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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Group Posts Analysis of News Coinciding With Missing White House Emails

Follow up to postings on the investigation into missing White House emails, news that CREW has completed an analysis [Word documents] of the national news events that took place on the dates for which there are missing White House email.” National News Analysis for Missing White House Office E-mail National News Analysis for Missing Office… Continue Reading

Annual FOIA Reports Submitted by Federal Departments and Agencies

Annual FOIA Reports Submitted by Federal Departments and Agencies: This site has been created in accordance with the Electronic FOIA Amendments of 1996, which specifies that the Attorney General should make annual FOIA reports from all federal departments and agencies available at “a single electronic access point,” beginning with reports for fiscal year 1998. Department… Continue Reading

National Crime Victims' Rights Week 2008 Resource Guide

“The Office for Victims of Crime has released the 2008 Resource Guide for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 13–19, 2008. Developed to help communities promote awareness of victim issues, this online guide includes camera-ready art files, public awareness posters, the 2008 theme DVD and screensaver, and more. The 2008 theme is “Justice for Victims.… Continue Reading

OPM Tells Federal Agencies to Limit Use of Employee Social Security Numbers

Federal Times: “The administration last week told agencies not to use federal employees’ Social Security numbers as primary identifiers for data processing purposes. The Office of Personnel Management said in a Jan. 18 notice that agencies must not print the numbers on paper or display on computer screens except in secure areas. And only employees… Continue Reading

State of Connectivity: Building Innovation Through Broadband

“The California Broadband Task Force today released its final findings and recommendations in a report to the Governor and Legislature. The report, The State of Connectivity: Building Innovation Through Broadband, represents the culmination of more than a year of work by the Task Force, including maps of current broadband availability and speed, recommendations to achieve… Continue Reading

Brodeur Journalists Survey Identifies Blogs’ Influence on Traditional News Coverage

“A survey of U.S. journalists by Brodeur, a unit of Omnicom Group suggests that blogs are not only having an impact on the speed and availability of news, but also influence the tone and editorial direction of reporting. The survey is part of an ongoing research project by Brodeur in conjunction with Marketwire to dissect… Continue Reading

Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th

CRS Report – Higher Education Act Reauthorization in the 110th Congress: A Comparison of Major Proposals, December 13, 2007. “The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) as amended, authorizes the federal government’s major federal student aid programs (Title IV), as well as other programs which provide institutional aid and support (Titles II, III and V).… Continue Reading

CDT Comments to DHS on Developing Closed Circuit Television Best Practices

CDT Comments to DHS on Developing CCTV Best Practices, January 18, 2008: “As the December 17-18, 2007 workshop on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) made clear, there are many good CCTV “best practices” that have been developed by organizations such as The Constitution Project, ACLU, the American Bar Association, the governments of Canada and the United… Continue Reading

The Conference Board U.S. Leading Index Decreased 0.2 Percent

“The Conference Board announced [January 18, 2008] that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index increased 0.4 percent in December. The leading index decreased again in December, the third consecutive decline, and it has been down in four of the last six months. Housing permits… Continue Reading

Markey Letter to Interior Secretary Urges Settling Of Polar Bear Decision Ahead of Oil Drilling Sale

Follow up to previous posting on listing the polar bear as a threatened species, this January 18, 2008 press release: “Select Committee Chairman Rep. Edward Markey…sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne reinforcing the message that the Secretary should postpone the pending oil lease sale on the critical habitat of the polar bear while… Continue Reading