CDT, July 14, 2006: “Contrary to press reports of a White House compromise on NSA legislation, Senator Specter has agreed to a bill that would shield the Administration from accountability for its illegal warrantless wiretapping. The bill has been erroneously described as requiring judicial review of the President’s warrantless wiretapping program. In fact, the bill… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2006
2006 Workplace E-Mail, Instant Messaging & Blog Survey
Press release: “E-mail mismanagement continues to take a hefty toll on U.S. employers, with costly lawsuits–and employee terminations–topping the list of electronic risks. As recent court cases demonstrate, e-mail can sink businesses–legally and financially. Last year, the inability to produce subpoenaed e-mail resulted in million dollar–even billion dollar–lawsuits against U.S. companies. In fact, 24% of… Continue Reading
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And you thought gadgets were only for the kitchen: The Return, by Brian Neale, Roger Skalbeck, Susan Skyzinski and Barbara Fullerton And you thought gadgets were only for the kitchen: The Future, by Brian Neale, Roger Skalbeck, Susan Skyzinski and Barbara Fullerton Writing Justice Blackmun, by Linda Greenhouse Statement of Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel, The… Continue Reading
OCLC to Open WorldCat Searching to the World
From Paula J. Hane: “In a move designed to reach users outside library environments, OCLC is planning to launch a new destination site and downloadable search box for searching the content of libraries participating in WorldCat. Scheduled for a beta release sometime in August 2006, the new WorldCat.org site will continue OCLC’s efforts begun with… Continue Reading
Residential All Distance Telephone Satisfaction Study
Press release, July 12, 2006: “As cable companies aggressively entice telephone customers with attractively priced service bundles, many are also outperforming traditional telephone companies in satisfying customers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Residential All-Distance Telephone Customer Satisfaction StudySM released today.” J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Residential All-Distance Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study (8… Continue Reading
FEC Issues Semi-Annual Federal PAC Count
Press release: “The number of federally registered political action committees (PACs) increased slightly, from 4,210 on January 1, 2006, to 4,217 by July 1, 2006 according to a semi-annual survey by the Federal Election Commission. Corporate PACs remain the largest category, with 1,621 committees, followed by non-connected 1,233 trade/membership/health – 935, labor – 283,… Continue Reading
Controversy Over Presidential Signing Statements Continues to Percolate
Follow-up to previous postings on expansion of presidential powers, a new commentary by John W. Dean, The Bush Administration’s Adversarial Relationship with Congress — as Illustrated by Its Refusal to Even Provide the Number of Signing Statements Issued by President Bush. Continue Reading
Chief Justice Roberts Nixes Televised Hearings
AP: “Chief Justice John Roberts said Thursday the Supreme Court is not interested in televising its hearings, and might never be.” Continue Reading
New CRS Report on Terror Financing Program's Access to Global Banking Data
Follow-up to postings on documents and news related to the terror finance tracking program, this recently published CRS report, posted by FAS: Treasury’s Terrorist Finance Program’s Access to Information Held by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), July 7, 2006. Also from USNews.com, a reports that the That Times Leak Was No Surprise. Continue Reading
Appropriations Committee Approves $15 Million for New DC Library
Appropriations Committee press release, July 13, 2006: “The Senate Appropriations Committee today gave approval to the fiscal year 2007 District of Columbia spending bill. The bill totals $597 million in federal funds, which is $200,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level and the same as the President’s budget request…$15 million for a new Central… Continue Reading
Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq
CBO – Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq Under Two Specified Scenarios, July 14, 2006 Continue Reading
AT&T Agrees to Pay FCC Imposed Fine for Violating Customer Privacy
EPIC: “In a settlement (11 pages, PDF) reached with the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T agreed to pay $550,000 in a case concerning consumer privacy. According to the settlement, AT&T may have improperly used customer data for marketing purposes. AT&T also agreed to improve procedures for opt-out notification. This investigation was prompted by an EPIC petition… Continue Reading
