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Beyond Print: Legal Issues
08/30/2011 - A federal appeals court ruled that a district court violated the public’s First Amendment right of access when it banned the media from covering the sentencing of a notorious drug cartel leader for security reasons. The court ruled that the press and public must have notice and an opportunity to respond to decisions about closed hearings, even of potentially violent criminals.
Beyond Print: Workplace Violence
08/30/2011 - The Sarbanes-Oxley Act does not protect whistleblowers who report violations to the media, according to a federal appeals court. In the case, two financial auditors told a newspaper reporter about auditing practices that they believed violated the law, and they provided the reporter with internal company documents. The court found that such violations may only be reported to federal authorities, members of Congress, or the company’s own officials.
Beyond Print: Government Reports (GAO etc.)
08/30/2011 - Pandemic planning and information sharing among government agencies and stakeholders paid off during the H1N1 scare, says a new Government Accountability Office report. However, the report also found that the government’s credibility diminished when vaccine supplies did not meet public expectations.
Beyond Print: Drug Control
08/30/2011 - A federal appeals court has ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not stipulate how long a drug user must undergo rehabilitation before being protected by the act, but an employee is not protected by the ADA if the drug use is sufficiently recent that the employer can reasonably believe drug abuse is still an issue.
Beyond Print: Education
08/30/2011 - The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Web site highlights efforts to combat gang violence around the country.
Beyond Print: Education
08/30/2011 - In two similar cases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that students who created unflattering fake MySpace pages that seemed to come from their principals were protected under the First Amendment. The courts ruled that the schools could not discipline the students for activities conducted off school grounds.
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07/29/2011 - The U.S. Department of Defense has proposed a rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement that would regulate the safeguarding of unclassified documents and establish reporting procedures to bring information breaches to light.
Beyond Print: IT Security
07/29/2011 - The Obama Administration has put forth the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, an initiative designed to strengthen the security and convenience of online transactions.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
07/28/2011 - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a final rule governing how the whistleblower program created under the Dodd-Frank Act will be administered. The rule encourages whistleblowers to report concerns to their companies before turning to the SEC. Legislation (H.R. 2483) introduced by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) would make it mandatory for employees to first report violations to their employers to receive monetary awards.
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07/28/2011 - The International Association Synthetic Biology has established a code of conduct for best practices in gene synthesis. The code includes guidelines scientists can use to limit the chance that pathogen DNA could fall into the wrong hands.
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07/28/2011 - There are roughly 5,000 nuclear warheads deployed and ready for use around the world, according to a new study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Click to find out what else the institute learned about the world’s nuclear powers.
Beyond Print: Research & Studies
07/28/2011 - RAND Corporation recently released its National Security Research Division annual report for 2010-2011. Among the many security topics that the report looked at was counterinsurgency (COIN). Find out what works and what doesn’t.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
07/28/2011 - The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a retired school bus teacher may obtain a concealed handgun license even though she also has authorization to use medical marijuana. The case is the latest in a round of cases seeking to clarify how medical marijuana factors into existing laws governing everything from weapons to employment.
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