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FTC press release: “Satellite television provider DIRECTV will pay $5,335,000 to settle FTC charges that, since October 2003, DIRECTV and companies it hired to promote DIRECTV programming have been violating the Do Not Call (DNC) provisions of the Commissions Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). This is the largest civil penalty the FTC has ever announced in …
Press release: “Diebold, Incorporated today announced senior management changes instituted by its board of directors. Walden W. O’Dell, Diebold chairman and chief executive officer, has resigned from the company and its board of directors, effective immediately.” Related postings on Diebold
Following up on yesterday’s Bipartisan Coalition Seeks 3 Month Extension on Expiration of Patriot Act Provisions, today EPIC posted internal FBI documents obtained from a FOIA lawsuit against the DOJ, detailing government use of controversial sections of the Patriot Act scheduled for reauthorization by year’s end. EPIC’s requests for further documents are pending, and may …
Press release: “Rep. Waxman asks the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees to remove a provision in the pending National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken the nation’s open government laws by exempting “operational records” of the Defense Intelligence Agency from the Freedom of Information Act.” Letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committees (2 …
Follow-up to Deal Reached on Patriot Act Reauthorization Amid Wide Disagreement, this press release today: “Senator Patrick Leahy, (D-Vt.), the ranking Democratic member of the Judiciary Committee, has forged a coalition of Republican and Democratic senators that introduced a bill Monday to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act to give Congress more …
Press release: “HarperCollins Publishers today announced they will create a digital warehouse for all of its content and will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) this month as part of an effort to develop the necessary technical infrastructure to broadly exploit its content digitally. The plan is the first step in satisfying the demands of …
As a follow-up to previous postings concerning voting rights violations and the 2003 Texas redistricting, today’s report from Bloomberg: “The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments that a Texas redistricting plan engineered by former U.S. House Republican Leader Tom DeLay illegally diluted minority voting rights and was so partisan it violated the Constitution.” For …
This text will self-destruct in 40 seconds – Next year self-deleting emails and photo messages too.: “Staellium UK said that its StealthText service will allow business executive dealing in sensitive information to send texts which will delete themselves from the recipient’s mobile phone as soon as the person has read them.” Details
Electronic Waste: Strengthening the Role of the Federal Government in Encouraging Recycling and Reuse. GAO-06-47, November 10, 2005. Highlights “Available estimates suggest that over 100 million computers, monitors, and televisions become obsolete each year, and this number is growing. If improperly managed, these used electronics can harm the environment and human health. Available data suggest …
From FAS: “In 2002, the Los Alamos National Laboratory terminated public access to thousands of unclassified reports on nuclear science and technology as well as other historical and policy-related publications that had formerly been available on the Lab’s web site as part of its Library Without Walls initiative. Fortunately, almost all of the withdrawn reports …
KMWorld & Intranets 2005 Presentation Links. Topics include: Applying KM Strategies, Cultural Issues of KM, Collaborative Environments, Strategies & Practices, Strategies & Practices, Content Integration, Making Intranets Work, Building the Intranet, and Keeping Up with Intranet Trends.
Newsweek – Google: Ten Golden Rules – Getting the most out of knowledge workers will be the key to business success for the next quarter century. Here’s how we do it at Google.
