Measuring Stability & Security in Iraq (06/16/2008): “The following reports to Congress are submitted pursuant to the section entitled Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq of House Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Public Law 109-13.” “The strategic goal… Continue Reading
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Recent CRS Reports: Status of Forces Agreement, Right to Habeas Corpus, Telework Legislation, U.S.-Russian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, Strategic Petroleum Reserve
June 16, 2008 – Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq? June 16, 2008 – Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees’ Right to Habeas Corpus June 11, 2008 – Telework Legislation Pending in the 110th Congress: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Provisions June 10, 2008 – Walter Reed… Continue Reading
Bipartisan FISA Compromise Reached
News release: “Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman John Jay Rockefeller (WV), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice-Chair Kit Bond (MO), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD), and House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (MO) announced today that a bipartisan compromise has been agreed to that will modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The FISA Amendments Act, H.R. 6304 (114… Continue Reading
Working Paper: Do Data Breach Disclosure Laws Reduce Identity Theft?
Do Data Breach Disclosure Laws Reduce Identity Theft? Sasha Romanosky, Rahul Telang, Alessandro Acquisti, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University “Identity theft resulted in corporate and consumer losses of $56 billion dollars in 2005, with about 30% of known identity thefts caused by corporate data breaches. Many US states have responded… Continue Reading
CBO: Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, Resource Implications of the Navy's FY09 Shipbuilding Plan
Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 June 9, 2008: Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on May 20, 2008. “This legislation would make a number of changes in federal housing policy…[It would] establish a single regulatorthe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)… Continue Reading
Committee Report to Accompany the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act
Text of the Committee Report to Accompany the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, H.R. 6063, Science & Technology Committee Report: 110-702 (191 pages, PDF) Text of the Bill as Ordered Reported H.R. 6063, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008, June 6, 2008 – Cost estimate for the bill as ordered… Continue Reading
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Commentary: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 – Beth Wellington focuses on the issue of pay inequity through an exploration of the positions taken by the administration, Congress, the Supreme Court and various journalists. Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Plain Language in Government Communications
The Government Domain: Plain Language in Government Communications: Peggy Garvin demonstrates the impact of the Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 on the accessibility of content posted on e-government websites. Published May 20, 2008 Continue Reading
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 Removes Enron Loophole and
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 Removes Enron Loophole and Reforms Electronic Energy Markets, James Hamilton, J.D., LL.M., CCH Principal Analyst. “A measure reauthorizing the CFTC and closing the Enron loophole is included in the massive Farm Bill that has been reported out of a House-Senate conference, passed by Congress, and awaits presidential action.… Continue Reading
Report: Capping Co2 Emissions, Boosting Energy Costs
H. Sterling Burnett and D. Sean Shurtleff, Capping CO2 Emissions, Boosting Energy Costs, National Center for Policy Analysis, Brief Analysis No. 617, May 13, 2008. “Bills recently introduced in Congress would control greenhouse gas emissions through cap-and-trade schemes. They would place an upper limit, or cap, on the overall level of emissions, and then distribute… Continue Reading
Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 Passed by House
H.R. 3548: Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 – To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. [UsabilityNews.com via Darlene Fichter] Continue Reading
An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
“NIST announces the release of the public draft of Special Publication 800-66 Revision 1, An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule (Draft). This Special Publication (SP), which discusses security considerations and resources that may provide value when implementing the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, was… Continue Reading
