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President Signs Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
Remarks by the President at Signing of Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act this morning. Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (ITPEA)
Official UK Report on WMDs
Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 14th July 2004 for the Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction. Report of a Committee of Privy Counsellors. [216 pages, PDF]
Accurint Acquired by Reed Elsevier
Reed Elsevier Announces The Acquisition Of Seisint, Inc. For $775 Million From the press release: “Seisints main product, Accurint, provides online access and analysis of public record and related information, principally serving the collections, federal and legal segments.”
GAO Report Critical of DHS Terror Warning System
Homeland Security: Communication Protocols and Rick Communication Principles Can Assist in Refining the Advisory System, GAO-04-682, June 25, 2004, Highlights (both in PDF): “Established in March 2002, the Homeland Security Advisory System was designed to disseminate information on the risk of terrorist acts to federal agencies, states, localities, and the public. However, these entities have …
DOJ Issues Report on Patriot Act
Today the DOJ released a 29 page report to Congress detailing the manner in which the Patriot Act has been applied in the fight against terrorism. [Link] Report From the Field: The USA PATRIOT Act at Work (PDF) [thanks to Rich Allen]
Online Used Book Market Bypassing Royalty Fees
Online used-book sales concern some publishers: “Is Amazon.com becoming the Napster of the book business?”
RSS Feeds From Alexa
“Free RSS feeds – Now you can access Alexa’s Hot Search Terms, Movers & Shakers, or Top Sites with RSS.” [Link]
Call for Commission on Classified Gov Docs
From the New York Times, July 11: “The Central Intelligence Agency’s decision to delete extensive sections of a Senate report on faulty Iraq intelligence has so outraged Senator Trent Lott that Mr. Lott, the former majority leader, is calling for an independent commission to govern classified information.”
Updates to CRS Reports on Security, Terrorism and Privacy
From Secrecy News (all reports in PDF): Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends, CRS Issue Brief, updated July 6, 2004 The USA Patriot Act Sunset: A Sketch, updated June 10, 2004 USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005, updated June 10, 2004
Guide to Archived Gov Docs Online
Alphabetical List of Online Government Documents (archival materials) [David Dillard]
Delaying November Elections?
From CNN: Officials discuss how to delay Election Day Rice: No Plan to Delay National Election
