“The Privacy Act of 1974 is in need of improvements to ensure its relevance into the future, CDT Deputy Director Ari Schwartz said in testimony before a congressional panel today. The Acts limitations are particularly apparent with regard to government use of commercially compiled personal information, Schwartz told the Information Policy, Census, and National Archives… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Caseload of Federal Courts Remains Steady Overall
News release: “For fiscal year 2007, total case filings in the U.S. district courts remained stable, bankruptcy filings grew steadily throughout the year, and persons under post-conviction supervision increased 2 percent. In the same 12-month period ending September 30, 2007, appeals declined 12 percent. These and other statistics on the federal Judiciary for fiscal year… Continue Reading
Climate Change Will Have A Significant Impact On Transportation Infrastructure And Operations
Report Summary: “Potentially, the greatest impact of climate change on North Americas transportation system will be flooding of coastal roads, railways, transit systems, and runways because of a global rise in sea level coupled with storm surge and exacerbated in some locations by land subsidence. The vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to climate change, however, will… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq, Presidential Signing Statements, Mineral Revenues, Joint Strike Fighter
Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Actions Needed to Address Inadequate Accountability over U.S. Efforts and Investments, GAO-08-568T, March 11, 2008 Presidential Signing Statements: Agency Implementation of Selected Provisions of Law, GAO-08-553T, March 11, 2008 Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on Self-Reported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk, GAO-08-560T, March 11,… Continue Reading
Google Finalizes Acquisition of DoubleClick
Follow up to previous postings on the Google-DoubleClick merger, this announcement today from Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO: “I’m pleased to share the news that we completed our acquisition of DoubleClick today. Although it’s been nearly a year since we announced our intention to acquire DoubleClick last April, we are no less excited today… Continue Reading
2007 Annual Report on Human Rights
News release, Secretary Rice, March 11, 2008: “I am pleased today [to announce] the publication of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. In every region of the world, men and women are working peacefully, and often at great risk to themselves and their families, to secure human rights and fundamental freedoms, to… Continue Reading
FDIC 2007 Summary of Deposits Survey Data
“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday that it has updated its survey of detailed deposit information for each of the industry’s more than 97,000 domestic branches.” “The Summary of Deposits (SOD) contains deposit data for more than 89,000 branches/offices of FDIC-insured institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) collects deposit balances for commercial and… Continue Reading
House Democrats Reject Telecom Immunity
House Democratic Majority Leader/AP: “Locked in a standoff with the White House, House Democrats on Tuesday maintained their refusal to shield from civil lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their customers without a secret court’s permission. But they offered the companies an olive branch: the chance to use classified government documents to… Continue Reading
Report Advises Against New National Database of Ballistic Images
News release: “A national database containing images of ballistic markings from all new and imported guns sold in the U.S. should not be created at this time, says a new report from the National Research Council. Such a database has been proposed to help investigators link ballistics evidence — cartridge cases or bullets found at… Continue Reading
Air Force Releases Strategic Vision for Cyber Command
News release: “Because warfighters rely on cyberspace to conduct the command and control of its forces, officials have outlined the strategic vision for the new Air Force Cyber Command. “Mastery of cyberspace is essential to America’s national security,” said Maj. Gen. William T. Lord, AFCYBER (provisional) commander who’s charged with bringing the command to operational… Continue Reading
Tail Report – Survey of Web Revenue
“Tail Report has launched with the goal to map out how money is made in the blogosphere. Tail Report works by asking users to anonymously submit information about their site’s traffic, rank and monthly revenue. In return, the user receives a custom report detailing what other websites are making and how their revenue compares based… Continue Reading
Army Report on Mental Health of Soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq
Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) V Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08: Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom 8: Afghanistan 14 February 2008. Office of the Surgeon Multi-National Force-Iraq and Office of the Command Surgeon and Office of The Surgeon General United States Army Medical Command. Continue Reading
