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News release: “Today, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency announced the President’s approval of the establishment of the National Clandestine Service (NCS) within the CIA. The new Director of the NCS will report directly to the Director of the CIA and will work with the Office of …
Additional update to this issue, as the controversy escalates, October 14, 2005 Washington Post (reg. req’d): Caught on Tape Follow-up to my postings on the expanding controversy associated with federal government sponsored news, see also today’s AP article, Bush Teleconference With Soldiers Staged. Related link: White House press release: President Addresses U.S. Troops in Iraq …
Press release: “Eighty-six percent of U.S. physicians surveyed said that a health-care system that adopted information technology such as electronic health records would improve the quality of health care patients receive. In addition, 79 percent of patients also believe that, according to national surveys commissioned by the Technology CEO Council.” Related links: Technology CEO Council, …
Press release: Specter-Leahy Release Questionnaire On Nomination Of Harriet Miers To Be Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court, October 12, 2005. See also U.S. Senate Asks Miers If She Made Promises on Court Rulings
Press release: “LexisNexis, a leading provider of legal, news, business information and risk management services, announces the addition of a powerful new search capability for its Anti-Money Laundering, Risk Management, and RiskWise(R) applications. Called Negative News, the new feature searches over 13,000 news sources for negative news content relating to a specific subject person or …
The States and Enterprise Architecture: How far have we come? Findings from the NASCIO 2005 EA Assessment, October 2005 (PDF)
News of a collaborative project between Duke University School of Law and University of California, Berkeley, School of Law: International Legal Research Tutorial. “This tutorial is designed to teach students research strategies and methodology for researching both print and electronic sources of international legal materials. The tutorial includes review questions and a final review to …
U.S. Government Manual, 2005-2006 Edition: “The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations; and boards, commissions, and committees.” Quick keyword search or browse sections (in PDF).
From the Dept. of Energy Office of Inspector General, Report IG-0704, dated October 6, 2005: Evaluation Report – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Unclassified Cyber Security Program – 2005.
Markle Foundation press release: Americans Support Online Personal Health Records; Patient Privacy and Control Over Their Own Information Are Crucial to Acceptance
Chief Information Officers: Responsibilities and Information Technology Governance at Leading Private-Sector Companies, GAO-05-986, September 9, 2005. Highlights. “The CIOs of most of the 20 leading private-sector organizations GAO met with had either sole or shared responsibility for 9 of the 12 information and technology management functional areas.”
Electronic Rulemaking: Progress Made in Developing Centralized E-Rulemaking System, GAO-05-777, September 9, 2005. Highlights. “The E-Government Act of 2002 requires regulatory agencies, to the extent practicable, to ensure there is a Web site the public can use to comment on the numerous proposed regulations that affect them. To accomplish this, the Office of Management and …
