“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
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
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
National Security Archive Publishes Documents Describing Controversial Agency and Database
“Today the National Security Archive publishes a collection of documents concerning the organization and operations of the Pentagon’s Counterintelligence Field Activity and the TALON/CORNERSTONE database it has maintained. As the Defense Department announced on August 21, today that database will be terminated while work on new procedures for reporting of threats to the Defense Department… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports on SEC and Legal Services Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission: Additional Actions Needed to Ensure Planned Improvements Address Limitations in Enforcement Division Operations, GAO-07-830, August 15, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Legal Services Corporation: Governance and Accountability Practices Need to Be Modernized and Strengthened, GAO-07-993, August 15, 2007, Full Report (PDF, 76 pages) Continue Reading
DOE OIG Audit Report of Nuclear Complex for DHS
National Nuclear Security Administration’s Construction of a Radiological/Nuclear Complex for the Department of Homeland Security, September 2007 (17 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
DOJ Fact Sheet: Project Safe Neighborhoods
Fact Sheet – Project Safe Neighborhoods: Americas Network Against Gun Violence – “The Project Safe Neighborhoods strategy involves five elements: partnerships, strategic planning, training, outreach and accountability. The U.S. Attorney in each of the 94 federal judicial districts works side-by-side with local law enforcement and other officials to tailor the PSN strategy to fit the… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report on Security Conditions in H. Carl Moultrie I Courthouse
United States Marshals Service – Review of Health, Safety, and Security Conditions in The H. Carl Moultrie I Courthouse, Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2007-008-R, September 2007, (24 pages, PDF, Full Report) Continue Reading
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
“The General Assembly [September 13, 2007] adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the worlds estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against them a move that followed more than two decades of debate. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been approved after 143 Member States voted… Continue Reading
European Commissions Decision on Microsoft's Abuse of Dominant Position Upheld
Press release: “The European Commission welcomes today’s ruling by the Court of First Instance upholding the European Commissions 2004 decision on Microsoft’s abuse of its dominant market position and confirming the totality of the fine imposed. In this decision, Microsoft was fined 497 million for infringing the EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant… Continue Reading
New Website Alerts Regulators and Scientific Communities on Food Safety Issues
“FoodSHIELD is a web-based platform designed to create community between the various laboratories and regulatory agencies that make up our nation’s food and agricultural sectors. Through secure, integrated resources such as detailed agency profiles, departments of agriculture and health, as well as laboratories, have the ability to communicate and coordinate with their peers in other… Continue Reading
