Day archives: December 31st, 2010

Commentary: Journalism in the age of WikiLeaks

“Mass collaboration is revolutionizing not only the way we work, but the way we live, learn, create and care for each other. Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, authors of Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World, analyze some of the trends reshaping our world. Today: Journalism in the age of user-generated content and Wikileaks – …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Free Speech, Internet, Knowledge Management

Nearly 1 Million White House Visitor Records Online

White House Blog: “In September 2009, the President announced that – for the first time in history – the White House would routinely release visitor records. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were generated in September 2010. Today’s release also includes several visitor records generated prior to September 16, 2009 that were requested …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences RFI – Enterprise IT Services Support

Federal Computer Week: “The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is seeking ideas for a hybrid performance-based contract, in which a contractor potentially could provide enterprise IT services through a variety of procurement approaches. In a request of information, NIEHS, part of the National Institutes of Health, is asking potential bidders to identify which services …

Subjects: E-Government

WaPo: WikiLeaks cable dump reveals flaws of State Department's information-sharing tool

Follow up to previous postings on WikiLeaks, via WaPo’s Joby Warrick: “Investigations into the attacks concluded that government agencies had failed to share critical information that could have helped uncover the Sept. 11 plot. Because of that lapse, Congress tasked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence with pressuring key government agencies – including …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, PC Security

EPA Issues National Guidance to Address Proper Maintenance, Removal, and Disposal of PCB-Containing Fluorescent Lights

News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released guidance recommending that schools take steps to reduce potential exposures to PCBs from older fluorescent lighting fixtures. The guidance, part of EPA’s ongoing efforts to address potential PCB exposures in schools, is based on evidence that the older ballasts contain PCBs that can leak when …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Secretary of Interior Issues Order on Policy to Identify and Protect "Wild Lands"

News release: “A secretarial order issued [December 23, 2010] by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar restores balance and clarity to the management of public lands by establishing common-sense policy for the protection of backcountry areas where Americans recreate, find solitude, and enjoy the wild. Secretarial Order 3310 directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

“Radon is 2nd leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. – Act now to reduce risk”

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created several free, publicly-available graphics about radon and a new public service announcement campaign for print, television, and radio at http://www.epa.gov/radon. EPA’s newest campaign is Living Healthy & Green. We want Americans to know that a big part of living green is breathing clean, healthy indoor air. One of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents