Posts Tagged ‘ transparency ’

Aclu Sues Department Of Homeland Security For Information On Deaths In Immigration Detention Centers

Jun 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

The American Civil Liberties Union today sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for refusing to turn over thousands of public documents in their possession detailing the deaths of immigration detainees held in U.S. custody.
The federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. [...]



Fisd And Arfi Form Partnership To Promote Financial Information Industry Data Worldwide

May 30th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

Today the Financial Information Services Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (FISD/SIIA) and Financial Communications and Investor Relations Association - Russia (ARFI) have signed the Memorandum of Understanding in order to promote and increase communications related to the dissemination, management, administration and use of financial information for the local community, as well as [...]



Cic Directs Cbse To Disclose Information On Unaided School

May 16th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

The Central Information Commission has asked Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to disclose information relating to an unaided school affiliated to it.
However, it held that unaided schools do not fall under the purview of the RTI Act but since they were affiliated to the public body, information relating to them — in possession of [...]



Gates says allseeing Web helps govt transparency

Apr 7th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Information

The Nordic countries, with Sweden and Denmark, have really taken it to an amazing level, Gates told a conference on Latin American government, ahead of an annual Inter-American Development Bank meeting in Miami.
Whenever a (Nordic cabinet) minister goes out to lunch, you can see how much he spent for lunch and how much on the [...]



EPA drops ball on danger of chemicals to children

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Health

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“I just assume that these things are safe or they wouldn’t be allowed to be sold,” said Fisco as baby Natalie cooed in her stroller and 3-year-old Grant tumbled around the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum.
The Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to evaluate compounds in products such as flame retardants in mattresses and [...]



FDA relied on industry studies to judge safety

Mar 23rd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Health

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In response to a congressional inquiry, Stephen Mason, the FDA’s acting assistant commissioner for legislation, wrote in a letter that his agency’s claim relied on two pivotal studies sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry, a subsidiary of the American Chemistry Council.
One of the studies has never been published, and [...]



Health facility fees ambush patients

Mar 19th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Health

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Charles, a resident of Beloit, went both directions when she got second and third opinions on whether she needed surgery. For both appointments, she parked in the same lot, walked into the same building in Madison and took the same elevator.
Both doctors were employed by the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation.
For the [...]



Delegat defends OBMV halfyear result

Mar 14th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Foods

Yealands has criticised OBMVs half-year result as a disgrace and asked for more transparency about prices paid by Delegats Group for the OBMV grapes.
Delegat said Yealands stated view that he was seeking justice for smallholders, was debatable given that he had offered Delegats his stake at a price of $10 a share.
The rebel Blenheim shareholder [...]