9/11 Commission Chairs Advocate Creation of National Counterterrorism Center
The Chair and Vice Chair of 9/11 Commission testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, July 30, 2004.
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GAO Report Calls for Improved Info Resource Sharing in Financial Community
Better Information Sharing Among Financial Services Regulators Could Improve Protections for Consumers GAO-04-882R, June 29, 2004. “GAO has long held the position that financial regulators can benefit from improved information sharing. As regulators are faced with the challenges of overseeing a myriad of financial products, along with the individuals and organizations that develop and sell …
Patent Application Information Retrieval System
The Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) “offers the public an advanced electronic portal to PDF viewing, downloading and printing an array of information and documents for approximately 500,000 patent applications not covered by confidentiality laws. As new applications become eligible for publication 18 months after they are filed, they will be added to the database. …
National Intelligence Director
Remarks by the President on Intelligence Reform, August 2, 2004. Related references: 9/11 Commission Report and A Similar Approach to Strengthening America’s Security: A Comparison of Kerry Proposals and Recommendations of the 9-11 Commission
“Case citation-to-URL translator”
David Starkoff’s Case citation-to-URL translator provides users with free access to HTML versions of citations from these courts (primarily Australian, with the exception of United States Reports, Supreme Court of the United States, and the WIPO UDRP arbitration tribunal). Very interesting….(Bag and Baggage – thanks Stuart]
The Virtual Vietnam Archive
A Web-Based Database of CIA Declassified Documents on the Vietnam War From Texas Tech University, “the Virtual Vietnam Archive currently contains over 685,000 pages of scanned documents.” Search the Virtual Vietnam Archive From the University of Saskatchewan Library, the Declassified CIA Documents on the Vietnam War database currently indexes 1,200 documents, and provides an advanced …
Profile of Patriot Act Sections Scheduled to Sunset
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Let the Sun Set on Patriot. Previous posts on Patriot Act.
Dade County, FL Voting Records…Once Missing, Now Found
” It’s deja vu all over again” (Yogi Bera)…Miami-Dade Elections Officials Find Lost 2002 Voting Data…related posting….Pentagon Finds Bush’s Guard Records.
Google IPO Website Now Open
“Google’s Initial Public Offering Information – In order to register for a bidder ID through this web site, you must be a U.S. person. An individual who is a resident of the United States is a U.S. person. If you are an entity (such as a trust, corporation or partnership) or are not a resident …
Online Hoaxes Now Include Fake Blogs
Wry Hoaxes Enliven the World of Web Diarists
Amazon Aggregating Blog Postings on Electronics
Electronics Blogcast – Interesting blog posts from all over the web. References all seem to be from either Gizmodo or Engadget.
Blog Devoted to Fighting Spyware
Spyware Warrior – Waging the war against spyware
