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Hearing: FISA for the 21st Century

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing today: FISA for the 21st Century. Link to witness statements.

  • AP: President Pushes To Revise Wiretap Law
  • AP: Specter proposes challenge of Bush’s power on laws
  • EFF: The White House/Specter Surveillance Bill
  • S. 2453 – A bill to establish procedures for the review of electronic surveillance programs.
  • ACLU press release: “As the Senate Judiciary Committee met [today] to examine the issue of “modernizing” the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the American Civil Liberties Union urged Congress to reject attempts to further erode the Fourth Amendment and its protections. Since President Bush authorized the warrantless wiretapping and data-mining of Americans by the National Security Agency in 2001, FISA has been constantly violated.”

    • Agencies Fail to Address FOIA Request Backlogs According to GAO

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    Freedom of Information Act: Preliminary Analysis of Processing Trends Shows Importance of Improvement Plans, Full-text GAO-06-1022T, and Highlights, July 26, 2006. “According to data reported by agencies in their annual reports, the public continues to request and receive increasing amounts of information from the federal government through FOIA…Despite processing more requests, agencies have not kept… Continue Reading

    GAO: Key Federal Privacy Laws Do Not Require Information Resellers to Safeguard All Sensitive Data

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    Personal Information: Key Federal Privacy Laws Do Not Require Information Resellers to Safeguard All Sensitive Data, Full text GAO-06-674, and Highlights, June 26, 2006. “The growth of information resellers–companies that collect and resell publicly available and private information on individuals–has raised privacy and security concerns about this industry. These companies collectively maintain large amounts of… Continue Reading

    SEC Expands Corporate Disclosure Compliance Requirements

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    SEC press release 2006-123 Jul. 26, 2006: SEC Votes to Adopt Changes to Disclosure Requirements Concerning Executive Compensation and Related Matters “The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt changes to the rules requiring disclosure of executive and director compensation, related person transactions, director independence and other corporate governance matters, and security ownership of… Continue Reading

    Congressman Nadler Requests Special Prosecutor on Domestic Surveillance Program

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    Press release: “In a letter to Attorney General Gonzales today [text of which is included in this release], Congressman Jerrold Nadler renewed his call for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program.When Congressman Nadler first called for a special counsel in December of last year, the Administration responded by… Continue Reading

    IRS IG Audit Report on Compliance With Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act of 1997

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    Treasury Inspecter General for Tax Administration – Increased Managerial Attention Is Needed to Ensure Taxpayer Accounts Are Monitored to Detect Unauthorized Employee Accesses, July 24, 2006. Reference Number: 2006-20-111. “The Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act of 1997 made it a criminal offense to access or inspect tax information without proper authorization. A person convicted of any… Continue Reading

    Federal Reserve Releases Beige Book

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    Federal Reserve Beige Book July 26, 2006 – summary includes links to data on individual districts. “Reports from all twelve Federal Reserve Districts generally indicated continued economic growth during June through mid-July, with numerous individual reports pointing to evidence that the pace of growth has slowed. Several Districts characterized the overall pace of economic growth… Continue Reading

    Progress Report on Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Here and Abroad

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    Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia — hearing — STOP!: A Progress Report on Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights Here and Abroad [Links to witness testimony] “The hearing will focus on the progress that the Administration’s Strategy targeting… Continue Reading