Press release: “USDA will release a massive database today which, for the first time, will mean that payment data will be searchable for every individual in the U.S. who benefits from federal farm and conservation programs. In the past, while payments made to most individuals were available, shareholder data was obscured. Payment data for shareholders in farming corporations, members of agricultural cooperatives, and beneficiaries of estate trusts was obscured because only data on individuals was available from USDA. USDA made totals paid to a farming corporation, agricultural cooperative, estate trust, or Tribe. But section “1614” of the 2002 farm bill requires USDA to make it possible to track all farm and conservation benefits down to the individual, says Farm Service Agency administrator Teresa Lasseter. USDA’s Farm Service Agency is releasing the so-called “1614” database today to four organizations – including the Environmental Working Group – that filed Freedom of Information requests.” [thanks Mike]
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Daily Archives: December 20, 2006
FBI Director's Comments on Libraries at May 2006 FBI Oversight Hearing
Press Release – FBI Director’s Comments to Senate Reveal Continued Hostility Toward Libraries, Privacy Responses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Based Upon the May 2, 2006 Hearing Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Regarding FBI Oversight (PDF) ALA Criticizes DoJ’s Stance on Libraries and Privacy Continue Reading
State Department Releases Foreign Relations Volumes XII, XIV and XX
“The Department of State released…Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XII, Soviet Union, January 1969-October 1970, the first of five volumes in the Nixon-Ford subseries, 1969-1976, which document U.S.-Soviet relations worldwide and reflect the global nature of the Cold War. The volumes on the Soviet Union serve as a guidepost to fuller coverage… Continue Reading
NH AG Announces Security Freeze Available on January 1, 2007
Press release: “Attorney General Kelly Ayotte announced today that if you live in New Hampshire, effective January 1, 2007 you will have the right to put a “security freeze” on your credit file. A security freeze means that your file cannot be shared with potential creditors. A security freeze can help prevent identity theft. Most… Continue Reading
Grant to Internet Archive Allows Expansion of Open Access Historical Collections
Press release: “The Internet Archive Receives Grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Digitize and Provide Open Online Access to Historical Collections from Five Major Libraries…The Sloan Foundation is proud to support the digitization of these high-value collections from five of the nation’s leading cultural institutions and to ensure that these materials will always be… Continue Reading
New Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts Data Released
“Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts series, Presents data from the Census Bureau’s Annual Government Finance Survey and Annual Survey of Public Employment. This series includes national and State-by-State estimates of government expenditures and employment for the following justice categories: police protection, all judicial (including prosecution, courts, and public defense), and corrections. Federal data for the… Continue Reading
Public Interest Group Relases Report on State Lobbying
Press release: “State lobbyists and the companies that hire them spent a record of more than $1 billion in 2005 to influence state lawmakers and officials, the Center for Public Integrity has found. The almost 7,400 legislators in the 50 state capitals across the country passed close to 40,000 laws last year, according to figures… Continue Reading
Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country Website
Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country website from DOJ: “The goal of this resource is to provide a user-friendly, current, and comprehensive resource for American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal governments to further improve the safety of their communities…This Web-based resource guide has several sections, including educational materials to assist the reader with learning… Continue Reading
