Follow up to postings on investigations into FBI use of National Security Letters, this press release: “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked a judge to issue an emergency order requiring the FBI to immediately release agency records about its abuse of National Security Letters (NSLs) to collect Americans’ personal information. The Department of Justice has already agreed that the records should be disclosed quickly due to the exceptional media attention and the questions the NSL report has raised about the government’s integrity. However, despite this recognition, the Bureau has failed to meet the 20-day time limit that Congress set for requests that do not merit fast processing…EFF’s FOIA request asks for all FBI records discussing or reporting violations of current law, guidelines, or policies, as well as any communications discussing various potential interpretations of current federal investigative power. EFF also demands copies of the contracts between the FBI and three telephone companies, which were intended to allow the FBI to get rapid access to telephone records.”
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Daily Archives: April 10, 2007
DOD OIG Reports on Personnel Security Investigations and Computer Services
D-2007-083 Transition Expenditures for DoD Personnel Security Investigations for FY 2005 (4/10/2007) (Project No. D2006-D000FB-0065.000) PDF or View Summary Only D-2007-082 Defense Information Systems Agency Controls over the Center for Computing Services (4/09/2007)(Project No. D2006-D000FG-0053.001) PDF or View Summary Only Continue Reading
FTC Testimony Before Senate Committee on Agency's FY 2008 Budget Request
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The Commission’s Work To Protect Consumers and Promote Competition, Presented by Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate (April 10, 2007) Continue Reading
CD Containing 2.9 Million Georgia Medical Data Records Lost by Contractor
According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Community Health, contractor Affiliated Computer Services confirmed on April 9, 2007 the loss of a CD containing the personal data of state Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids(TM) members. The data included full names, complete addresses, social security numbers, member ID numbers, and eligibility dates for… Continue Reading
House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas AG Gonzales
Via FindLaw: “The House Committee on the Judiciary subpoenas U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to produce documents and electronic information relating to the recent termination of eight U.S. attorneys. John Conyers, Chairman of the committee, accuses the Department of Justice of “withholding significant information” from the Congressional investigation into the firings.” AG Subpoena Documents, April… Continue Reading
Mapping the Holocaust
Press release: “The Holocaust took place across the entire European continent, and for all of Europe’s Jews, as well as other victims of Nazism, geography played a major role in determining their fate. The Museum is using Google Earth to map key Holocaust sites with historic content from its collections, powerfully illustrating the enormous scope… Continue Reading
AALL Maintained List of Law Library Document Suppliers
The AALL Document Delivery Caucus maintains a list of law library document delivery suppliers. Continue Reading
Hearing – The Katrina Impact on Crime and the Criminal Justice System in New Orleans
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, The Katrina Impact on Crime and the Criminal Justice System in New Orleans, Field Hearing in New Orleans, Louisiana By Direction of the Chairman, April 10, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita Continue Reading
UN Global Road Safety Week – April 23-29, 2007
“United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/5 has designated April 23-29, 2007 as global road safety week. The resolution invites the United Nations member nations to organize and host public awareness activities to underscore the preventable nature of road traffic crashes and to educate the public on the impact that accidents have on global health. The… Continue Reading
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Join In Online Mapping Initiative on Darfur
Press release: “The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with Google in an unprecedented online mapping initiative. Crisis in Darfur enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan. The Museum has assembled contentphotographs, data, and eyewitness testimonyfrom a number of sources… Continue Reading
HHS OIG Releases Three New Reports
04/10/2007, Recent Criminal Enforcement Actions 04/10/2007 Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System: Early Implementation Challenges PDF (OEI-07-05-00100) 04/10/2007 Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Centers Award Process for a Contract With Avaya, Inc. PDF (A-03-06-00510) Continue Reading
Recent Presentations by the Comptroller General
21st Century Transformation Challenges, Excellence in Government Conference, Washington, D.C., April 5, 2007, GAO-07-740CG Saving Our Future Requires Tough Choices Today, Fiscal Wake-Up Tour, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, April 4, 2007, GAO-07-739CG Continue Reading
