“The Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on January 30 regarding political interference in the work of government climate change scientists. In preparation for the hearing, Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Davis have requested documents from the Council on Environmental Quality [Letter to CEQ Chairman James Connaughton] related to allegations that officials edited scientific reports… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence, Final rule
Federal Register Notice, Final rule, January 23, 2007. Changes to Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence. Continue Reading
GAO Comptroller General Testimony on Deficits
Long-Term Budget Outlook: Deficits Matter–Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today, GAO-07-389T, January 23, 2007. “The Comptroller General testified before Congress [House Budget Committee] for a hearing entitled “Why Deficits Matter.” The presentation touched on several points. First, the current financial condition in the United States is worse than is widely understood. Second, the current… Continue Reading
Bingaman-Specter Discussion Draft on Global Warming Legislation
Related Files: Discussion Draft Discussion Draft Supporting Information GDP Impacts EIA Analysis CBO Report Continue Reading
EU eGovernment Action Plan Roadmaps
“The European Commission in co-operation with the Member States has finalised the roadmaps for the action plans on Pan-European Electronic Identity Management, Electronic Procurement and Inclusive eGovernment. In view of the continuous and fast evolution in these areas, we shall conduct an annual revision of these roadmaps. Electronic Identity Management roadmap table and paper Electronic… Continue Reading
Challenges to Copyright Law Rejected By 9th Circuit
Stanford Center for Internet and Society: ” Kahle v. Gonzales – In this case, two archives ask the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to hold that statutes that extended copyright terms unconditionally the Copyright Renewal Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) are unconstitutional under the Free Speech Clause… Continue Reading
DOJ Freedom of Information Act Report, FY 2006
U.S. Department of Justice, Freedom Of Information Act Report For Fiscal Year 2006 Continue Reading
Corporations and Environmental Groups Call For System to Combat Global Warming
Press release: “United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) urges lawmakers to enact a policy framework for mandatory reductions of GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions from major emitting sectors, including large stationary sources, transportation, and energy use in commercial and residential buildings. The cornerstone of this approach would be a cap-and-trade program. The environmental goal is to… Continue Reading
Working Paper Addresses Value of Foreign News Coverage
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy – Working Paper Series, Foreign News Coverage: The U.S. Media’s Undervalued Asset, by Jill Carroll, freelance journalist, “a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor who was based in Baghdad in 2005-6.” Continue Reading
House Republicans Unveil Strategic Benchmarks to Measure Effectiveness of Presidents Iraq Strategy
Press release: “House Republican Leaders and key Ranking Committee Members today unveiled a set of benchmarks designed to measure the progress of President Bush’s new strategy in Iraq, and to hold the Bush Administration and the Iraqi government accountable for their role in achieving success.” Related posting, Legislation and Reports Address Issue of Iraq Troop… Continue Reading
Inter-American Court Decision on Access to Info Posted on Court Website
“The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has announced that the English translation of its decision in the case Claude Reyes et al v. Chile is already available at the Court’s website: (link to the word document version)…in this case the Inter-American Court upheld that the right to access to information is a human right under… Continue Reading
Poll Finds Company Guidelines Against Pretexting Lacking
Press release: “Despite recent legal actions against companies that engage in pretexting and other illegal techniques to investigate fraud, misconduct, or simply to obtain confidential competitor information, 42 percent of organizations responded that they currently do not have written guidelines against the use of such methods of investigation, according to an online poll conducted by… Continue Reading
