House Report 110-131, May 7, 2007: The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, having… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2007
FDA Guidance for Industry: Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations
Federal Register notice: May 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 90), “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations, dated May 2007. This document provides to sponsors, contract research organizations, data management centers, clinical investigators, and institutional review boards, recommendations regarding the… Continue Reading
Newly Launched Encyclopedia of Life Will Be Online Reference Source for 1.8 million Species
Press release: “Many of the worlds leading scientific institutions today announced the launch of the Encyclopedia of Life, an unprecedented global effort to document all 1.8 million named species of animals, plants, and other forms of life on Earth. For the first time in the history of the planet, scientists, students, and citizens will have… Continue Reading
DOD OIG Audit of Compliance with Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982
D-2007-093 DoD Compliance with the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (May 8, 2007) (Project D2006-D000FA-0106.000) PDF and Summary. Continue Reading
Hearing on Impact of Imported Contaminated Food and Feed Ingredients
Full Committee on Agriculture Public Hearing, May 9, 2007. To review the impact of imported contaminated food and feed ingredients and of recent food safety emergencies on food safety and animal health systems. Witnesses: Panel I Dr. Kenneth E. Petersen, Food Safety Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Dr. David Acheson,… Continue Reading
FTC Approves Filing of Amicus Brief on Attorney Advertising
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court related to the issue of attorney advertising In the brief, the staff of the FTCs Office of Policy Planning, in coordination with the Office of the General Counsel, state that the Court should vacate Opinion… Continue Reading
Consumer Website Tracks State Security Freeze Laws
FinancialPrivacyNow.org: “Identity theft is one of the fastest growing financial crimes. Nearly 10 million Americans fall victim each year. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported in 2005, on average, an ID theft victim of new account and other fraud spent 60 hours resolving problems brought on by ID theft, those victims of existing accounts spent… Continue Reading
ALA Privacy Policy Toolkit
American Library Association: “As part of its effort to support libraries and librarians seeking to improve their protection of library users privacy, ALA is making available new tools to help libraries conduct audits of its privacy policies and procedures. Developed by ALA during its own 2003 privacy audit, each tool is a document template that… Continue Reading
Financial Services Fact Book 2007
Financial Services Factbook 2007: “Each year the Financial Services Fact Book, a partnership between the Insurance Information Institute and The Financial Services Roundtable, expands to reflect developments shaping the financial services sectors. This years book highlights a host of new trends, from baby boomer demographics to the general mobility of the U.S. population.” Continue Reading
LC Civil Rights Resource Guide
Civil Rights Resource Guide: “The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material related to civil rights, including photographs, documents, and sound recordings. This guide compiles links to civil-rights resources throughout the Library of Congress Web site. In addition, it provides links to external Web sites focusing on civil rights… Continue Reading
Google Phonebook Name Removal
This Google Phonebook Name Removal site provides a form to remove your residential and/or businesss listing information from the Google phonebook. The page notes: “Removing your phonebook listing will not remove your personal information from other pages on the web or from other reverse phone listing lookup services.” [via Darlene Fichter]. Continue Reading
Sunlight Foundation Report on Congressional Information and the Internet
The Open House Project Recommendations Report – Congressional Information and the Internet – A Collaborative Examination of the House of Representatives and Internet Technology, May 8, 2007, Collaboratively Authored by a project of Sunlight Foundation [Available as a PDF]. Executive Summary and Acknowledgments Open House Project Legislation Database Preserving Congressional Information Congressional Committees Congressional Research… Continue Reading
