Day archives: June 26th, 2010

Grassley Releases Medical Ghostwriting Report, Recommends NIH Promote Transparency

News release: “Senator Chuck Grassley released a staff report of the Committee on Finance on the practice of medical ghostwriting and is urging the National Institutes of Health to incorporate its findings in new, final disclosure guidelines. The committee staff report is based on a two-year review of the role that pharmaceutical and medical device …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

OMB: New Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies

OMB Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies, June 25, 2010, M-10-22 “As the Internet continues to evolve, the Federal Government has new opportunities to promote these commitments by engaging with citizens, explaining what Federal agencies are doing, seeking public comments, and improving the delivery of services. In the private sector, it …

Subjects: E-Government, Internet, Privacy

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative: “President Obama has identified cybersecurity as one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation, but one that we as a government or as a country are not adequately prepared to counter. Shortly after taking office, the President therefore ordered a thorough review of …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy