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Hearing on Investigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities at the Department of Homeland Security

Hacking the Homeland: Investigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities at the Department of Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. [links to prepared statements, testimony and relevant correspondence] Information Security: Homeland Security Needs to Enhance Effectiveness of Its Program, GAO-07-1003T, June 20, 2007. “To protect and mitigate threats and attacks …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Government Documents

Microsoft Complies With Vista Browser Choice Option

Press release: Justice Department Files Joint Status Report on Microsofts Compliance with the Final Judgments: “The Department of Justice told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia [June 19, 2007] that it has reached an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to resolve a complaint by Google regarding Microsofts desktop search function in Windows Vista. …

Subjects: Government Documents, Microsoft, Search Engines

Amended Copy of AG's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392

Attorney General’s Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (June 1, 2007). This report is now available electronically on the Department of Justice’s FOIA Web site here. The accessible version which is in compliance with Section 508 of the Disabilities Act is available here. (posted 6/8/07; supplemented 6/20/07). “In the Executive Order, the President …

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

FBI Posts Online Case Files on Watergate

“The FBI investigated the break-in of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters (DNCH) that occurred on June 17, 1972, at the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. A security guard discovered evidence of illegal activity and the hidden electronic listening devices in the conference room area of the DNCH, which violated the Federal Interception of Communications Law. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Published

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced today the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the land and sea portion of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), a core 9/11 Commission recommendation. Proposed rules require a passport or other secure document denoting citizenship and identity …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

White Paper on Economic Consequences of Gasoline Price Gouging Legislation

Council of Economic Advisors, June 20, 2007: “The Nations drivers, the Administration, and Members of Congress are rightfully concerned about high gasoline prices and the burden high prices impose on families and businesses, particularly on those low-income households least able to adjust to high prices. All policymakers firmly oppose any anticompetitive practices perpetrated by firms. …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

GAO Releases Report Critical of EPA's 9/11 Cleanup

Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health hearing entitled, EPA’s Response to 9-11 and Lessons Learned for Future Emergency Preparedness. Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Related government documents: World Trade Center: Preliminary Observations on EPA’s Second Program to Address Indoor Contamination, GAO-07-806T, June 20, 2007 “The September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research

Links to Live and Archived Blogs from the U.S. Government Portal

Via USA.gov, find active and archived blogs from U.S. federal agencies. Currently linking to 10 active sites, including Library of Congress Blog, Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog, and Health Marketing Musings.

Subjects: Blogs, E-Government, Government Documents

Pew Survey of American Adults and Use of Gadgets

Pew Internet and American Life Project: “Fully 85% of American adults use the internet or cell phones and most use both. Many also have broadband connections, digital cameras and video game systems. Yet the proportion of adults who exploit the connectivity, the capacity for self expression, and the interactivity of modern information technology is …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Internet, Knowledge Management

Retail Pharmacy Participation in Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans in 2006

DHS OIG – Retail Pharmacy Participation in Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans in 2006 (OEI-05-06-00320), June 2007 (26 pages, PDF). Objective of this report: “(1) the extent to which retail pharmacies participate in Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs), and (2) how many Medicare Part D stand-alone PDPs are offered by participating …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DNI McConnell's Foreign Affairs Article

DNI McConnell’s Foreign Affairs Article, “Overhauling Intelligence” (10 pages, PDF): “Before World War II, the United States’ defense, intelligence, and foreign policy apparatus were fragmented, as befitted a country with a limited role on the world state. With U.S. entry into the war, interagency collaboration developed out of crisis-driven necessity. Wartime arrangements, although successful, were …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG Audits on FLETC, TSA and Plum Island

The following DHS OIG Reports were released on June 19, 2007: Independent Auditors’ Report on FLETC’s FY 2006 Consolidated Balance Sheet, OIG-07-46, May 2007 (PDF, 50 pages) The Transportation Security Administration’s Management of its Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Program, May 2007 (PDF, 47 pages) Additional Physical, System, and Management Controls Can Enhance Secuirty at Plum …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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