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Senate Hearing: The Role of Local Law Enforcement in Countering Violent Islamist Extremism

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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, The Role of Local Law Enforcement in Countering Violent Islamist Extremism, October 30, 2007.

  • Link to Member Statements and witness testimony
  • All Things Considered, November 9, 2007: “The Los Angeles Police Department is defending a plan to map Muslim communities in the city. Some critics are calling it racial profiling.”

    • Fact Sheet: National Strategy for Information Sharing

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    “President George W. Bush has issued the first National Strategy for Information Sharing to prioritize and unify the United States’ efforts to advance the sharing of terrorism-related information. The strategy sets forth a plan to build upon the progress that has been made in improving information sharing since the September 11, 2001, attacks and establishes… Continue Reading

    New on LLRX.com for October 2007

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    Cultural Challenges in Cross Border Mediation, by Vikrant Singh Negi Persuading Judges in Writing: Tips for Lawyers (And how technology can help), by Troy Simpson Competitive Intelligence on a Shoestring, by Susan Armstrong and Sabrina I. Pacifici E-Discovery Update: Discovery of Employee-Owned Computer Equipment, by Conrad J. Jacoby The Government Domain: Journalists and Government Information:… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports

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    Business Systems Modernization: Air Force Needs to Fully Define Policies and Procedures for Institutionally Managing Investments, GAO-08-52, October 31, 2007 Business Systems Modernization: Department of the Navy Needs to Establish Management Structure and Fully Define Policies and Procedures for Institutionally Managing Investments, GAO-08-53, October 31, 2007 Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector-Specific Plans’ Coverage of Key Cyber… Continue Reading

    Key Privacy Groups Propose Do Not Track List

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    Press release: “CDT joined with a coalition of privacy advocates on Wednesday to recommend an ambitious set of proposals intended to give consumers greater control over their personal data and to offset the impact of pervasive behavioral tracking. Included in the recommendations is a call to create a national “Do Not Track List” that would… Continue Reading

    Fair Use Advocates Issue Principles for Protecting Online Videos

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    Press release: “Online video-hosting services like YouTube have ushered in a new era of free expression online, as well as vigorous copyright enforcement efforts. Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of leading public interest groups issued a “Fair Use Principles” document that sets out six concrete guidelines designed to minimize the collateral… Continue Reading

    House Committee: Public Has a Right to See U.S. Air Safety Survey Data

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    Press release: “The Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology Bart Gordon (D-TN) and Committee Members today heard from NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin on his agency’s management of the National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS)…NAOMS has garnered headlines recently due to NASA’s refusal to release data collected from an air safety… Continue Reading

    Agencies Issue Final Rules on Identity Theft Red Flags and Notices of Address Discrepancy

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    Text of the Federal Register Notice [256 pages, PDF] – Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: 16 C.F.R. Part 681 (Federal Trade Commission Rule): Joint Final Rules and Guidelines of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; the Board of Governors of… Continue Reading