Press release: “On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to initiate an investigation into the performance and accountability of private military contractors in Iraq. The hearing included the examination of one prominent case study: a pivotal event of the Iraq War in which four Blackwater USA security contractors… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
DOJ OIP Summaries of New FOIA Decisions — June 2007
DOJ Office of Information and Privacy, Privacy Summaries of New Decisions — June 2007: “Set out below are summaries of the court decisions that were received by OIP during the month of June 2007.” Continue Reading
New First Amendment Center Report – The FCC's Regulation of Indecency
Press release: “A new First Report from the First Amendment Center examines the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to regulate indecency on the air. The FCC’s Regulation of Indecency (115 pages, PDF), by Lili Levi, a law professor at the University of Miami School of Law, analyzes crucial cases involving broadcasts of speech or images deemed… Continue Reading
EPA Report: Smog Thinner, Skies Healthier over Eastern U.S.
Press release: “Smog-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from power plants and industry have declined significantly in 19 eastern states and the District of Columbia. The NOx Budget Trading Program (NBP) annual report, released today, indicates that summertime NOx emissions were seven percent lower than in 2005, 60 percent lower than in 2000 and 74… Continue Reading
Hearing on Google-DoubleClick Merger
9/27/2007 Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, An Examination of the Google-DoubleClick Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What Are the Risks for Competition and Privacy? Link to hearing witness statements Related postings on Google-DoubleClick Merger Hahn, Robert W. and Singer, Hal J., An Antitrust Analysis of Google’s Proposed Acquisition… Continue Reading
EAC Releases 2006 Military and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Report
“The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) [September 26, 2007] released its 2006 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) Report, a collection of data from the states about UOCAVA voting. The survey was released at todays Facilitating the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act conference. The report and other materials from the… Continue Reading
A Cyberinfrastructure Primer for Librarians
Cyberinfrastructure, Data, and Libraries, Part 1 – A Cyberinfrastructure Primer for Librarians, by Anna Gold, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, D-Lib Magazine, September/October 2007, Volume 13 Number 9/10. “The following two-part article is offered to help open up the discussion with library practitioners working directly with research faculty and graduate students, advising on issues of scholarly… Continue Reading
Nuclear Threat Initiative Report on Securing Nuclear Weapons
Press release: “Securing the Bomb 2007, commissioned by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, finds a dangerous gap in efforts to thwart nuclear terrorism and calls for urgent global campaign to reduce the risk. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of efforts to secure and remove vulnerable nuclear stockpiles around the world and a detailed action plan… Continue Reading
Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel-Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2007
Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel-Economy Trends: 1975 Through 2007: “This report, published in September 2007, provides data on the fuel economy and technology characteristics of new light-duty vehicles (cars, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks) for model years 1975 through 2007. EPA projects average real-world fuel economy for Model Year 2007 to be 20.2… Continue Reading
DOT OIG Audit Report on Actions Needed to Minimize Long, On-Board Flight Delays
“On September 25, we issued our final audit report on Actions Needed To Minimize Long, On-Board Delays, in response to Secretary Peters’ request to examine long, on-board delays. What we found is that the severity of the on board delays last winter demonstrates that airlines, airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and DOT must work… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD and VA Health Care, Influenza Pandemic, Small Business Contracting, VA IT Realignment
DOD and VA: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Improve Health Care and Disability Evaluations for Returning Servicemembers, GAO-07-1256T, September 26, 2007 Influenza Pandemic: Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal Leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning, GAO-07-1257T, September 26, 2007 Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments: CMS Has Used External Data for New Technologies in Certain Instances and Medicare… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Letter Report: TSA's Management of Aviation Security Activities at the Jackson-Evers International Airport
OIG-07-73 – Letter Report: TSA’s Management of Aviation Security Activities at the Jackson-Evers International Airport, August 2007 (PDF, 6 pages), released September 26, 2007. Continue Reading
