FOIA Facts: New FOIA Provisions Take Effect – Scott A. Hodes discusses two sections (Section 6 and 7) of the OPEN Government Act of 2007 that just went into effect, and the problems that will be encountered by requesters trying to use them to their advantage.
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Daily Archives: January 12, 2009
Report: Global financial crisis biggest threat to companies but strategic risk management still being ignored
News release: “Oxford Analytica collaborated with Ernst & Young to produce the 2009 Business Risk Report, which has been widely picked up in the media, including The Times. The report assesses the top 10 risks to global business in 2009, as well as 15 Below the Radar threats, based on interviews with more than 100… Continue Reading
White House: Troubled Assets Relief Program Section 115 Plan to Exercise Authority, January 12, 2009
White House – Troubled Assets Relief Program Section 115 Plan to Exercise Authority, January 12, 2009: This report to the Congress is submitted in accordance with section 115 (a) (3) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (Act) and serves to notify intent to exercise the authority provided by the Act. Section 115 provides that such… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: U.S. Postal Service, Defense Inventory, IRS's 2008 Filing Season, Defense Logistic
Inspectors General: Actions Needed to Improve Audit Coverage of NASA, GAO-09-88, December 18, 2008 U.S. Postal Service: Age and Disability in the Executive Service, GAO-09-255R, January 12, 2009 Defense Inventory: Army Needs to Evaluate Impact of Recent Actions to Improve Demand Forecasts for Spare Parts, GAO-09-199, January 12, 2009 Tax Administration: IRS’s 2008 Filing Season… Continue Reading
EPA: Integrated Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making
Integrated Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making White Paper, November 2008 (69 pages, PDF), released January 12, 2009. Background: “Given the complex and multi-dimensional nature of environmental problems, the EPAs original vision was to consider the environment as a single, interrelated system. To achieve its mission of protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment,… Continue Reading
Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals
“The Federal Judicial Center has posted a monograph that offers a brief introduction to the complexity and nuance in the subject-matter jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, including civil and criminal appeals, extraordinary writs, and federal agency reviews.” A Primer on the Jurisdiction of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second Edition, Thomas E. Baker,… Continue Reading
More American Adults Read Literature According to New NEA Study
News release: “For the first time in more than 25 years, American adults are reading more literature, according to a new study by the National Endowment for the Arts. Reading on the Rise documents a definitive increase in rates and numbers of American adults who read literature, with the biggest increases among young adults, ages… Continue Reading
Crime in the United States: Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report: January to June 2008
FBI – Crime in the United States: Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report: January to June 2008 “Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported a decrease of 3.5 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention for the first six months of 2008 when compared with… Continue Reading
Freedom in the World 2009 Survey Release
“On January 12, Freedom House released the findings from the latest edition of Freedom in the World, the annual survey of global political rights and civil liberties. According to the surveys findings, 2008 marked the third consecutive year in which global freedom suffered a decline. This setback was most pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa and the… Continue Reading
Treasury Releases Sixth in a Series of Social Security Papers
“Treasury today released the sixth and final in a series of papers on Social Security. Issue Brief No. 6 is entitled Social Security Reform: Work Incentives.” “This issue brief on Social Security reform discusses Social Securitys effect on work incentives and the implications for reform. Social Security discourages work effort in much the same way… Continue Reading
FTC Announces Second in Series of Hearings on Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced the second in a series of public hearings exploring the evolving market for intellectual property (IP). These hearings, to be held February 11 and 12, 2009 in Washington, DC, will examine remedies for patent infringement…The February 11 hearing will address patent damages, including the standards that govern… Continue Reading
Euro area unemployment up to 7.8%
News release: “The euro area (EA15) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.8% in November 2008, compared with 7.7% in October3. It was 7.2% in November 2007. The EU27 unemployment rate was 7.2% in November 2008, compared with 7.1% in October. It was 6.9% in November 2007. Eurostat estimates that 17.466 million men and women in the… Continue Reading
