Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002

Daily Archives: June 23, 2008

New GAO Reports: Border Security, Coast Guard Strategies for Mitigating Loss of Patrol Boats, EEOC, Rebuilding Iraq

  • Border Security: State Department Should Plan for Potentially Significant Staffing and Facilities Shortfalls Caused by Changes in the Visa Waiver Program, GAO-08-623, May 22, 2008
  • Coast Guard: Strategies for Mitigating the Loss of Patrol Boats Are Achieving Results in the Near Term, but They Come at a Cost and Longer Term Sustainability Is Unknown, GAO-08-660, June 23, 2008
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Sharing Promising Practices and Fully Implementing Strategic Human Capital Planning Can Improve Management of Growing Workload, GAO-08-589, June 23, 2008
  • Military Operations: Actions Needed to Better Guide Project Selection for Commander’s Emergency Response Program and Improve Oversight in Iraq, GAO-08-736R, June 23, 2008
  • Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Progress Report: Some Gains Made, Updated Strategy Needed, GAO-08-837, June 23, 2008

Committee Calls for Declassification of Information About U.S. Bases in Iraq

“Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Waxman sent a letter today requesting that President Bush declassify provisions in the “Joint MNF-I/U.S. Embassy-Baghdad Campaign Plan” that refer to U.S. military bases in Iraq and the timeline for their existence, as well as a GAO report issued today regarding this Joint Campaign Plan.” Continue Reading

Bureau of Justice Statistics – Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007

Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007: “Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2007 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2007. This report includes data on rated capacity of jails, percent of capacity occupied, and capacity added. It provides estimates of admissions to jails and details the volume of movement… Continue Reading

New Study Shows Internet Users 50+ Are Rapidly Closing the Digital Divide with Booming Online Activity

News release: “Americans 50+ are increasingly becoming immersed in the Internet and in many ways can be compared to users who are decades younger, according to findings from the Center for the Digital Future released today in conjunction with AARP. The study takes a look at online behaviors of those age 50+ compared to the… Continue Reading

Bureau of Justice Statistics – Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007

Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 – Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2007, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. This annual report describes changes in the prison population during the first six months of 2007, compared to changes from yearend 2000 through yearend 2006. It… Continue Reading

Statewatch Analysis – Proposal on access to documents:Article-by-Article commentary

Statewatch Analysis, June 2008 – Proposal on access to documents: Article-by-Article commentary, Steve Peers, Professor of Law, University of Essex “The following Statewatch analysis looks at every provision of the access to documents Regulation which the Commission has proposed to amend, as well as several key provisions of that Regulation which the Commission has not… Continue Reading

Treasury OIG: Modernized e-File System improvements will provide intended benefits to the IRS and taxpayers

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Improvements to the Modernized e-File System Will Help Provide Intended Benefits to the Internal Revenue Service and Taxpayers June 18, 2008. “The IRS does not have a formal process for identifying, reporting, and resolving issues related to tax returns processed by the Modernized e-File system, nor does it have… Continue Reading

Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate

News release: “The U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research…released a scientific assessment that provides the first comprehensive analysis of observed and projected changes in weather and climate extremes in North America and U.S. territories. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change previously evaluated extreme weather and climate events on a… Continue Reading