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...deal does set up an oversight committee of three tech experts chosen jointly by Microsoft and Justice. But the trio is pretty toothless: it can't even collect evidence for potential future court cases. University of Chicago law professor Randall Picker, who describes the deal as "within the realm of reasonableness," also predicts it will trigger a whole new set of lawsuits. "I fear Microsoft's corporate culture hasn't changed," says Ohio's Montgomery, "but I'm willing to give it a chance...
...Oversight will also shift, according to the new plan: A new agency will be created in the Transportation Department to supervise transportation security issues...
...House bill would also take a number of steps to provide federal oversight for airport security. However, the bill rejects the Senate plan to have all security workers be federal personnel and was approved after the Senate version, backed mostly by Democrats and moderate Republicans, was narrowly defeated in the House...
...Public trust is the most precious asset these organizations have," says nonprofit adviser Bob Boisture, who notes that the IRS hasn't expanded oversight in more than two decades, despite explosive growth in the charitable sector. That's where Schmidt comes in, using the information superhighway to create a national infrastructure for nonprofits. No more one-way streets...
...Yesterday, I met with several other heads of agencies to discuss planning and setting up refugee camps for the Afghan new arrivals in Pakistan's "tribal areas" - places where smuggling, gun-running and tribal feuds take place with little oversight and control from the central government. I also received a lengthy email about anthrax containing detailed procedures for handling threat letters...