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Government Paperwork Burdens Have Increased Substantially under the Bush Administration, United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform – Minority Staff Special Investigations Division, April 20, 2004: From the text of the report – President Bush has made reducing the burdens of completing government paperwork a key item in his economic agenda. In speech …
During last week’s American Society of Newspaper Editors’ conference in Washington, D.C., Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry stated that if elected President he would “hold a full press conference at least once a month,” and that “I believe very deeply in freedom of information.” [Link]
“Department of Defense spokesman Bryan Whitman and Dana Milbank of the Washington Post debate the Pentagon’s ban on media coverage of the return of fallen service members that was broken twice this week.” [Link] The gallery of 361 photos, obtained via a FOIA request by the Memoryhole.org and whose posting resulted in this controversy. The …
Attorney General John Ashcroft’s Remarks Regarding Operation Fastlink and Internet Piracy (4-22-04): “Intellectual property enforcement is a priority for the Department of Justice. That is why last month I established the Intellectual Property Task Force. This task force is looking at how the Department can strengthen and improve our efforts to combat theft of intellectual …
The Commission of the European Communities decision, April 21, 2004, is 302 pages, pdf.
A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit says the United States now ranks sixth in E-readiness: “The U.S. ranks sixth on this year’s E-readiness list of 50 developed countries. E-readiness measures a nation’s E-business milieu to determine how open it is to Internet-based opportunities.” (the 2004 e-readiness rankings report, 30 pages, pdf) In last year’s …
Four California counties ban e-voting technology due to security flaws, equipment malfunctions and questions about manufacturer business practices. Legislators Express Doubts About Intergrity of Electronic Voting Machines VerifiedVoting.Org Welcomes Unanimous Vote to Ban Diebold Paperless E-Voting Machines: “VerifiedVoting.org today welcomed the unanimous recommendation by California’s Voting Systems Panel to ban many of Diebold paperless electronic …
Balancing Scientific Publication and National Security Concerns: Issues for Congress, by Dana A. Shea, updated February 2, 2004 Sensitive But Unclassified and Other Federal Security Controls on Scientific and Technical Information: History and Current Controversy, by Genevieve J. Knezo, udpated February 20, 2004
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FTC Working to Protect Consumers and Businesses from Information Security Breaches Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Our Nation’s Cyberspace, Presented by Commissioner Orson Swindle Before the Subcommittee On Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census of the Committee On Government Reform, United States House of Representatives (April 21, 2004). FTC …
From the Canadian Library Association, an announcement that this is Information Rights Week, whose theme this year is “You Have the Right to Remain Private.” Also provided are links to resource materials on privacy rights and legislation. [Barbara Fullerton]
As reported in today’s Oakland Tribune (this article will be available free for 14 days after publication), executives of e-voting machine manufacturer Diebold admitted to, and apologized for, security flaws in products sold to the state of California that resulted in the disenfranchisement of voters in the March 2 election. See also the Open Voting …
