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“The Federation of American Scientists has created an internet resource for biosecurity policy, bioterrorism information, and biodefense research. The organizations listed here represent various perspectives on what actions individual scientists, research institutions, science journals, the public, and government can do to minimize the threat of bioterrorism while maximizing the benefits of life science research.”
Why Should Anyone Worry About Whose Communications Bush and Cheney Are Intercepting, If It Helps To Find Terrorists? by John W. Dean “Here, I will look only at the issue of whether the average American has anything to truly be worried about, as NSA electronically sifts through endless digital exchanges to find the proverbial needle-in-a-haystack.” …
Follow-up to February 22, 2006 posting, Agency Documents Increasingly Withheld From Public Access Through Sensitive Designation, see this press release the same day from NARA: “As part of an ongoing review of the reclassification of documents at the National Archives, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein said, “Inappropriate declassification can subject our citizens, our …
The National Science Board has released its biennial report to the President, Science and Engineering Indicators 2006, and a companion document, America’s Pressing Challenge – Building a Stronger Foundation. America’s Pressing Challenge Building a Stronger Foundation: “Nearly a quarter century ago, the National Science Board’s Commission on Precollege Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology[1] …
NARA press release: “Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein and Google Co-Founder and President of Technology Sergey Brin today announced the launch of a pilot program to make holdings of the National Archives available for free online. This non-exclusive agreement will enable researchers and the general public to access a diverse collection of historic …
From the White House today, The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (Table of Contents in HTML, and PDF version of report, 228 pages). See also the Fact Sheet: The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned Related government documents: House Releases Lengthy, Scathing Report on Govt’s Flawed Response to Katrina Postings on Katrina …
FTC press release: “In the largest known compromise of financial data to date, CardSystems Solutions, Inc. and its successor, Solidus Networks, Inc., doing business as Pay By Touch Solutions, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that CardSystems’ failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive information of tens of millions of …
U.S. Government Bookstore – the official online bookstore for U.S. Government publications for purchase from the U.S. Government Printing Office. [via Peggy Garvin]
EURES – The European Job Mobility Portal: The easy way to find information on jobs and learning opportunities in Europe. Related resources: The Tao of Law Librarianship: Do-It-Yourself Professional Development, Part II, by Connie Crosby Job Swaps and Library Exchanges, by Katie Thomas New York Times, A World of Affordable Choices – includes websites for …
From OMB Watch: “The explosion in the use by federal agencies of Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) designations to withhold information since the 9/11 terrorist attacks has resulted in uneven policies across agencies and unnecessary restrictions on public access to information, according to a recent American Bar Association report. Such problems have manifested themselves in Connecticut, …
EU press release, 21 February 2006 (21 pages, PDF) See also EU action plan on combatting terrorism, 13 February 2006 (38 pages, PDF)
CDT: “A new report by CDT details a widening gap between the technology that collects sensitive personal data and the laws designed to protect that data against government misuse. The National Security Agency’s domestic spying program, the Justice Department’s efforts to obtain millions of Internet search records, the government’s use of cell phones to track …
