Category Archives: Current Events

June 4, 2019 · 2:30 pm

DHS expansion of Insider Threat Program to monitor non-cleared personnel is plagued by Fourth Amendment and Privacy Act violations


Report:
DHS Needs to Address Oversight and Program Deficiencies
before Expanding the Insider Threat Program
Department of Homeland Security,
Office of Inspector General

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June 2, 2019 · 12:39 am

An ALJ hearing on the merits of a claim qualifies as a “final decision” for the purposes of judicial review under the Social Security Act


Opinion:
RICKY LEE SMITH
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, ACTING COMMISSIONER
OF SOCIAL SECURITY

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June 1, 2019 · 11:55 pm

Technological Convergence: Regulatory, Digital Privacy, and Data Security Issues


Report:
Technological Convergence: Regulatory,
Digital Privacy, and Data Security Issues
Suzy E. Park, Analyst in Science and Technology Policy

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· 11:27 pm

China’s Currency Policy


Memo:
China’s Currency Policy
Wayne M. Morrison,
Specialist in Asian Trade

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May 23, 2019 · 9:02 am

USSS hasn’t addressed “catastrophic failure of training” that led to 2014 White House breach


Report:
Further Actions Needed to Fully Address
Protective Mission Panel Recommendations
Nathan Anderson, Acting Section Director, Homeland Security and Justice
U.S. Government Accountability Office

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May 22, 2019 · 10:40 pm

98 new actions that Congress or executive branch agencies can take to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government


Testimony:
Additional Opportunities to Reduce Agency Fragmentation, Overlap,
and Duplication and Achieve Billions in Financial Benefits
Gene L. Dodaro,
Comptroller General of the United States

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· 1:28 am

Electronic Messaging: Federal Recordkeeping Requirements


Memo:
Electronic Messaging Recordkeeping Requirements
Meghan M. Stuessy,
Analyst in Government Organization and Management

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May 21, 2019 · 7:56 pm

Crow Tribe’s hunting rights survived Wyoming’s statehood and creation of the Bighorn National Forest


Opinion:
CLAYVIN HERRERA
v.
WYOMING

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May 18, 2019 · 3:43 pm

iPhone application store users have standing to sue Apple Inc. under antitrust laws


Opinion:
APPLE, INC.
v.
ROBERT PEPPER, ET AL.

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· 1:44 pm

Shipping Under the Jones Act: Legislative and Regulatory Background


Report:
Shipping Under the Jones Act:
Legislative and Regulatory Background
John Frittelli, Specialist in Transportation Policy

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