A Behind-The-Scenes Look At How DRM Becomes Law: “Cory Doctorow looks at the back room dealing that allowed entertainment companies and electronics companies to craft public policy on digital rights management.”
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Daily Archives: July 16, 2007
Information Security Oversight Office Reports Classification of 20.5 Million Documents
“Each year Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) gathers relevant statistical data regarding each agency’s security classification program. ISOO analyzes this data in its 2006 Annual Report to the President.” AP: “There were 20.5 million decisions to classify government secrets last year, and a report to the president found serious shortcomings in the process.” Related government… Continue Reading
New Reports Issued by Joint Committee on Taxation
“In connection with a markup scheduled by the Senate Committee on Finance for July 17, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Description Of The Revenue Provisions For Markup Of The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (JCX-43-07), and the estimated revenue effects (JCX-44-07) In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Senate Committee on… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DHS Recruitment and Retention and DOD National Security Personnel System
Homeland Security: DHS’s Actions to Recruit and Retain Staff and Comply with the Vacancies Reform Act, GAO-07-758, July 16, 2007 Human Capital: DOD Needs Better Internal Controls and Visibility over Costs for Implementing Its National Security Personnel System, GAO-07-851, July 16, 2007 Continue Reading
Chapters from Forthcoming Book on Patents As Property Rights
Innovation at Risk, a forthcoming book from Princeton University Press by James Bessen and Michael J. Meurer. The following content is currently available online: Synopisis If You Cant Tell the Boundaries, Then It Aint Property Abstract Patents and Software Continue Reading
DHS OIG Marshals Service's Workforce Planning and Management Audit
The United States Marshals Service’s Workforce Planning and Management, Audit Report 07-38, July 2007 (102 pages, redacted for public release) Continue Reading
Second Quarter Earnings Reports from Major Companies
WSJ free feature – Earnings cheat sheets Q2 07: “See what to expect as companies report quarterly earnings.” See also New Feature at Markets Data Center: Historical Tables Now you can use an archive of past editions of more than 30 of the most popular tables in Markets Data Center.” Continue Reading
WSJ Reports on 2008 Presidential Money Race
WSJ free feature: “Compare fund-raising by Clinton, Giuliani, McCain, Obama and other major candidates, in this interactive graphic. Second-quarter data.” Continue Reading
Committee Objects to Withholding of Tillman Documents
Follow up to previous postings on matters related to the death of Corporal Patrick Tillman, on July 13, 2007 “Chairman Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Davis sent a letter to the White House objecting to the withholding of documents related to the death of U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman, who was killed by friendly fire… Continue Reading
