Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT): Global Internet Freedom Should Be Top Human Rights and Foreign Policy Priority – “The Congress and Administration should make global Internet freedom a top human rights and foreign policy priority, CDT said today in testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. The government… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2008
New Report: Oil Companies' Record Profits Going to Execs and Stock Buybacks, Leaving Energy Alternatives Behind
“As oil prices reached a new all-time high today of $130 a barrel for light sweet crude, and executives from the top 5 oil companies come to Congress for a second time this year, a new report details decisions by the big five oil companies to use record-breaking corporate profits to boost executive compensation and… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Plain Language in Government Communications
The Government Domain: Plain Language in Government Communications: Peggy Garvin demonstrates the impact of the Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 on the accessibility of content posted on e-government websites. Published May 20, 2008 Continue Reading
DHS OIG Reports – U.S. Coast Guard
OIG-08-51 – United States Coast Guard’s Management of the Marine Casualty Investigations Program (PDF, 51 pages) OIG-08-43 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Performance Summary (PDF, 10 pages) OIG-08-42 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Obligations (PDF, 5 pages) Continue Reading
Defense Intelligence Strategy 2008
Defense Intelligence Strategy 2008 “Defense intelligence today operates in a world markedly different from the one in which it developed. The emergence of a highly interconnected global economy is reshaping international alliances, speeding the adoption of technologies, and giving rise to the development of new economic centers. This interconnected world, while offering opportunities to many,… Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Holds Hearing on EPA's New Ozone Standards
“Today the Committee held a hearing titled, EPAs New Ozone Standards that examined the new ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and the process the Environmental Protection Agency used in setting them. On March 12, 2008, EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson finalized updated NAAQS for ozone, a primary component of smog. The new ozone… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Digital Television Transition, Governmentwide Accounts Payable, Low-Level Radioactive Waste, Organ Transplant Programs
Digital Television Transition: GAO DTV Broadcaster Survey, (GAO-08-528SP, April 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-510 – GAO-08-528SP, April 30, 2008 Digital Television Transition: Majority of Broadcasters Are Prepared for the DTV Transition, but Some Technical and Coordination Issues Remain, GAO-08-510, April 30, 2008 Governmentwide Accounts Payable, GAO-08-711R, May 20, 2008 Low-Level Radioactive Waste: Status of Disposal… Continue Reading
Review of the FBI's Involvement In and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq
DOJ OIG, Unclassified: Review of the FBI’s Involvement In and Observations of Detainee Interrogations in Guantanamo Bay, Afghanistan, and Iraq “This Executive Summary summarizes the results of the review conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) regarding the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) involvement in and observations of detainee… Continue Reading
JILPT Databook of International Labour Statistics 2008
“JILPT Databook of International Labour Statistics 2008 [Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training] is the 12th edition of a comprehensive statistical annual from a variety of sources in different countries. The databook 2008 contains 145 tables corresponding to nine major substantive chapters on 1) economy and business; 2) population and labour force; 3) employment… Continue Reading
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 Removes Enron Loophole and
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 Removes Enron Loophole and Reforms Electronic Energy Markets, James Hamilton, J.D., LL.M., CCH Principal Analyst. “A measure reauthorizing the CFTC and closing the Enron loophole is included in the massive Farm Bill that has been reported out of a House-Senate conference, passed by Congress, and awaits presidential action.… Continue Reading
Court: Paper Money Discriminates Against Blind Users
“U.S. D.C. Cir., May 20, 2008 – In a 2-1 majority opinion, a federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Treasury Department’s continued use of paper money discriminates against blind users by denying them meaningful access to currency, as well as “facially reasonable accommodations that are feasible and efficacious,” which would enable non-sighted users access… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
Keeping Up with Class Actions: Reports, Legal Sites and Blogs of Note – “Staying current on the latest cases and news in the area of class actions can be challenging, but Scott Russell’s guide to reliable subscription based publications, free legal sites and blogs that offer timely news, analysis and selected copies of court filings,… Continue Reading
