http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587334.pdf
Describes the characteristics of homeless female veterans and the problems they face in trying to use housing support programs of the Veterans Administration. From the Government Accountability Office
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/10-1259
Supreme Court decision that surreptitious police use of a GPS tracking device without a warrant is a violation of 4th Amendment Rights protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. The case involved a drug dealer whose actions were tracked for several days through use of a device placed under his car and highlights questions about legal privacy rights in a technological age. From the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University
http://www.fas.org/sgp/jud/hegab-opinion.pdf
Federal district court decision that a government agency’s decision to revoke an employee’s security clearance cannot be reviewed by a federal court, even if the decision is based on ethnic discrimination or religious prejudice. The case involved a National Geospatial Intelligence Agency employee who alleged that his security clearance was removed because his wife was a member of an Islamic faith-based organization. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40674.pdf
The convergence of wireless telecommunications technology with the Internet is fostering new demands for service and new technologies. This report discusses key spectrum policy provisions in current Congressional bills relating to spectrum auctions, competition, and the development of new technologies. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41780.pdf
This report provides information on key elements of the FBI terrorism investigative process including enhanced investigative tools and authorities, intelligence reform initiatives within the agency, the use of preventive techniques such as agent provocateurs, and the implications for privacy and civil liberties when such techniques are used. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40726.pdf
The current state of the economy has continued to spark debate concerning whether economic factors affect crime. This report examines the available research on how selected economic variables, especially unemployment and housing foreclosure rates, may or may not be related to crime rates. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.gao.gov/assets/590/587833.pdf
Traffic congestion costs the U.S. an estimated $200 billion annually. To date 19 sponsors have 41 pricing projects in operation or under construction that levy prices based on level of congestion and/or time of day. Tolls vary from 25 cents to $14. This report studies the federal role in supporting congestion pricing, results of U.S. congestion pricing projects, and emerging issues in congestion pricing. From the Government Accountability Office