News release: “The Office of Information Policy is planning to publish the 2009 edition of the Department of Justice Guide to the Freedom of Information Act through the Government Printing Office (GPO) in June. The 2009 Guide will contain detailed discussions of the FOIAs exemptions, as well as its procedural requirements, and FOIA litigation considerations. The 2009 Guide will also discuss proactive disclosures, FOIA fees and fee waivers, exclusions, discretionary disclosures and waiver, FOIA attorney fees, and reverse FOIA cases…The Office of Information Policy will send one courtesy copy of the Guide to the Chief FOIA Officer and principal FOIA contact at each agency.”
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Daily Archives: May 18, 2009
FHFA's First Report to Congress Details Annual Examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks
News release: “James B. Lockhart, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), today released FHFAs first Report to Congress, detailing the findings of the agencys 2008 annual examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks), and the Office of Finance. The report is the first Report to Congress since… Continue Reading
American Legislative Exchange Council Report: Path to Economic Recovery for States
News release: “In the midst of economic turmoil, federal bailouts, and budget deficits in more than 40 states, a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) offers a roadmap to recovery based on economic performance trends from states over the last 10 years. The second edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State… Continue Reading
EPIC Launches Campaign to Suspend 'Whole Body Imaging' at Nation's Airports
“EPIC announced a national campaign today to suspend the use of “Whole Body Imaging” — devices that photograph American air travellers stripped naked in US airports. The campaign responds to a policy reversal by the TSA which would now make the the “virtual strip search” mandatory, instead of voluntary as originally announced. EPIC and others… Continue Reading
Fact Sheet: IMF Reforms and New Arrangements to Borrow
News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released a letter from the Bretton Woods Committee, which includes the bipartisan support of five former secretaries of the Treasury, four former secretaries of State and America’s leading foreign economic policy and national security experts to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid expressing their support for… Continue Reading
OC Register Reports on Rate of County Foreclosures
“Banks have seized homes in Orange County at a pace that dwarfs the darkest days of the housing downturn in the 1990s. Yet eager buyers have grabbed those properties, keeping the county’s foreclosure inventory in check, according to a special report from MDA DataQuick. Some economists see a second wave of foreclosures coming. The onslaught… Continue Reading
Financing Comprehensive Health Care Reform: Proposed Health System Savings and Revenue Options
News release: “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D‐Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R‐Iowa) today released policy options for financing reform of America’s health care system…Three areas of potential funding sources explored in the financing options are: savings achieved from within the health care system from reductions in current levels of spending; reevaluating current… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD Business Systems Modernization, Military Operations in Afghanistan, DOD National Security Personnel System
DOD Business Systems Modernization: Recent Slowdown in Institutionalizing Key Management Controls Needs to Be Addressed, GAO-09-586, May 18, 2009 Military Operations: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight and Interagency Coordination for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan, GAO-09-615, May 18, 2009 Questions for the Record Related to the Implementation of the Department of Defense’s National… Continue Reading
ACLU Challenges Patents On Breast Cancer Genes
News release: “The American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation, a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (PUBPAT), filed a lawsuit today charging that patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer stifle research that could lead to cures and limit women’s options regarding their medical… Continue Reading
