News release: “The Department of Justice and Department of Defense today announced that the Detention Policy Task Force, which was created pursuant to Executive Order 13493, has issued a preliminary report on military commissions and a process for the determination of prosecution forum for trials of suspected terrorists. A copy of the report is attached. As authorized by the Executive Order, the Attorney General and Secretary of Defense have also decided to extend by six months the period in which the Task Force will conduct its work and submit a final report.”
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Daily Archives: July 22, 2009
Preliminary Analysis Of the Effects of HR 2454 On U.S. Agriculture
Preliminary Analysis Of the Effects of HR 2454 On U.S. Agriculture – Office of the Chief Economist Economic Research Service, U.S., Department of Agriculture, July 22, 2009 Executive Summary: “USDA performed a preliminary economic analysis of the impacts of House-passed climate legislation, HR 2454, on U.S. agriculture. The analysis assumes no technological change, no alteration… Continue Reading
Systemic Risk Legislation Sent to Capitol Hill
Fact Sheet: Administrations Regulatory Reform Agenda Moves Forward – Systemic Risk Legislation Sent to Capitol Hill: “Continuing its push to establish new rules of the road and make the financial system more fair for consumers and investors, the Administration today delivered proposed legislation to Capitol Hill that would require strong, consolidated supervision and regulation for… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Financial Markets Regulation, Troubled Asset Relief Program
Financial Markets Regulation: Financial Crisis Highlights Need to Improve Oversight of Leverage at Financial Institutions and across System, GAO-09-739, July 22, 2009 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Status of Efforts to Address Transparency and Accountability Issues, GAO-09-920T, July 22, 2009 Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
DHS Releases Report on Department's Progress Fulfilling 9/11 Commission Recommendations
News release: “Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today marked the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the 9/11 Commission Report by releasing a progress report outlining advancements in the Departments capabilities to protect against and respond to acts of terrorism and other threats.” Progress in Implementing 9/11 Commission Recommendations(PDF, 12 pages –… Continue Reading
DHS Launches YouTube Channel and Redesigns DHS.gov
News release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today launched the DHS YouTube Channel and announced the redesign of DHS.gov steps to enhance the Departments web presence, increase transparency and provide accurate, up-to-date information to the public. Social media plays an increasingly large role in our engagement with the public, especially in the event… Continue Reading
Privacy Opposition to Google Books Settlement Grows
The ACLU of Northern California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at Berkeley Law School sent a letter to Google CEO Eric Schmidt (PDF) today. It was about books. Why books? Google is planning to dramatically expand its book service, Google Book Search. The good news is that… Continue Reading
Pew Survey: The Internet and the Recession
The Internet and the Recession by Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith, July 15, 2009: “More than two-thirds of Americans 69% have used the internet to help them with personal economic issues that have arisen in the recession and to gather information about the origins and solutions to national economic problems. That amounts to 88%… Continue Reading
Report: Worlds Waters Choking from Meat Consumption and Other Human Activities
“Greater meat consumption and demand for fossil fuels worldwide are expected to cause increasingly more harmful algal blooms and dead zones in coastal and freshwater areas. Nutrient pollution in aquatic ecosystems, or eutrophication, is a rapidly growing environmental crisis, said Mindy Selman, the lead author of a new report released today by the World Resources… Continue Reading
