebrated throughout May. Continue Reading
Collaborative Blog Focuses on Health IT Issues
HealthNex blog, sponsored by IBM, is a joint effort by industry and consumer groups, focused on sharing resources pertaining to e-health records and other IT related issues (such as RFID technology and patient privacy). Continue Reading
