Implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Audit Report 08-20, March 2008. Redacted for public release. “Criminal organizations and individuals frequently use the telecommunication systems of the United States to further serious crimes, including terrorism, kidnapping, extortion, organized crime, drug trafficking, and public corruption. One of the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
NPR: San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban Interests Other Cities
San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban Interests Other Cities, by David Gorn: “In San Francisco, the age-old question “Paper or plastic?” was answered one year ago this week. The city banned hard-to-recycle plastic bags in grocery stores, and so far, that translates into 5 million fewer plastic bags every month. Now, other cities are considering similar… Continue Reading
GPO: Authenticated Public and Private Laws
GPO is pleased to announce the release of Authenticated Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress on GPO Access: “Public and private laws are prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GPO Access contains the text of public and private laws enacted from the… Continue Reading
FTC Announces Settlement of Action Against Data Brokers Reed Elsevier and Seisint for Failing to Provide Adequate Security for Consumers' Data
News release: “In the FTCs action against data brokers Reed Elsevier (REI) and Seisint, the complaint alleges that REI – through its LexisNexis data broker business – and Seisint collect and store in databases information about millions of consumers, including names, current and prior addresses, dates of birth, drivers license numbers and Social Security numbers.… Continue Reading
HIV/AIDS in the United States
HIV/AIDS in the United States, March 2008: “At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS. In 2006, 35,314 new cases of HIV/AIDS in adults, adolescents, and children were diagnosed in the 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting [2]. New HIV/AIDS diagnoses tell… Continue Reading
Report to Congress Lays out Plans to Rebuild Physical Collections, Staff Libraries, and Continue to Work with Stakeholders on Future Digitization Plan
News release: “The Special Libraries Association (SLA) today met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials to review the agency’s report to the U.S. Congress on the future direction of its library network. The report, EPA National Library Network Report to Congress (March 26, 2008), explains the steps EPA intends to take to reopen libraries… Continue Reading
WSJ: Foreclosure Rate Outpaces Bank Sales
By James R. Hagerty, From The Wall Street Journal Online: “Foreclosures are occurring at the highest rate in decades — and as a result, lenders are acquiring homes faster than they can sell them off. Last year, sales of foreclosed homes rose just 4.4%, while the supply more than doubled, according to First American CoreLogic.… Continue Reading
DOE OIG Special Report: Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments Program
The Department’s Unclassified Foreign Visits and Assignments Program, March 2008: “The Department of Energy’s national laboratories and various Federal officials interact with thousands of foreign national visitors and assignees every year. Visits and assignments are for a variety of purposes, including research collaborations and access to scientific user facilities. While the Department reports that these… Continue Reading
Hudson Institute Economic Report
Hudson Institute Economic Report (updated bi-weekly and the first Friday of every month), March 14, 2008. “Americans received surprisingly favorable data on inflation this week with news that consumer prices were flat in February. Nevertheless, markets fell due to the financial difficulties of Bear Stearns, the ongoing credit crunch, and the declining dollar, which is… Continue Reading
Manuals for Courts-Martial, 2008
“Two major authorities govern the U.S. military justice system, the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM). Rather than published in revised editions, corrections and changes to early courts-martial manuals independently prepared by the Army and Navy were often printed as separate bulletins or announced in periodical literature. Officers… Continue Reading
State Estimates of Substance Use from the 20052006 National Surveys on Drug Use
State Estimates of Substance Use from the 20052006 National Surveys on Drug Use, Arthur Hughes, Neeraja Sathe, Kathryn Spagnola. DEPARTMENT OF Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, February 2008. “This report presents State estimates for 23 measures of substance use or mental health problems based on… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG: Audit of Department of Justice's Key Indicators
Audit of Department of Justice’s Key Indicators, Audit 08-18, March 2008: “Integrating budget and performance has been an important government initiative to ensure that performance is routinely considered in funding and management decisions, and that programs achieve expected results and work toward continual improvement. To measure performance, federal agencies develop long-term strategic plans to provide… Continue Reading
