US Courts: “Administrative agency appeals involving the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) remained a significant part of federal appellate courts caseloads in 2006, accounting for 17 percent of 63,676 total appeals.”
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Daily Archives: May 22, 2007
DOJ OIG Audits on Equitable Sharing Grants
Equitable Sharing Grants Audits, Executive Summaries only, released May 21, 2007: Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the West Virginia State Police Crime Laboratory, South Charleston, West Virginia, Audit Report GR-30-07-002, April 2007 Office of Justice Programs Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Funding Received by the Maricopa County Attorneys Office, Phoenix, Arizona,… Continue Reading
Review of DoD-Directed Investigations of Detainee Abuse -Public Release Version
Report Number 06-INTEL-10 05/18/07 Report Number 06-INTEL-10 Review of DoD-Directed Investigations of Detainee Abuse (U), 8/25/2006 (Public Release Version). NOTE: The unclassified Executive Summary from DoD IG Report No. 06-INTEL-10, Review of DoD-Directed Investigations of Detainee Abuse, 8/25/06, was posted on the Pressroom web page on 9/8/06. Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of Access of Airport Secured Areas
Audit of Access of Airport Secured Areas (Unclassified Summary) OIG-07-35 (PDF, 6 pages) – released 05/18/2007. Continue Reading
CDC Recommends Medical Surveillance for Health Care Workers Exposed to Hazardous Drugs
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Update: Medical Surveillance for Health Care Workers Exposed to Hazardous Drugs Recommended in New NIOSH Report. “A new report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that employers institute medical surveillance programs for health-care workers who are occupationally exposed to hazardous drugs, and suggests… Continue Reading
Social Isolation and American Workers: Employee Blogging and Legal Reform
Social Isolation and American Workers: Employee Blogging and Legal Reform, by Rafael Gely and Leonard Bierman, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT), Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 2007. Abstract: “Despite the work environment’s central role in providing social engagement, employees in the American workplace are more socially isolated than ever before. Americans are moving… Continue Reading
