Federal Judiciary News Release: “A total of 1,839 orders were issued by federal and state courts in 2006 authorizing or approving the interception of wire, oral or electronic communications, also known as wiretaps. This is a 4 percent increase over the 1,773 orders issued in 2005, according to The 2006 Wiretap Report. The complete report… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Federal Register Notice Issued on Authorized Generic Drug Study
FTC press release: “The Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register Notice regarding the agencys planned study of authorized generic pharmaceuticals, which was first announced last year. As detailed in the Notice…the Commission proposes to undertake a study to examine both the likely short-term competitive effects of authorized generic drug entry and, to the… Continue Reading
Google and Four US States Improve Public Access to Government Websites
Google press release: “Google Inc. today announced partnerships with the states of Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia to make it easier to search for hard-to-find public information on state government websites. These partnerships developed as both Google and officials with the four state governments recognized that the public is increasingly turning to search engines like… Continue Reading
"America's Birth Certificate" Transferred to the Library of Congress
Americas Birth Certificate to the Library of Congress Library of Congress: “Martin Waldseemüllers 1507 world map grew out of an ambitious project in St. Dié, near Strasbourg, France, during the first decade of the sixteenth century, to document and update new geographic knowledge derived from the discoveries of the late fifteenth and the first… Continue Reading
DoD OIG Special Army Reports Prepared by Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis Operation
D-2007-088 Special Army Reports Prepared by Defense Finance and Accounting Service Indianapolis Operations (4/27/2007)(Project D2006-D000FI-0028.001 PDF and Summary. Continue Reading
Status of the Advanced First Responder Network
Status of the Advanced First Responder Network, Audit prepared by the Office of the Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, April 25, 2007. Continue Reading
E-Mail With Direct Link to Issued Trademark Office Actions and Appeal Briefs
Press release: E-Mail with Direct Link to Issued Trademark Office Actions and Appeal Briefs to Replace E-Mailed Office Actions/Appeal Briefs: “On or about May 26, 2007, the USPTO will notify applicants who have authorized e-mail communication with the USPTO of each issued Trademark Office action or Examining Attorney’s Appeal Brief by an e-mail message containing… Continue Reading
BJS Special Report – Contacts Between Police and the Public, 2005
Press release: “An estimated 19 percent (43.5 million) of U.S. residents age 16 or older had a face-to-face contact with a police officer in 2005, according to a new report by the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). This was a decrease from the 21 percent who had contact with police in 2002. Contact… Continue Reading
Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2007
Press release: As Bush Administration Finally Agrees To Restrict Terrorists Access To Guns, Lautenberg Introduces Bill To Close ‘Terror Gap’: ” Last night, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced legislation to prohibit terrorist suspects from purchasing firearms, mirroring an Administration plan released yesterday. The bill seeks to close the “terror gap” in federal gun… Continue Reading
DOJ Releases Additional Emails and Document Related to U.S. Attorney Firings
Justice Department Lists E-Mails and Memos Being Withheld in Firings of U.S. Attorneys: “The Justice Department released a list of internal documents Thursday focusing on lawmakers’ concerns and media questions about the firings of eight federal prosecutors, but the department resisted congressional demands for copies of the memos. The list of 159 e-mails and memos,… Continue Reading
Forbes.com Corporate Org Chart Wiki
Forbes.com Corporate Org Chart Wiki: “It’s a new way to tap the collective knowledge of our community about the internal network of any company–so new that we are introducing it not only in beta form but in early beta. We know it’s a work in progress, and we want your help to make it better.… Continue Reading
Three New GAO Reports Address Defense Related Spending
Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Save Billions by Reducing Air Force’s Unneeded Spare Parts Inventory GAO-07-232, April 27, 2007. Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps’s Individual Body Armor System Issues GAO-07-662R, April 26, 2007 Information Technology: DHS Needs to Fully Define and Implement Policies and Procedures for Effectively Managing Investments GAO-07-424, April 27, 2007 Continue Reading
