Press release, February 12, 2007: “Georgetown Law Dean T. Alexander Aleinikoff is pleased to announce the establishment of the Sandra Day OConnor Project on the State of the Judiciary at Georgetown University Law Center. The project will continue the work of Fair and Independent Courts: A Conference on the State of the Judiciary, held at Georgetown Law in September 2006 and co-chaired by Justices OConnor and Stephen Breyer.”
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Daily Archives: February 21, 2007
EPA OIG Audit of Assistance Agreements With America's Clean Water Foundation
2007-4-00045 America’s Clean Water Foundation Incurred Costs for EPA Assistance Agreements X82835301, X783142301, and X82672301 [Report PDF – 38 pages] [At a Glance PDF] February 20, 2007. Continue Reading
DOJ Information Quality Factsheet: The Foundation for Justice Decision Making
Information Quality: The Foundation for Justice Decision Making — Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group (GPIQWG) – February 21, 2007. Continue Reading
DOE OIG Report on Excessing of Computers Used for Unclassified Controlled Information at the Idaho National Laboratory
Excessing of Computers Used for Unclassified Controlled Information at the Idaho National Laboratory, February 2007. “We concluded that the Idaho National Laboratory did not have adequate policies and internal controls for excessing computers and other electronic memory devices to prevent the unauthorized dissemination of unclassified controlled information.” Continue Reading
FTC To Host Identity Authentication Workshop
“On April 23 and 24, 2007, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop, Proof Positive: New Directions in ID Authentication, to explore methods to reduce identity theft through enhanced authentication. The workshop will facilitate a discussion among public-sector, private-sector, and consumer representatives, and will focus on technological and policy requirements for developing better… Continue Reading
DHS Announces Traveler Redress Inquiry Program
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the launch of the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). Travelers can now seek redress and resolve possible watch list misidentification issues with any of the departments component agencies at an easy to use and easy to access online location…DHS TRIP provides a way… Continue Reading
British Library Launches New Website With Enhanced Features
Press release: “Our new home page incorporates a much improved search of our web resources. It is the result of extensive user research and technical development over the last year…One query will now search: 10,000 web pages on our collections and services; 13 million catalogue records (Integrated Catalogue); 90,000 pictures and sounds from our Collect… Continue Reading
Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
Library of Congress: “Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training presents a window into the lives of American diplomats. Transcripts of interviews with U.S. diplomatic personnel capture their experiences, motivations, critiques, personal analyses, and private thoughts. These elements are crucial to understanding the full story of… Continue Reading
Federal Government Issues New Guidelines for Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs
Press release: “In the face of rising trends in prescription drug abuse, the Federal government today issued new guidelines for the proper disposal of unused, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly… Continue Reading
National Science Foundation OIG Government in the Sunshine Act Report 2006
2006 Government in the Sunshine Act Report, OIG Report 07-2-003 February 15, 2007. Continue Reading
U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases 2006 Annual Report and Sourcebook
“The 2006 Annual Report presents an overview of major Commission activities and accomplishments for fiscal year 2005. See the Commission’s 2006 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics for descriptive figures, tables, and charts, and selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data.” See also “Reader Friendly” Version of the 2007 Proposed Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy… Continue Reading
