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The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza, launched today by HHS. Content on, and links from the site, as follows: General Information, Health and Safety, Monitoring Outbreaks,Planning & Response Activities, Travel & Transportation, Research Activities, and News: including Press Releases, Press Conferences, Speeches Testimony The National Strategy for …
FOIA Falters – The law still works, but it needs a tune-up Related resources: See FOIA Facts, by Scott A. Hodes
A new, joint federal law enforcement and industry initiative to fight Internet fraud, called LooksTooGoodToBeTrue, was launched today (press release, 5 pages, PDF). “This website was developed to arm you with information so you dont fall victim to these Internet scam artists.” The site provides consumers with documentation on: Types of Fraud; Victim Stories; FAQs …
Executive Order 13388, Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans, October 25, 2005, published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2005. “Duties of Heads of Agencies Possessing or Acquiring Terrorism Information…shall promptly give access to the terrorism information to the head of each other agency that has counterterrorism functions, and provide …
Andrus, D. Calvin, The Wiki and the Blog: Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence Community. Studies in Intelligence, September 2005. “US policy-makers, war-fighters, and law-enforcers now operate in a real-time worldwide decision and implementation environment. The rapidly changing circumstances in which they operate take on lives of their own, which are difficult or impossible to anticipate …
“Constitution of the United States, Analysis & Interpretation: The 2002 Edition & 2004 Supplement of The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis & Interpretation are now available in PDF format on GPO Access. Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, this document contains an annotated Constitution and analysis of cases decided by the Supreme …
Elections: Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote, GAO-05-997, September 27, 2005, Highlights. “GAO’s past work and the work of others has shown that challenges processing voter registration applications and maintaining voter registration lists can result in individuals arriving at polls on Election Day to find …
Federal Register, October 21, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 203)[Page 61211-61217], Department of Homeland Security,Office of the Secretary6 CFR Part 7, RIN 1601-AA02. “Summary: This final rule revises the Department of Homeland Security’s procedures for managing classified national security information. This rule implements procedures required under Executive Order 12958, “Classified National Security Information,” as amended by …
Cmte. on Government Reform Minority Office: “Rep. Waxman led twelve members of Congress today in releasing a new GAO report that found security and reliablity flaws in the electronic voting process. In a joint press release, Rep. Waxman said, “The GAO report indicates that we need to get serious and act quickly to improve the …
The website of Office of Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald. Related news: Plame plans to sue White House officials
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing: Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: A Flooded City, a Chaotic Response, October 20, 2005. Witnesses Testimony, Panel 1, Marty Bahamonde [PDF], Regional Director, External Affairs, Region One, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “”There was a systematic failure at all levels of …
Reinventing the Empire of Secrecy: An Agenda for the First DNI, by Lee S. Strickland The Authors Guild v. The Google Print Library Project, by Jonathan Band Researching U.S. Treaties and Agreements – Revised and Updated, by Marci Hoffman Criminal Justice Ethics Sources on the Internet, by Ken Strutin In the Wake of Katrina …
