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Aaron Swartz to be honored with freedom of information award

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Follow up to previous postings on Aaron Swartz, news that Aaron is to be honored with freedom of information award by the American Library Association – “A champion of open access rights to documents on the Internet, the 26-year-old activist under prosecution committed suicide earlier this year.”

  • See also Aaron Swartz’s Lawyers Accuse Prosecutors of Misconduct: “The complaint, filed by Aaron’s lawyers in late January, also notes that the attempts to coerce Aaron into accepting plea bargain were improper, and beyond the bounds of the guidelines for prosecutors. It also “makes additional charges that cannot be revealed because the government fought for a protective order that keeps case information secret,” according to Huffington Post. Aaron’s lawyers are in the process of trying to lift the protective order.”

    • New GAO Reports – Housing and Urban Developmen, IRS Information Security, Medicaid

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    Department of Energy – Status of Loan Programs, GAO-13-331R, Mar 15, 2013 Housing and Urban Development – Strategic Human Capital and Workforce Planning Should be an Ongoing Priority, GAO-13-282, Mar 15, 2013 Information Security – IRS Has Improved Controls but Needs to Resolve Weaknesses, GAO-13-350, Mar 15, 2013 Medicaid – Additional Enrollment and Expenditure Data… Continue Reading

    Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements

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    News release: “The Federal Reserve System on Friday released the 2012 combined annual financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are… Continue Reading

    POGO – FOIAonline is a one-stop shop for requesters

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    “The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives you the right to access information from federal agencies. FOIAonline allows you to submit FOIA requests to all participating agencies from this website, track the status of requests, search for requests submitted by others, and generate up-to-the-minute reports on FOIA processing. FOIAonline participating agencies include: the Environmental Protection… Continue Reading

    NOAA – Sharks and Manta Rays Receive Protection Under CITES

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    News release: “This week is marked by a historic conservation milestone for sharks and rays globally. At this year’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of the Parties meeting in Bangkok, countries agreed to increase protection for five commercially-exploited species of sharks and manta rays. CITES member… Continue Reading

    Much Ado about Mosaics: How Original Principles Apply to Evolving Technology in United States v. Jones

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    Much Ado about Mosaics: How Original Principles Apply to Evolving Technology in United States v. Jones, by Priscilla J. Smith. Yale University – Information Society Project. March 14, 2013. North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 14, 2013. Yale Law School, Public Law Working Paper “This paper argues that supporters and detractors of the… Continue Reading