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
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Monthly Archives: April 2007
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
GAO Report on Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Testing and Development Program
Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DNDO Has Not Yet Collected Most of the National Laboratories’ Test Results on Radiation Portal Monitors in Support of DNDO’s Testing and Development Program GAO-07-347R, March 9, 2007. Continue Reading
AALL State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources
Press release: “How trustworthy are state-level primary legal resources on the Web? The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is pleased to announce the publication of the State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources that answers this very important and timely question. The comprehensive report examines the results of a state survey that investigated… Continue Reading
