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National Archives and Footnote Launch Project to Digitize Historic Documents

Press release: “Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein and Footnote, Inc. CEO Russell Wilding today announced an agreement to digitize selected records from the vast holdings of the National Archives. The 4.5 million pages that have been digitized so far are now available at http://www.footnote.com/nara.php.” Press release from OpenTheGovernment.org: “On January 10, 2007, the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

FTC/DOJ Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct to Continue in Berkeley and Chicago

Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the latest in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of single-firm conduct under the antitrust laws will take place on January 30, 2007, in Berkeley, California, and on February 13, 2007, in Chicago, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire IronPort

Press release, January 4, 2007: “Cisco today announced a definitive agreement to acquire the privately held company, IronPort Systems, Inc. of San Bruno, Calif. IronPort is a leading provider of messaging security appliances, focusing on enterprise spam and spyware protection.” Related news: News.com – “Cisco Systems’ purchase of e-mail security specialist IronPort Systems is another …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Mail, ID Theft, PC Security

Legislation and Reports Address Issue of Iraq Troop Escalation

Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, GAO-07-308SP, January 9, 2007. “Iraq has had three successful elections, adopted a constitution, and installed its first elected government. At the same time, since the initial ground offensive ended in 2003, the costs to secure and stabilize Iraq have grown substantially, as has the level …

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