News release: “What is needed is a new national security strategy and a renewed commitment to homeland security, one that builds capabilities from the ground up rather than imposing unfunded mandates from the top down. Adequate resources must be committed to all dimensions of national power, not just one. Investments should not just enhance our… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
New GAO Reports: Aviation Security, Chemical and Biological Defense, Medicare Advantage
Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains, GAO-08-456T, February 28, 2008 Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD and VA Need to Improve Efforts to Identify and Notify Individuals Potentially Exposed during Chemical and Biological Tests, GAO-08-366, February 28, 2008 Medicare Advantage: Higher Spending… Continue Reading
FTC Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Consumer Protection in Financial Services
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today presented testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, discussing how the Commission protects consumers at every stage of the consumer credit life cycle, from the advertising and marketing of financial products to debt collection and debt relief.” Prepared Statement of… Continue Reading
Statutes at Large 109th Congress, 1st Session
“Statutes at Large 109th Congress, 1st Session: The permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.” 109th Congress, 1st Session (2005), Volume 119 Only Continue Reading
Pelosi Letter to Attorney General Mukasey on Contempt Citations of Miers and Bolten
News release: “Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, informing him of the enclosed referral letter sent to U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia Jeffrey Taylor on contempt citations of former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten. Taylor is required… Continue Reading
SBA: Regulatory Review and Reform Top Ten Rules, 2008
Regulatory Review and Reform Top Ten Rules, 2008, Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act from the Small Business Administration. Continue Reading
Federal Bureau of Prison's Efforts to Manage Inmate Health Care
DOJ OIG: The Federal Bureau of Prison’s Efforts to Manage Inmate Health Care, Audit Report 08-08, February 2008. “The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for confining federal offenders in prisons that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and secure. As part of these duties, the BOP is responsible for delivering medically necessary health care to… Continue Reading
Pew Report Finds More than One in 100 Adults are Behind Bars
Pew Press Release: “For the first time in history more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prisona fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety. According to a new report released today by the Pew Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project,… Continue Reading
Committee on Rules Legislative Process Program 110th Congress
Overview of the Program and House Staff Resources, Section 1, chapter 1 of 2, January 10, 2008 Continue Reading
New Web Multimedia Portal Launched on EPA.gov
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today launched its new web multimedia portal: www.epa.gov/multimedia. The multimedia portal is EPAs one-stop location for environmental video, audio/podcasts, and photography. The portal also includes interactive features such as Ask EPA and the Deputy Administrator’s blog, Flow of the River. Another feature called “EPA in Action” goes behind-the-scenes;… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
Eight Legal Technology Trends for 2008 Good Times, Bad Times or Hard Times in Legal Tech? by Dennis Kennedy E-Discovery Update: Resolving Client-Vendor Disputes, by Conrad Jacoby Happ-eee with my Eee PC, by Bette Dengel Knowledge Discovery Resources 2008, by Marcus P. Zillman The Government Domain: What’s New in DotGov and Beyond, by Peggy… Continue Reading
UN: Good Practices for the Protection of Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings Involving Organized Crime
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Good Practices for the Protection of Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings Involving Organized Crime, January 2008. “The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols call upon State Parties to introduce appropriate measures to prevent witness intimidation, coercion, corruption or bodily injury, and to strengthen international cooperation… Continue Reading
