How to Read an FBI File by Phil Lapsley, author of The History of Phone Phreaking: “Maybe you found an FBI file on the web, maybe you got it through a web site like Get Grandpa’s FBI File or Get My FBI File, maybe you found it at the National Archives, or maybe it was… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Notice of Access to EPA Library Services Effective September 30, 2008
Follow up to previous postings on EPA library closures, from the September 24, 2008 Federal Register: “EPA is enhancing access to library services for the public and Agency staff. EPA will open previously closed libraries in its National Library Network, with walk-in access for the public and EPA staff. Other library locations will expand staffing,… Continue Reading
Federal Justice Statistics, 2005 – Federal immigration arrests surpass drug arrests
Federal Justice Statistics, 2005, 9/30/08: “Immigration and drug arrests comprised more than half of the 140,200 federal suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals in 2005, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Material witness (20 percent), immigration (15 percent) and weapons (11 percent) arrests increased at the fastest annual rate… Continue Reading
Energy Security Leadership Council: A National Strategy for Energy Security
A National Strategy for Energy Security: Recommendations to the Nation on reducing U.S. Oil Dependence, September 2008 “The Energy Security Leadership Council believes that Americas energy security can be fundamentally improved through major reductions in oil demand and increases in domestic energy production. Above all, we must transform our transportation sector so that oil is… Continue Reading
Pelosi: The Legislation Has Failed But the Crisis Has Not Gone Away
Follow up to September 28, 2008 posting on The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, “Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Barney Frank of the House Financial Services Committee, and House Democratic leaders held a news conference this afternoon following the defeat of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008…” House Roll Call #1042 Details – H.R.3997:… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOE's Major Cleanup Projects, USAID Acquisition and Assistance, Tax Gap, Defense Management , Aviation Safety
Nuclear Waste: Action Needed to Improve Accountability and Management of DOE’s Major Cleanup Projects, GAO-08-1081, September 26, 2008 USAID Acquisition and Assistance: Actions Needed to Develop and Implement a Strategic Workforce Plan, GAO-08-1059, September 26, 2008 Tax Gap: Actions That Could Improve Rental Real Estate Reporting Compliance, GAO-08-956, August 28, 2008 Military Operations: DOD Needs… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve and other central banks announce further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity
News release: “In response to continued strains in short-term funding markets, central banks today are announcing further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity. Central banks will continue to work together closely and are prepared to take appropriate steps as needed to address funding pressures…Actions by the Federal Reserve include:… Continue Reading
DOJ: An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006
An Investigation into the Removal of Nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006, September 2008 (392 pages, PDF) “In sum, we believe that the process used to remove the nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006 was fundamentally flawed. While Presidential appointees can be removed for any reason or for no reason, as long as it is not an… Continue Reading
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
CNNMoney.com: “The federal government would provide as much as $700 billion in a far-reaching plan to rescue the nation’s troubled financial system, according to a draft of the proposed bill obtained by CNN. The legislation is still being negotiated and elements of the bill could still change. The core of the bill is based on… Continue Reading
CBO: Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, September 28, 2008, Letter to the Honorable Barney Frank: “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has reviewed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as released by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 28, 2008. The legislation would, among other provisions, create a Troubled Assets… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Book Review – We're All Journalists Now
LLRX Book Review by Heather A. Phillips – We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age – Heather A. Phillips highlights attorney John Gant’s contention that one’s title, income, and employer are at best side issues in determining who is a journalist in the day-to-day… Continue Reading
Kaiser Family Foundation: Employer Health Benefits 2008 Annual Survey
News release: “Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $12,680 annually for family coverage this year with employees on average paying $3,354 out of their paychecks to cover their share of the cost and the scope of that coverage has changed, with many more workers now enrolled in high-deductible plans, according to the… Continue Reading
