Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002

You Are Here: Home » Archives: November 2007

Daily Archives: November 24, 2007

Action Plan for Import Safety – A roadmap for continual improvement

by on

Action Plan for Import Safety – A roadmap for continual improvement – Report to the President Interagency Working Group on Import Safety November 2007 (86 pages, PDF)

  • OMB Watch: “The Action Plan for Import Safety: A Roadmap for Continual Improvement contains fourteen broad recommendations and fifty specific action steps. The recommendations are grouped under the principles of prevention, intervention and response. Some of the fourteen recommendations include recognition that improvements to the import safety system are necessary. For example, the report recommends that new and existing standards need to be created and strengthened, certification programs need to be used to improve safety compliance, and enforcement needs to be stronger. Under the enforcement recommendation, one action step is a call for an increase in the Consumer Product Safety Act’s civil penalty cap for violators, from $1.8 million to $10 million.”

    • ABA Legal Technology Resource Center – Web Accessibility

    by on

    “As much of the daily practice of law moves to web-based technologies, it is increasingly important that all members of the legal community — lawyers and non-lawyers alike — understand the need for websites that are accessible to all audiences. Efforts to ensure that websites are accessible to disabled persons, simply referred to as “web… Continue Reading

    2007 Identity Theft Resource Center Breach List

    by on

    “…the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has been tracking security breaches for the past three years, looking for patterns, new trends and any information that may help us better protect data and assist companies in their activities…In 2006, there were in excess of 315 publicized breaches affecting nearly 20 million individuals. Based on ITRC’s categorization,… Continue Reading

    PBS Reports on Oil and Gas Industry Lobbying in Washington

    by on

    PBS NOW, Big Oil, Big Influence: “During the time that Bush and Cheney, both of whom are former oil executives, have been in the White House, the oil and gas industry has spent $393.2 million on lobbying the federal government. This places the industry among the top nine in lobbying expenditures. The industry has also… Continue Reading