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From the press release issued today by Sen. Frank Lautenberg: “In a report requested by Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), the Government Accountability Office issued a ruling today (PDF, 13 pages) finding that former CMS Administrator Tom Scully illegally ordered his staff to withhold information from Congress. The Department of Health and Human Services has …
Government wants ID arguments secret. Related posting on the case is here.
According to Federal Computer Week, a PR firm has received a contract to revamp 10 e-gov websites, beginning with the underutilized sites Recreation One-Stop, e-Authentication and International Trade Process Streamlining. Related references as follows: The Official Web Site of the President’s E-Government Initiatives GAO Report: Electronic Government: Planned e-Authentication Gateway Faces Formidable Development Challenges New …
In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype See also Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Opportunity Arises With New Skype Application by Chris Hayes, February 2004.
“Google and Overture can be sued for selling trademark-linked advertisements, a US judge has ruled.” [Link] See previous reference to this case here.
“September is National Preparedness Month. Throughout the month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Red Cross, the America Prepared Campaign, the National Association of Broadcasters, the U.S. Department of Education and other partners, will host a series of events to highlight the importance of citizen emergency preparedness.” [Link]
“This repository contains metadata for works by and about OCLC Research and, whenever possible, links to full text. The repository is under construction; it contains current publications back to 2001, all “born digital” publications, and at least 40% of OCLC Research’s corpus of work. A complete bibliography is available at http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2000-2009.htm. In addition to online …
From today’s WSJ, via Yahoo ($), this article, The Doctor Is Online: Secure Messaging Boosts the Use of Web Consultations, merits review. It addresses the issues of privacy, consultation fees and insurance coverage associated with secure messaging systems options now available for doctor-patient communications. Related news, Creighton University Medical Center doctors using handheld devices to …
“EPIC, joined by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, has submitted an amicus brief in Kehoe v. Fidelity Bank, a case under the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act where a bank purchased over 500,000 motor vehicle records from Florida for junk mail solicitations. The brief argues that individuals are entitled to damages under the …
From the Internet search gurus at Surfwax, take a look at their latest offering, Nextaris. See detailed reviews by Lars Våge and Tara Calishain.
Joseph P. Manck, County Administrative Judge, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, ruled on September 1 that the state may use e-voting machines from Diebold in the upcoming election, despite security issues documented by the Campaign for Verifiable Voting in Maryland. See this Washington Post (reg. re’d) article for more details, and related beSpacific postings here.
From the Chief Information Officers Council’s Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI): this document that “seeks to improve the methods by which Government information, including information on the Internet, is organized, preserved, and made accessible to the public, as required under the E-Government Act of 2002, Section 207, Accessibility, Usability, and Preservation of Government Information,” …
