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
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Monthly Archives: December 2006
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
Human Space Flight Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants
SUMMARY: “The FAA is establishing requirements for human space flight as required by the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004, including rules on crew qualifications and training, and informed consent for crew and space flight participants. The requirements should provide an acceptable level of safety to the general public and ensure individuals on board… Continue Reading
USDA Makes Subsidy Payment Information Public
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… Continue Reading
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
