Introducing the Draft DHS National Response Framework, September 2007 Overview – Coordinating Federal Assistance in Support of the National Response Framework, September 10, 2007 (68 pages, PDF) FEMA National Incident Management System, Draft, August 2007 (176 pages, PDF) Printable Version of all the Annexes (385 pages, PDF – Draft) Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Comments Sought on Internet Access to Some Criminal Case File Documents
Press release: “The federal Judiciary is seeking comment on the privacy and security implications related to public Internet access to certain documents in criminal case files. The Court Administration and Case Management Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States is studying these issues so the Conference can develop policy guidance for the federal… Continue Reading
North Pole's Ice Disappearing at Record Rate
Follow up to September 7, 2007 posting, Scientists Predict Global Warming Kills 2/3rds of Polar Bear Populations by 2050, today ABC News reports: “An area of Arctic sea ice the size of Florida has melted away in just the last six days [emphasis added] as melting at the top of the planet continues at a… Continue Reading
Petraeus Report on Iraq
“U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker are briefing Congress this week on their assessment of the security situation in Iraq.” Report (9 pages, PDF) | Slides (14 pages, PDF) Press release: “Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq,… Continue Reading
Senate Hearing: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11, September 10, 2007. Witnesses Testimony Michael Chertoff [View PDF], Secretary of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security J. Michael McConnell [View PDF], Director of National Intelligence: “If we lose FISA, we will lose, in my… Continue Reading
CBO's Monthly Budget Review — September 2007
Monthly Budget Review, September 2007: HTML and PDF: “The federal budget deficit was about $272 billion in the first 11 months of 2007, CBO estimates, $33 billion less than the shortfall in the same period last year. CBO anticipates that the government will realize a substantial surplus in September, stemming from quarterly payments of estimated… Continue Reading
World Law Bulletin 2000-2006 Posted Online
Secrecy News has posted issues of the World Law Bulletin from 2000-2006, from the Law Library of Congress, not otherwise available to the public. These resources were in large measure provided through the efforts of Michael Ravnitzky. Continue Reading
DHS OIG Follow-up Review of Transporation Security Officer Background Check Process
A Follow-up Review of the Transportation Security Officer Background Check Process, OIG-07-67, August 2007 (PDF, 54 pages) Continue Reading
Joint Economic Committee's Weekly Economic Digest
The JEC’s weekly analysis and summary of current economic events and trends. September 10, 2007: Despite Q2 August Jobs Report Clarifies Weakening Trend Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Influenza Pandemic, DHS IT, Post 9/11 Health Screening
Influenza Pandemic: Further Efforts Are Needed to Ensure Clearer Federal Leadership Roles and an Effective National Strategy GAO-07-781, August 14, 2007 Information Technology: DHS’s Human Capital Plan Is Largely Consistent with Relevant Guidance, but Improvements and Implementation Steps Are Still Needed, GAO-07-425, September 10, 2007 September 11: Improvements Needed in Availability of Health Screening and… Continue Reading
DOJ FOIA Post: Summaries of New Decisions — April 2007
Summaries of New Decisions — April 2007: “As part of OIP’s feature to provide up-to-date information on new court decisions, we have included below summaries of the court decisions that were decided in April 2007. OIP will continue to post monthly summaries until we are current. Thereafter, summaries of new court decisions will be posted… Continue Reading
Reading Books in the Digital Age Subsequent to Amazon, Google and the Long Tail
Reading Books in the Digital Age subsequent to Amazon, Google and the long tail by Terje Hillesund, Associate Professor at the University of Stavanger, Norway. First Monday, volume 12, number 9 (September 2007), “In the last decades, the book industry has changed and is now characterised by two (or three) opposite tendencies: Many publishing firms… Continue Reading
