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B.B. Bell, General, US Army, Commander: Restricted Access to Internet Entertainment Sites Across DoD Networks, May 11, 2007 – “The DoD will block worldwide access to the following internet sites, on or about 14 May 2007: youtube.com, 1.fm, pandora.com, photobucket.com, myspace.com, live365.com, hi5.com, metacafe.com, mtv.com, ifilm.com, blackplanet.com, stupidvideos.com and filecabi.com” Stars and Stripes: DOD blocking …
CeRI: Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative: “The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative brings together faculty and students from several disciplines and the legal informatics professionals at LII. We consult with government agencies on, and engage in theoretical and applied research about, the technology and practice of e-rulemaking and related areas of e-government. An alliance of broad-ranging scholarly expertise with …
Kevin Poulsen, Wired Blog: “May 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance gear, to comply with the FCC’s expanded interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.” Related postings on the Communications …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon begin conducting multiple projects in the Port of Tacoma, Wash., to evaluate technology and concepts of operations for radiation detection that will scan cargo at various points in transfer from ship to rail. By establishing a Rail Test Center (RTC) at the port, DHS …
Press release: “The League of Women Voters (LWV) is pleased to announce the release of Observing Your Government In Action: Protecting your Right to Know. This comprehensive resource guide, part of the Leagues Citizen Transparency Initiative, provides useful best practices and tips for observing government activities and promoting transparency.”
Center for Public Integrity: “Technology has created a chessboard of corporate and government interests in telecommunications and media. The players battle it out in Congress, at the Federal Communications Commission and in state houses. The Well Connected Project tracks this inside influence game.” “The Media Tracker will tell you who owns the media where you …
FAA’s FY 2008 Budget Request: Key Issues Facing the Agency, May 10, 2007, Project ID: CC-2007-054. “On May 10, 2007, the Inspector General testified on FAA’s FY 2008 budget request before the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. The Inspector General testified that regardless of the funding mechanism ultimately decided …
Healthcare Inspection, Implementing VHA’s Mental Health Strategic Plan Initiatives for Suicide Prevention [06-03706-126], May 10, 2007. (79 pages, PDF)
Governors and State Legislators Submit Comments on the Draft Regulations to Implement the Real ID Act, May 8, 2007 DHS’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee Comment on the Real ID, May 7, 2007 FCW.com reports that the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee announced at a May 7, 2007 meeting that “cannot endorse …
House Report 110-131, May 7, 2007: The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2082) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, having …
Federal Register notice: May 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 90), “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled Computerized Systems Used in Clinical Investigations, dated May 2007. This document provides to sponsors, contract research organizations, data management centers, clinical investigators, and institutional review boards, recommendations regarding the …
D-2007-093 DoD Compliance with the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982 (May 8, 2007) (Project D2006-D000FA-0106.000) PDF and Summary.
