Hearing on: The Inspector General’s Independent Report on the F.B.I.’s Use of National Security Letters, March 20, 2007. OIG Testimony – Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the House Judiciary Committee concerning The FBI’s Use of National Security Letters and Section 215 Requests for Business Records, March 20, 2007.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Federal Judiciary Approves Pilot Project for Audio of Court Proceedings Online
AP: “The federal judiciary approved a pilot program this week to make free audio recordings of court proceedings available online. Although a court’s participation in the program is voluntary, U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan, the executive committee chairman of the policy-making Judicial Conference, said he expects the system ultimately will be widely used.” Continue Reading
New Library of Congress Digital Preservation Website
New site on the Library’s leadership in preserving digital assets: “The Library of Congress has taken a collaborative approach to the collection and preservation of digital information in order to remain relevant and useful to Congress and its constituents in the digital age. No single institution can do the job of collecting, preserving and making… Continue Reading
DOJ Releases Documents in Connection With Firings of U.S. Attorneys
This evening the Department of Justice released 3,000 pages of documents on the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, an issue that has been the recent focus of House Judiciary Committee investigation. The House Judiciary Committee has been posting the documents, in PDF, on their homepage, with links located in the lower right hand side. At… Continue Reading
Report from NYU's Brennan Center Finds Ohio Campaign Finance Laws among the Worst in the Midwest
Report from NYUs Brennan Center Finds Ohio Campaign Finance Laws among the Worst in the Midwest, March 19, 2007: “Today, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law joined with Ohio Citizen Action to release a new report finding that Ohios campaign finance system is broken and badly in need of reform. The… Continue Reading
DOT OIG Review of Staffing at FAA's Combined Radar Approach Control and Tower With Radar Facilities
DOT OIG Review of Staffing at FAA’s Combined Radar Approach Control and Tower With Radar Facilities, March 16, 2007. Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com for March 2007
Criminal Justice Resources: Criminal Justice Library Internships, by Ken Strutin CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com: The Capitol of Newspapers, by Paul Jenks The Goverment Domain: GovTrack and OpenCongress Go Beyond THOMAS, by Peggy Garvin E-Discovery Update: Separating E-Discovery Myths from Realities, by Conrad J. Jacoby Deal or No Deal Licensing and Acquiring Digital Resources – Deal… Continue Reading
National Governors Association Releases Homeland Security Guide
“A Governor’s Guide to Homeland Security contains practical advice for governors on how to organize their states to prepare for and respond to hazards of all kinds effectively. It shares information and guidance on how to approach issues such as mutual aid, information sharing, obtaining assistance from the military and protecting critical infrastructure. Last published… Continue Reading
ICANN Launches Public Participation Website
“This is the online participation website for the meeting [Lisbon meeting for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) is being held between 26-30 March 2007]. Available here will be: a rundown of each meeting complete with full details, including panellists; topics for discussions; links to resources and presentations; and links to webcasts… Continue Reading
2007 World e-Government Ranking
“The Waseda University Institute of e-Government has recently released its 2007 World E-Government Ranking. The Institute ranked the development of e-Government in 32 countries from all over the world. The top five countries in the list were: United States, Singapore, Canada, Japan and Korea.” Continue Reading
GAO Report on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse GAO-07-300, March 15, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Defense Acquisitions
Defense Acquisitions: Key Decisions to Be Made on Future Combat System GAO-07-376, March 15, 2007. Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Acquisition Strategy Generates Results but Delivers Less at a Higher Cost GAO-07-387, March 15, 2007 Continue Reading
