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FTC press release: “In a report to Congress required by the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (“CAN-SPAM Act”), the Federal Trade Commission says it does not recommend requiring unsolicited commercial e-mail to include a label in the subject line as a means to reduce spam…The report says that although …
From the LA Times, June 17, 2005: “The Bush administration altered critical portions of a scientific analysis of the environmental impact of cattle grazing on public lands before announcing Thursday that it would relax regulations limiting grazing on those lands, according to scientists involved in the study.” BLM Publishes Final Environmental Impact Study on Changes …
Information Management: Freedom of Information Act Fee and Fee Waiver Processing at the Department of Energy GAO-05-405, May 27, 2005. Highlights. “GAO was asked to determine, for fiscal year 2004, the volume and nature of FOIA request processing at the Department of Energy (DOE), to what extent DOE followed the act and related Office of …
“Welcome to the media blog for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Missouri. Consider this an online press briefing, sort of a virtual courthouse steps, where reporters and editors can find more information they need to make coverage decisions. This site doesn’t replace our existing “official” Web site, where we will continue …
“Documents obtained by EPIC under the Freedom of Information Act reveal the complete draft standards for voting technology. The standards, which were developed by a technical committee for the Election Assistance Commission, could determine how votes will be tabulated in future elections. Other documents obtained by EPIC reveal vendor attempts to influence the development of …
On June 9, I posted Questions Surround Editing of U.S. Report on Global Warming, linking to reports on, and documents related to, the “editing” of climate change research prior to publication of a government report on the issue. Another relevant document associated with this story is a June 9 letter sent by Rep. Waxman and …
Questions about the adequacy of the data and structure of the federal government’s terror watch list continue, and today’s New York Times reports on the the results of a recently released DOJ OIG study documenting significant weaknesses with the project, including the manner in which critical information was entered into the database. Federal Bureau of …
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Government scores [excel format] reports that consumers continue to rate most favorably the data provided by health related websites, including those run by the National Institutes of Health [MedlinePlus and the National Cancer Institute main website]. Related references: This GovExec.com article which includes commentary and a chart with …
Forrester study finds slowing e-gov adoption: “The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone, according to a report from Forrester Research Inc. of Cambridge, Mass.” May 12, 2005, The Future Of eGovernment, Introducing The eGovernment Maturity Continuum, by Alan …
On June, 2005 the New York Times published this article, Bush Aide Softened Greenhouse Gas Links to Global Warming, which states that Philip A. Cooney, White House Council on Environmental Quality’s chief of staff, formerly with the American Petroleum Institute, altered climate research already vetted by government scientists. Related documents and additional details are available …
CSIS Commission Backs Open Dissemination of Unclassified Fundamental Research, June 9, 2005: “Self-regulation within the scientific community is an important aspect of achieving national security goals, according to a CSIS panel report on science and security. The report also rejects a proposal by the Commerce Department’s Inspector General that would have the effect of restricting …
Report on the Meeting of Experts on Digital Preservation: Metadata Specifications – REVISED: Report on the Meeting of Experts on Digital Preservation: Metadata Specifications. June 2, 2005 (PDF 140 KB “GPO is working with the library community on a national digitization plan, with the goal of digitizing a complete legacy collection of tangible U.S. Government …
