News release: “A rogue Internet Service Provider that recruits, knowingly hosts, and actively participates in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content has been shut down by a district court judge at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The ISPs upstream providers and data centers have disconnected its servers from the Internet.”
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Daily Archives: June 7, 2009
CBO Cost Estimate for American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
“H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 21, 2009 would make a number of changes in energy and environmental policies largely aimed at reducing emissions of gases that contribute to global warming. The bill would limit or cap the… Continue Reading
US Army and Local Reconstruction Team Provide Critical Care to Afghan Subsistence Animals
News release: “Members of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), Embedded Training Team (ETT), Army Veterinarians, and Afghan Para-Veterinarians took part in a 10-day veterinarian medical outreach programme in the districts of Suri and Argendab. The mission provided care for subsistence animals in areas not usually reached by veterinarian care…Over the past five years, the… Continue Reading
CBO – The Effects of Proposals to Increase Cost Sharing in TRICARE
A CBO Paper – The Effects of Proposals to Increase Cost Sharing in TRICARE, June 2009 “The TRICARE program provides health care for the militarys uniformed personnel and retirees, and for their dependents and survivorsthe more than 9 million people eligible to use its integrated system of military health care facilities and providers and regional… Continue Reading
New Declassification Releases by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel
News releases, National Security Archive [includes links to full text of referenced documents]: “Now that President Obama has announced a review of U.S. secrecy policy, critics of secrecy policy and declassification requesters alike can only hope that those who carry it out understand the serious failings of the secrecy system as it currently exists. One… Continue Reading
Penske and General Motors Announce Proposed Deal for Purchase of Saturn
Follow up to previous postings on GM bankruptcy and auto industry, this press release: “Penske Automotive Group, Inc., an international automotive retailer, announced today that is has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with General Motors regarding the Saturn brand. Under the terms of the MOU, if the transaction is completed, Penske Automotive Group would… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: Medicare Part B Premiums, Swine Flu, Federal Tort Claims Act
May 04, 2009 – How Would Medicare Part B Premiums Be Affected If There Is No Social Security COLA? April 30, 2009 – The 2009 H1N1 “Swine Flu” Outbreak: An Overview – See also related postings. April 29, 2009 – U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians April 27, 2009 – Federal Tort Claims Act April… Continue Reading
Economic Policy Institute – Jobs Picture
Jobs Picture, by Heidi Shierholz, 06-05-09: “The unemployment rate increased from 8.9% to 9.4% in May, as the Household Survey showed that over three-quarters of a million workers were added to the jobless rolls, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. May marked the 17th straight month of job loss; the current recession is now… Continue Reading
EFF Launches 'Terms of Service' Tracker for Facebook, Google, eBay, and More
News release: “Terms of Service” policies on websites define how Internet businesses interact with you and use your personal information. But most web users don’t read these policies — or understand that the terms are constantly changing. To track these ever-evolving documents, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is launching “TOSBack”: a “terms of service” tracker… Continue Reading
