DOE IG Memo On Security Problems at Los Alamos
Audit Report – Secretary of Energy From DOE Inspector General Gregory Friedman, Selected Controls over Classified Information at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, November 27, 2006.
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Policy Briefing – The 2006 Election
Electionline.org press release: “The 2006 Election, the 15th in a series of policy briefings by electionline.org, found widespread reports of voting system troubles, sporadic incidents of voter intimidation and/or poll worker confusion over voter identification requirements and some breakdowns at polling places because of problems with newly-mandated voter registration systems.”
Passports Required for Air Travel to United States as of January 23, 2007
“The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda will now be required to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere. This requirement will take effect in January …
Latest President's Management Agenda Scorecard
Executive Branch Management Scorecard, current status as of September 30, 2006. “The 4th quarter e-government scorecard raised the Department of Transportation and the Small Business Administration from red, the lowest rating, to green, the highest.”
Rand Report on State and Local Emergency Preparedness
Combating Terrorism – How Prepared Are State and Local Response Organizations? “This book presents the results of the third and final wave of a national survey to elicit assessments of state and local response agencies of the activities they have undertaken after 9/11 to respond to terrorist-related incidents and of federal programs intended to improve …
New RAND Publications on Defense Policy Available for Download
The following are all in PDF: Striking First: Preemptive and Preventive Attack in U.S. National Security Policy Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of USAF Advisory and Assistance Missions Assessing the Value of U.S. Army International Activities Revisiting US-VISIT: U.S. Immigration Processes, Concerns, and Consequences
Federal Technology Source Online
“The Federal Technology Source includes contact information for more than 3,000 of the most influential people in the federal information technology arena, including chief information officers, knowledge managers, and security and privacy officers. The directory also includes information on key political officials and their IT staffs, as well as trade associations, research firms and vendors. …
Executive Director of UN Environment Programme Highlights Growing Problem of E-Waste
Basel Conference Addresses Electronic Wastes Challenge: “Some 20 to 50 million metric tonnes of e-waste are generated worldwide every year, comprising more than 5% of all municipal solid waste. When the millions of computers purchased around the world every year (183 million in 2004) become obsolete they leave behind lead, cadmium, mercury and other hazardous …
Information for Counsel In September 11 Litigation
The Third Branch: “…cases involving claims arising out of, resulting from, or relating to the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, are being filed in federal court. The plaintiffsalleging wrongful death, personal or respiratory injury, or property damagemay have lived near or worked on the site, and include city governments, the Port Authority of …
New Digital Archiving Report Focuses on State Efforts to Support Current and Future Projects
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS and eC3 Joint Report on Digital Archiving) and National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council (eC3) Statement on Joint Report that Provides Recommendations for Improving Digital Archiving. Digital Archiving: From Fragmentation to Collaboration
Ruling Against Treasury Dept. in Paper Money As Barrier to Blind
American Council for the Blind v. Henry M. Pauson, Secretary of the Treasury, November 28, 2006, District Court for the District of Columbia. Judge James Robertson rules, “Treasury Department’s failure to design, produce and issue paper currency that is readily distinguishable to blind and visually impaired” people violates federal law, since paper money effectively precludes …
Federal Judge Rules Portions of Administration Blacklisting Unconstitutional
Press release: “The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) succeeded in having two key provisions of a Bush administration anti-terrorism initiative ruled unconstitutional. Los Angeles U.S. District Court Judge Audrey Collins ruled in Humanitarian Law Project v. Department of Treasury that the law, an Executive Order issued shortly after 9/11 and used to blacklist hundreds of …
