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Daily Archives: June 11, 2006
Commentary on Security and Secrecy in the Age of Terrorism
Washington Post, Public Secrets, by Robert G. Kaiser, Sunday, June 11, 2006. “Steven Aftergood, who works on classification issues for the Federation of American Scientists, calls the administration’s approach to secrets “a cultivation of fear as a policy driver.” He adds: “We are being told that nothing is more important than the external threat that… Continue Reading
Primary Research Group Has Published Law Library Benchmarks
Press release: “The study presents data from a survey of 84 law libraries; data is broken out for law firm, university, government and private company law libraries, and by size of the librarys content budget. The study has approximately 300 tables of data summarizing a broad range of developments in law library policies regarding personnel… Continue Reading
Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force Draft Final Report on Katrina
Press release, June 1, 2006: “The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET)…is releasing this draft final report of its performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Protection System during Hurricane Katrina. Our sincere hope is that the results of this report, used already in the repairs of the system, the assessments of… Continue Reading
Political and Historical Quotations
“Eigen’s Political & Historical Quotations is the world’s largest collection of memorable quotes about and by historians, politicians and other public figures. The collection is designed for the use of students, journalists, teachers, historians, political scientists and the many other people who are interested in politics and political history. Use the quotation search to look… Continue Reading
eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program Launched
“…the eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program (eHVRP) is a collaborative of health care industry organizations, technology companies and security professionals. eHVRPs mandate is to establish approaches and procedures that will help ensure eHealth systems are broadly and rapidly deployed with the highest levels of privacy and security.” Continue Reading
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report
“The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report provides USDA’s comprehensive forecasts of supply and demand for major U.S. and global crops and U.S. livestock. The report gathers information from a number of statistical reports published by USDA and other government agencies, and provides a framework for additional USDA reports.” The most recent WASDE… Continue Reading
Agricultural Outlook: Statistical Indicators
Economic Research Service, June 7, 2006: “The statistical indicators formerly provided in Agricultural Outlook magazine will continue to be updated regularly. These tables include data on individual commodities, the general economy, agricultural trade, farm income and expenses, farm prices, food prices and expenditures, and other statistical indicators of the food and agriculture system. Data as… Continue Reading
Senate, House Conferees Approve Final Supplemental Spending Bill
Press release: “The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives conferees today approved the FY 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery. The $94.5 billion bill includes funding for the war effort, hurricane recovery in the Gulf Coast, pandemic flu preparation, border security, levee repair and flood control… Continue Reading
NY Governor Signs Legislation to Protect New Yorkers Against ID Theft
Press release, June 9, 2006: “Governor George E. Pataki today signed three bills [Security Freeze Law, Disposal of Personal Records Law, Anti-Phishing Act of 2006] that will further protect New York’s consumers and their privacy. These bills will allow consumers to proactively defend themselves against identity thieves, require businesses to properly discard documents and records… Continue Reading
Law Professors and Blogging
The Law Professor as Public Intellectual, by Cynthia Cotts, The American Lawyer, June 1, 2006 Blawgs on a Roll – Legal reporting is sometimes decried as boring and inaccurate. But a band of savvy law professors have changed all that, by Dahlia Lithwick, The American Lawyer, June 1, 2006 Related article, New York Times, October… Continue Reading
