“In a July 31 amicus brief filed in a federal court in Pennsylvania, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, joined by CDT, ACLU and the ACLU of Pennsylvania, argued that cell phone location information is protected by the Fourth Amendment. The brief argues that a court should require the government to obtain a warrant based on probable… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, August 2008
DOJ: Special Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, August 2008: “Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) to undertake a series of actions related to claims… Continue Reading
CBO: Behavioral Economics: Lessons from Retirement Research for Health Care and Beyond
Behavioral Economics: Lessons from Retirement Research for Health Care and Beyond, August 7, 2008. A Presentation by CBO Director Peter Orszag to the Retirement Research Consortium. “Research now demonstrates what many people who arent economists always knew: that when it comes to complex choices such as whether to save and when to retire, peoples decisions… Continue Reading
Americans Divided on Airplane Cell Phone Use, According to New BTS Special Report
News release: “Americans are divided on whether cell phones should be allowed during flights, with people age 65 and older more likely to oppose their use than those between 18 and 34, according to a new Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) special report using survey data on opinions about the transportation system. BTS, a part… Continue Reading
EPA Announces Web-Based System for Companies to Self-Disclose Environmental Violations
News release: “EPA today announced a pilot project that allows regulated facilities nationwide to self-disclose environmental violations in a secure environment on EPAs Website under the Agency’s audit policy. This electronic self-disclosure system, or eDisclosure, should reduce transaction costs for companies by ensuring that each disclosure contains complete information.” Continue Reading
Report: 2008 Economic Downturn and Federal Inaction Impact on Crime
2008 Economic Downturn and Federal Inaction Impact on Crime – Mayors and Police Chiefs 124 Cities Report to The Nation, August 6, 2008. “More than four in 10 of the survey cities (42 percent) report that they are seeing increased crime as a result of current economic conditions. Nearly three in 10 cities (29 percent)… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Indian Health Service and Indian Tribes, DOD Business Systems Modernization
Medicare and Medicaid: CMS and State Efforts to Interact with the Indian Health Service and Indian Tribes, GAO-08-724, July 11, 2008 DOD Business Systems Modernization: Key Navy Programs’ Compliance with DOD’s Federated Business Enterprise Architecture Needs to Be Adequately Demonstrated, GAO-08-972, August 07, 2008 Continue Reading
Americans Made Over 1 Billion Hospital and Doctor Visits in 2006
News release: “Patients in the United States made an estimated 1.1 billion visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments in 2006, an average of four visits per person per year, according to new health care statistics released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data come from various components… Continue Reading
Federal Study of Environmental Hazards in the Eight Great Lakes States
Public Integrity: “For more than seven months, the nations top public health agency has blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states, reportedly because it contains such potentially alarming information as evidence of elevated infant mortality and cancer rates. Researchers found low birth weights, elevated rates… Continue Reading
Routine HIV Screening Recommended for All Women, Regardless of Individual Risk Factors
News release: “Ob-gyns should routinely screen all women between the ages of 19 and 64 for HIV, regardless of their risk factors, according to a Committee Opinion, Routine Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening, issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG Committee Opinion No. 411: Routine Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening – subscription req’d… Continue Reading
CBO Monthly Budget Review, August 2008
Monthly Budget Review, August 2008. Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for June and the Daily Treasury Statements for July. “The federal budget deficit was about $371 billion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2008, CBO estimates, $213 billion more than the shortfall recorded over the same period in 2007. Revenues were about… Continue Reading
The New Orleans Index Anniversary Edition: Three Years after Katrina
Brookings – The New Orleans Index Anniversary Edition: Three Years after Katrina – “Greater New Orleans approaches the end of its third year of recovery from a position of strength, with the vast majority of its pre-storm population and jobs. But many recovery trends have slowed or stagnated in the past year as tens of… Continue Reading
