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Electionline Weekly, October 26, 2006: Report Finds Potential for Trouble at Polls / States Differ in Strategies for ‘Fleeing Voters’: “An estimated third of all voters will cast ballots on voting systems never before used in a general election, while new procedures and legal battles over voter identification could confuse voters, poll workers or both. …
From electionline.org, this chart, current as of 9/26/06, includes each state and D.C., with a description of the voting system used, the name manufacturer (the majority use Diebold), and a link (s) to documentation about each respective system (often includes a photo of the unit) or a press release describing same.
Unclassified Text of the Executive Summary from (Classified) Report No. D-2007-01 “Information Operations in Southwest Asia,” October 6, 2006 [released October 20, 2006].
“About 4,000 government websites now are registered with .gov domain names, according to Stephen P. Wardius of the GSA Center for Information Infrastructure, which manages the .gov domain registration program. Almost half belong to federal organizations, and half belong to state and local governments. There are 86 Native Sovereign Nation .gov domain names.”
Effective October 25, 2006 the public may request records from state and local agencies [“any New York State or municipal department, board, bureau, division, commission, committee, public authority, public corporation, council, office or other governmental entity performing a governmental or proprietary function is subject to the Law”], via email in New York. See the Freedom …
Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Inspector General Audit: A Complete Certification and Accreditation is Needed to Ensure the Electronic Fraud Detection System Meets Federal Government Security Standards, September 29, 2006. (24 pages, PDF)
SearchSystems.net Public Records Directory added a category for Legislation in July, allowing users to browse and/or search state legislation and legislators [mix of free and fee-based access].
Commercial Space Launches: FAA Needs Continued Planning and Monitoring to Oversee the Safety of the Emerging Space Tourism Industry. GAO-07-16, and Highlights, October 20, 2006.
Press release: Federal Investigation Uncovers Extensive Mismanagement In Amtraks Use Of Outside Private Legal Firms, October 25, 2006. Review of Amtrak’s Management of Outside Legal Services – A Joint Review by the Inspectors General of the Department of Transportation and Amtrak, October 25, 2006 (49 page PowerPoint, in PDF, that is redacted)
Press release: “In a second letter to the Iraq Study Group today, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) again urged the Group to release its initial judgements on the Iraq war through an interim report, without consideration to the political calendar. In response to Boxer’s first letter, the Iraq Study Group’s co-chairs, James Baker and Lee …
“www.citizensinformation.ie provides comprehensive information on all aspects of Public Services and entitlements for citizens in Ireland. [The site] is based on a personal approach to the presentation and delivery of information on public services and the social and civil rights of everyone in Ireland. We gather information from various government departments and agencies, and make …
Business Week: Europe’s Politicians Embrace Web 2.0 – “Seeking new ways to engage with voters, European politicians have taken to blogging and podcasting to get their messages out.”
