American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat, Jerome P. Bjelopera, Analyst in Organized Crime and Terrorism, Mark A. Randol Specialist in Domestic Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, September 20, 2010 “Between May 2009 and August 2010, arrests were made for 19 homegrown, jihadist-inspired terrorist plots by American citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States. Two… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
CRS: The Freedom of Information Act and Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws
The Freedom of Information Act and Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws, Gina Stevens, Legislative Attorney, September 13, 2010 “Congress has enacted legislative exemptions from FOIA to provide assurance that private information submitted to government agencies will not be disclosed or will only be disclosed in limited situations. Generally, the legislation has exempted covered information… Continue Reading
New Analysis from Sunlight Identifies $1.3 Trillion in Broken Federal Spending Data
News release: The Sunlight Foundation launched ClearSpending.com, a new website and “scorecard” that analyzes how well U.S. government agencies are reporting their spending data on USASpending.gov. Clearspending is the most thorough analysis of this federal grant and loan data ever conducted…Sunlight’s analysis reveals that more than $1.3 trillion in federal reporting data from 2009 is… Continue Reading
BJS: State Public Defender Programs, 2007
State Public Defender Programs, 2007, Donald J. Farole, Jr. Ph.D., Lynn Langton, September 16, 2010. NCJ 228229 “Examines the provision of public defender services in the 22 states that had an entirely state-funded and state-administered indigent defense program in 2007. The report presents an overview of state public defender programs in the context of public… Continue Reading
New Report Examines Agency Rulemaking Activity at Mid-term Point of Obama Administration
News release: “Some agencies under the Obama administration have energetically laid out a clear rulemaking agenda, while others have been stymied by a variety of factors, according to a new OMB Watch report. The report, The Obama Approach to Public Protection: Rulemaking, was released [September 20, 2010] and evaluates the regulatory activity of several environmental,… Continue Reading
Improved Wetlands Mapper Tool Now Available
“The Wetlands Mapper integrates digital map data with other resource information to produce timely and relevant management and decision support tools. We recommend looking at the following prior to launching a map: Wetlands Mapper Documentation and Instructions Manual Frequently Asked Questions: Wetlands Mapper Frequently Asked Questions web page Click here to open the Wetlands Mapper Continue Reading
New Report Traces Link Between Gun Laws and Interstate Gun Trafficking
“A new report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns reveals a strong connection between weak gun laws and interstate gun trafficking. The report, which examines comprehensive crime gun trace data provided by ATF to Mayors Against Illegal Guns, finds that the states with the weakest gun laws are the top suppliers of the guns recovered in… Continue Reading
Private Library Outsourcing Expands – Taking Over Santa Clarita CA System
NYT: A private company in Maryland has taken over public libraries in ailing cities in California, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas, growing into the countrys fifth-largest library system. Now the company, Library Systems & Services, has been hired for the first time to run a system in a relatively healthy city, setting off an intense and… Continue Reading
Digest of Federal Resource Laws
“The Digest of Federal Resource Laws of Interest to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was originally published by the Office of Legislative Services (now the Division of Congressional and Legislative Affairs) in 1979. This update is the third update since publication of the Digest. The Digest provides a comprehensive list and description of all… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Canine Detection Evidence
LLRX.com – Canine Detection Evidence: For nearly 15,000 years dogs have lived with and served humankind as companions, hunters, shepherds and most recently detectives. The average canine possesses hundreds of millions of receptors for odors, compared with a few million for humans. Their outstanding sensory endowment – olfaction – makes dogs sought after by law… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Google Instant and Legal Search
Via LLRX.com – Google Instant and Legal Search: Steve Matthews enumerates some of the issues that merit attention with respect to Google’s recent implementation of this default setting search query application. Continue Reading
Speech by Chairman Bernanke on the implications of the financial crisis for economics
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Conference Co-sponsored by the Center for Economic Policy Studies and the Bendheim Center for Finance, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey September 24, 2010: Implications of the Financial Crisis for Economics “The financial crisis that began more than three years ago has indeed proved to be among the most difficult… Continue Reading
