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25 Jun 2008, 3:02 pm
Index of decisions summarized January - June 2008 Click on the title to access the summary published in New York Public Personnel Law A provisional employee's right to a permanent appointment is limited Abandonment of a position in the public service Abandonment of position Ability to perform light duty permits discontinuation of GML Section 207-c benefits Absence during a probationary period Accepting gratuities for performing official duties Accepting job with a vendor while reviewing… [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 7:00 am
To register, send the following information to publications@nycap.rr.com Your name and e-mail address The name of your organizations and its mailing address Your telephone number The purchase order number for your order if your organization requires one Instructions concerning your registration will be then e-mailed to you.Topics covered in New York Public Personnel Law since April 1, 2008 [click on title to go to summary]A provisional employees right to a permanent appointment is limited … [read post]
24 Jun 2008, 2:27 pm
Circuit Issues Major Decision Holding Health Benefits For Future Retirees Is A Mandatory Subject Deferring imposing a disciplinary penalty equivalent to disciplinary probation Deferring imposing a disciplinary penalty equivalent to disciplinary probationSection 75 disciplinary action not appropriate where mental disability is involvedConfidential "warning memorandum" sent to employee Denial of a "materially more advantageous" position may constitute an adverse employment… [read post]
24 Jun 2008, 3:49 am
It was not until July 2006 when the Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England issued a memorandum stating that “common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention applies as a matter of law“ to the treatment of detainees held by the Department of Defense, and that the “humane treatment [is] the overarching requirement of Common Article 3. [read post]
23 Jun 2008, 4:33 pm
Circuit Issues Major Decision Holding Health Benefits For Future Retirees Is A Mandatory Subject Deferring imposing a disciplinary penalty equivalent to disciplinary probation Deferring imposing a disciplinary penalty equivalent to disciplinary probationSection 75 disciplinary action not appropriate where mental disability is involvedConfidential "warning memorandum" sent to employee Denial of a "materially more advantageous" position may constitute an adverse employment… [read post]
20 Jun 2008, 8:47 am
Tom Coburn (PDF 61.9 KB)Letter Encourages President Bush to Lift the Ban on Offshore Drilling06/19/2008 Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi From Judicial Conference of the United States Secretary James Duff (PDF 157 KB)Letter Refers U.S. [read post]
19 Jun 2008, 9:25 am
Government (PDF 797 KB)GAO Report to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget06/18/2008 Report: Follow-Up Audit of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in Montana (PDF 1.64 MB)Prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General06/18/2008 Report: Green Sheet to Accompany an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, H.R. 6275 (PDF 15 KB)Description of… [read post]
18 Jun 2008, 4:17 pm
On November 27, 2002, DOD General Counsel William Haynes advised Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld that use of the following interrogation techniques (among others) were legal, and recommended that Rumsfeld approve their "blanket" use -- advice that Rumsfeld adopted on December 2, 2002: 1. [read post]
17 Jun 2008, 2:37 pm
In October and early November of 2002, numerous lawyers with the Defense Department advised General Counsel Jim Haynes that the contemplated use of severe "SERE" interrogation techniques would likely violate the torture statute and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. [read post]
17 Jun 2008, 9:43 am
"I am uncertain," he wrote, "whether all the techniques . . . are legal under US law," and he expressed his "desire to have as many options as possible at my disposal and therefore request that Department of Defense and Department of Justice lawyers review" some of the techniques.DOD General Counsel Jim Haynes and Secretary Rumsfeld did not act on the Hill memo for over a month. [read post]
14 Jun 2008, 7:11 pm
  It is up to the Defense Department to decide whether any particular school's activities place it out of compliance with Solomon. [read post]
13 Jun 2008, 7:59 pm
The acting Secretary of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics for the Department of Defense recently circulated an internal DoD memorandum reminding military science and technology managers, acquisition program managers, and EHS professionals about the possible EHS risks accompanying the use of some nanoscale materials in certain settings. [read post]
12 Jun 2008, 10:06 am
Patrick Leahy on June 10, 200806/11/2008 Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff from House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Brad Miller (PDF 308 KB)Letter Requests Rescinding the TSA's Determination that Foreign Graduate Students in Oceanography Pose a "Security Threat" Because They Applied for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential While Holding a Student Visa 06/11/2008 Letter to… [read post]
10 Jun 2008, 8:43 am
For additional information contact [www.gallerywatch.com] Subscription needed for online access: 06/09/2008 CBO Cost Estimate for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act, H.R. 6063 (PDF 22 KB)Cost Estimate for the Bill as Ordered Reported by the House Science and Technology Committee on June 4, 200806/09/2008 CBO Cost Estimate for the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, H.R. 6003 (PDF 31.9 KB)Cost Estimate for the Bill as… [read post]
6 Jun 2008, 3:41 pm
Before departing for the summer, the Justices will no doubt aim to fill the remainder of the October, November and December docket. [read post]
31 May 2008, 3:04 pm
NIMJ's web site reports that the "Executive Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has [unanimously] adopted a resolution calling on the Secretary of Defense to rescind the Department's May 9, 2008 policy on use of DoD information systems (Standard Consent Banner and User Agreement). [read post]
30 May 2008, 10:03 pm
Aside from the Medicare Part D claims database, potential public data sources include Medicare Parts A and B, the Veterans Health Administration, the Department of Defense, and CDC’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (“NEISS”). [read post]
30 May 2008, 4:35 pm
In 2004 the Department of Defense scrapped a $22-million internet voting project known as SERVE after computer scientists tasked with examining the system determined that internet voting wasn't secure. [read post]
30 May 2008, 2:54 am
Michael Mullen From House Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (PDF 53.5 KB)Letter Requests That Mullen Share the Reported Military Threats Briefing for the Next President With the Congressional Leadership and Defense Committees05/29/2008 Letter to Rep. [read post]