Press release: “According to seven current and former officials, State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard has repeatedly interfered with on-going investigations to protect the State Department and the White House from political embarrassment. Chairman Waxman wrote a letter [14 pages, PDF] to Mr. Krongard describing the allegations and asking for his cooperation in the Committees investigation.”
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Daily Archives: September 18, 2007
New GAO Reports on Nuclear Smuggling, Agricultural Conservation, DHS Progress Report
Combating Nuclear Smuggling: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Adequate Testing of Next Generation Radiation Detection Equipment, GAO-07-1247T, September 18, 2007 Agricultural Conservation: Farm Program Payments Are an Important Factor in Landowners’ Decisions to Convert Grassland to Cropland, GAO-07-1054, September 10, 2007 September 11: Improvements Needed in Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring Services for Responders,… Continue Reading
Law Library of Congress Launches Redesigned Website
“The Law Library of Congress is pleased to announce the release of its newly designed web site. The web site includes information on a range of legal issues and research topics as well as our services and logistics of using the Reading Room. In addition to established products such as the Global Legal Information Network… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Report – Congress and the Internet: Highlights
Congress and the Internet: Highlights, August 29, 2007 (24 pages, PDF), by Walter J. Oleszek. “Today, every lawmaker is an “electronic legislator” to one degree or another because the major functions of Congress – representation, lawmaking, and oversight – are all affected by technology…” [via OpentheGovernment.org] Continue Reading
New York Times Ends Online Subscription Access Requirement
“The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight tonight. The move comes two years to the day after The Times began the subscription program, TimesSelect…In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to… Continue Reading
2007 Annual Urban Mobility Report
“The 2007 Urban Mobility Report builds on previous Urban Mobility Reports with an improved methodology and expanded coverage of the nation’s urban congestion problem and solutions. The links below provide information on long-term congestion trends, the most recent congestion comparisons and a description of many congestion improvement strategies. All of the statistics have been recalculated… Continue Reading
National Geographic Project Documenting the Planet's Endangered Languages
“Every 14 days a language dies. By 2100, more than half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earthmany of them never yet recordedwill likely disappear, taking with them a wealth of knowledge about history, culture, the natural environment, and how the human brain works. National Geographic’s Enduring Voices Project strives to preserve endangered… Continue Reading
Hearing on Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans Privacy Rights (Part II). Statements of Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence and Kenneth Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, United States Department of Justice. LLRX.com: The Protect America Act and Legislation… Continue Reading
