Press release: “In its recent Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission concluded that the record in the localism proceeding (MB Docket No. 04-233) revealed a substantial need for greater public understanding of broadcaster obligations, and of the procedures by which the Commission enforces those obligations. The Commission expressed its desire to better educate members of the public about the tools available to them, should they believe that their local broadcast stations are not fulfilling their service obligations. To that end, the Commission directed the Media Bureau to update The Public and Broadcasting, a publication that all broadcasters must maintain in their public inspection files. The Commission also stated that it would establish a contact point within the agency for public inquiries about broadcast matters.”
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Daily Archives: May 13, 2008
New GAO Reports: Residential Facilities, Defense Logistics
Residential Facilities: Improved Data and Enhanced Oversight Would Help Safeguard the Well-Being of Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges, GAO-08-346, May 13, 2008 Defense Logistics: Navy Needs to Develop and Implement a Plan to Ensure That Voyage Repairs Are Available to Ships Operating near Guam when Needed, GAO-08-427, May 12, 2008 Transportation Security: Transportation Security… Continue Reading
State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008
World Bank – State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008, May 2008 (78 pages, PDF): “The global carbon market grew to a whopping US$64 billion (47 billion) in 2007, more than doubling over 2006, according to a new report from the World Bank highlighting the state and trends of the global carbon market. The… Continue Reading
DOJ Office of Information Privacy FOIA Posts – April 2009
“As announced previously by OIP, we are now posting up-to-date summaries of new court decisions. To facilitate their review, the cases are broken down by FOIA Exemption or procedural element and internal citations and quotations have been omitted. OIP provides these case summaries as a public service; due to their nature as summaries, they are… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Reviews of Customs, Immigration and Coast Guard Reporting
OIG-08-44 – Independent Review of The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Obligations (PDF, 9 pages) New 05/12/2008 OIG-08-43 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Performance Summary (PDF, 10 pages) New 05/12/2008 OIG-08-42 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting… Continue Reading
Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 Passed by House
H.R. 3548: Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 – To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. [UsabilityNews.com via Darlene Fichter] Continue Reading
Harvard Law faculty votes for 'open access' to scholarly articles
News release: “In a move that will disseminate faculty research and scholarship as broadly as possible, the Harvard Law School faculty unanimously voted last week to make each faculty members scholarly articles available online for free, making HLS the first law school to commit to a mandatory open access policy.” [John Palfrey via Darlene Fichter] Continue Reading
