Combating Pretexting: H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Friday, March 9, 2007 Witness List and Prepared Testimony EPIC: “In testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg expressed support for H.R. 936, the Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
National Computer Forensic Institute Unveiled
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Alabama state officials unveiled today the National Computer Forensic Institute in Hoover, Ala., that will assist in the field of computer forensics and digital evidence analysis. The institute will be developed by the U.S Secret Service and is partially funded by the departments National Cyber Security… Continue Reading
White House Fact Sheet on Job Creation
Fact Sheet: Job Creation Continues – More Than 7.5 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003, March 9, 2007. See also President’s State of the Economy Overview Continue Reading
DOE OIG Audit of Department's Wildland Fire Planning and Preparation Efforts
Department of Energy Office of Inspector General Audit Report, The Department’s Wildland Fire Planning and Preparation Efforts, March 2007. Continue Reading
National Association of Secretarties of State 2007 Winter Conference Resources
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) 2007 Winter Conference Resources. Continue Reading
HHMI and Elsevier Announce Public Access Agreement
Press release: “The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and Elsevier have established an agreement to make author manuscripts of articles published in Elsevier and Cell Press journals publicly available six months following final publication. It takes effect for articles published after September 1, 2007…Elsevier will deposit author manuscripts of original research articles, along with an… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report Documents FBI Underreporting Use of National Security Letter
The Blotter (ABC News): “The FBI repeatedly failed to follow the strict guidelines of the Patriot Act when its agents took advantage of a new provision allowing the FBI to obtain phone and financial records without a court order, according to a report to be made public Friday by the Justice Department’s Inspector General.” A… Continue Reading
Restoring the Constitution Act and the Habeas Corpus Restoration Act
Press release: “Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today announced the introduction of two bills that would address and reverse problematic parts of the Military Commissions Act. Both the Restoring the… Continue Reading
HHS Launches New Online Toolkit for Medical Responses to Radiation Emergencies
“REMM (Radiation Event Medical Management – Guidance for Diagnosis and Treatment for Health Care Professionals) was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services, with subject… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Management of Coast Guard Deepwater Program
Coast Guard: Status of Efforts to Improve Deepwater Program Management and Address Operational Challenges, GAO-07-575T, and Highlights, March 8, 2007. “The Coast Guard’s Deepwater program is a 25-year, $24 billion plan to replace or modernize its fleet of vessels and aircraft. While there is widespread acknowledgment that many of the Coast Guard’s aging assets need… Continue Reading
HHS OIG Testimony on Medicare Program Integrity
Testimony of Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittees on Health and Oversight on Medicare Program Integrity, March 8, 2007. Continue Reading
CRS Report on Latin America and the Caribbean – Issues for the 110th Congress
Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress, January 23, 2007 Continue Reading
