Follow-up to a November 7, 2006 posting, Court Grants Appeal in AT&T Spying Case, today, via Wired, “A federal judge in San Francisco declined to decide today whether to unseal documents at the heart of a lawsuit against AT&T for its alleged participation in a warrantless government wiretapping program aimed at Americans’ overseas emails and phone calls…Though Wired News independently acquired and published portions of the documents under seal in May, Berenson said the “horse was not out of the barn” and that there were sensitive technical details under seal in documents that total about 120 pages.”
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Forbes Special Report – America's Best Big Companies
Forbes Special Report – America’s Best Big Companies Continue Reading
NCSC Publishes New Future Trends in State Courts
Press release: “The National Center for State Courts has published Future Trends in State Courts 2006 [113 pages, PDF], the latest in its long-running Report on Trends in State Courts series. This book, which is produced annually by NCSCs Knowledge and Information Service, helps to make courts more aware of important societal trends that could… Continue Reading
Report on the External Quality Control Review of the EPA's IG Audit Organization
Final Report: Report on the External Quality Control Review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Inspector General Audit Organization [Report PDF – 19 pages], December, 2006. Continue Reading
Quartet of DHS OIG Audits Released on Financial, Immigration, IT Issues
Audit of DHS’ Corrective Action Plan Process for Financial Reporting – Report No. 3, OIG-07-13 (PDF, 26 pages) December 20 2006. Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security, OIG-07-12 (PDF, 46 pages) December 20 2006 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Progress in Modernizing Information Technology, OIG-07-11 (PDF, 36 pages) December 20 2006 Independent… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports Launches Online Electronics Reuse and Recycling Center
Press release: “Consumer Reports’ environmental website has launched an online Electronics Reuse and Recycling Center. The Center features thoroughly researched, unbiased, expert advice to help de-clutter your home and solve the huge and growing problem of electronics waste. It also features the results of a March 2006 nationwide, online survey including information about why people… Continue Reading
DNI Releases National Intelligence Estimates on Yugoslavia
Press release: DNI Releases Four Decades of U.S. Intelligence on Yugoslavia “This collection of 34 declassified National Intelligence Estimates and memoranda represents the United States Intelligence Community’s most authoritative analysis of Yugoslavia, spanning four decades from the 1948 break with the Soviet Union until 1990 and the eve of the nation’s collapse. Over the years,… Continue Reading
UK Statute Law Database Now Online
Via Ruth Bird, Bodleian Law Librarian, the UK Statute Law Database was released to the public on December 20. The content of SLD is available for viewing and private use free of charge. “The UK Statute Law Database (SLD) is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online.” Continue Reading
DHS OIG Organizational Statement: Federal Register Notice
DHS OIG Organizational Statement: Federal Register Notice, December 21, 2006. Continue Reading
Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT) Strategy: A Blueprint for Action
Press release, December 21, 2006: “Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice established the Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT) on February 14, 2006 as an internal State Department coordination group to address challenges to freedom of expression and the free flow of information on the Internet. The core aims of the GIFT are to maximize freedom… Continue Reading
State Department Releases Foreign Relations Volume II
“The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, volume II, Organization and Management of U.S. Foreign Policy, 19691972. The volume examines the efforts undertaken by the administration of President Richard Nixon to thoroughly reorganize the foreign policy decision-making process during Nixons first term. Particular attention is paid to the structure,… Continue Reading
The Best (and Worst!) of Legal Technology 2006 From FindLaw
“The world of Legal Technology has…had its share of ups and downs in 2006, with companies spying on their boards, the treasury department spying on money transfers, and the government spying on, well, everyone! With all the spying going on, data security was certainly on everyone’s mind in 2006, and several key stories arose out… Continue Reading
