“Nine Legislative Efforts that Must Be Stopped in 2006 – As Congress mounts its final push before the midterm elections, a number of bills that threaten the bedrock of Internet privacy and civil liberties could either come up for votes or worm their way into larger legislative packages that end up being rushed into law.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2006
Transcripts of Supreme Court Oral Arguments Available Free Beginning In October
Supreme Court press release: “Beginning with the October 2006 Term, the Court will make the transcripts of oral arguments available free to the public on its Web site on the same day an argument is heard by the Court…The Court’s current contract reporting service, Alderson Reporting Company, will now utilize the services of a court… Continue Reading
Interior IG Testifies on Mismanagement of Mineral Rights Leases
House Committee on Government Reform press release, September 13, 2006: “Testifying at an Energy and Resources Subcommittee hearing, chaired by Rep. Darrell Issa(R-CA), Inspector General Earl E. Devaney of the Interior Department described a department where accountability was non-existent, policy routinely disregarded and responsibilities were dangerously stovepiped and said these factors contributed directly to the… Continue Reading
Issue Brief on Social Security Privatization Benefit Cuts: State-by-State Impact
House Democrats Ways and Means Issue Brief: The Bush Social Security Privatization Benefit Cuts: State-by-State Impact – State-by-State analysis of benefit cuts Related government documents: Social Security Reform: Implications of Different Indexing Choices, Full text GAO-06-804, and Highlights, September 14, 2006: “The financing shortfall currently facing the Social Security program is significant. Without remedial action,… Continue Reading
Census Releases 2002 Survey of Business Owners
Final Estimates of Business Ownership for All U.S. Firms (Released September 14, 2006) – Company Summary: 2002 [ Full PDF | Tables Only PDF | Charts | Industry Division Charts | Average Receipts Charts ] Summary of Findings SBO Survey Methodology Continue Reading
DOD OIG Audit of Information Assurance Weaknesses
Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General — Audit Summary of Information Assurance Weaknesses Found in Audit Reports Issued from August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006 – Report No. D-2006-110 (PDF) – Date: September 14, 2006. “This report summarizes information assurance weaknesses that the Government Accountability Office, the DoD Office of the Inspector… Continue Reading
Operation Cyber Storm Report Released by DHS
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the release of the Cyber Storm Public Exercise Report. The report details key findings from Cyber Storm which was the largest and most complex multi-national, government-led cyber exercise to examine response, coordination, and recovery mechanisms to a simulated cyber event within international, federal, state,… Continue Reading
Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force's First Year Report to the Attorney General
Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force press release Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force’s First Year Report to the Attorney General, September 2006. Continue Reading
The Election Results Archive
“The Election Results Archive (ERA) is a collection of electronic files containing data on election results from around the world. While the growth of democracy around the world has led to increased demand for information on electoral results, accurate election-related data are not easily or widely available. This online database provides researchers, policy-makers, scholars, and… Continue Reading
The CIRI Human Rights Data Project:
“The Cingranelli-Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Dataset contains standards-based quantitative information on government respect for 13 internationally recognized human rights for 195 countries, annually from 1981-2004. It is designed for use by scholars and students who seek to test theories about the causes and consequences of human rights violations, as well as policy makers and analysts… Continue Reading
Project for Research in Law and Judicial Politics
The S. Sidney Ulmer Project for Research in Law and Judicial Politics, Sponsored by the University of Kentucky Department of Political Science. The Working Papers Series provides access to the latest law and judicial politics research conducted under the auspices of the S. Sidney Ulmer Project. U.S. Supreme Court Databases – “The distinctive feature of… Continue Reading
Treasury IG Audit of IRS Compliance with Freedom of Information Act
Compliance With Freedom of Information Act Requirements Has Increased, August 31, 2006, Reference Number: 2006-10-129 Results of Review – The Internal Revenue Service Has Reduced the Percentage of Improperly Denied Requests for Information; and Disclosure Offices Significantly Improved the Timeliness of Responding to Requests for Information Continue Reading
