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Federal Computer Week has a Special Report on Open Source today which includes this article, Wiki means fast: Online collaborative sites open to everyone enable the sharing of ideas. Aliya Sternstein highlights the differences between blogs, wikis and bulletin boards, and spotlights how private and public enterprises are leveraging the power, flexibility and values of …
The Congressional Internet Caucus is holding a forum titled “Campaign Regulation and the Internet,” beginning at 3 PM ET. [Link] Watch a live webcast of the event via C-SPAN.
GSA releases RFI for new FirstGov search engine: The General Services Administration earlier this week released a request for information on ways to improve the much-criticized Web-portal.”
Aviation Security: Secure Flight Development and Testing Under Way, but Risks Should Be Managed as System Is Further Developed GAO-05-356, March 28, 2005. Highlights. “…the effectiveness of Secure Flight in identifying passengers who should undergo additional security scrutiny has not been fully determined. For example, TSA has not resolved how passenger data will be transmitted …
Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Address Weak Controls over Financial and Sensitive Data GAO-05-262, March 23, 2005. Highlights-PDF “SEC has not effectively implemented information system controls to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of its financial and sensitive data. Specifically, the commission had not consistently implemented effective electronic access controls, including user …
The President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee report, Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization, released March 18, 2005 (72 pages, PDF) Related news from the New York Times, Study Criticizes Government on Cybersecurity Research
AP reported today that “Americans made more than 4 million requests to the federal government under the Freedom of Information Act in 2004, a new high for requests in a single year.” Related references from EPIC: Freedom of Information Act Gallery “highlights some of the most significant documents we obtained this year.” “…EPIC FOIA Notes, …
Press release (PDF): Satisfaction With E-Government Stalls in Latest Findings From American Customer Service Index. Link to E-Gov Scores, March 2005 (Excel): MedlinePlus Main Website remains user favorite.
White House Defends Video News Releases Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged TV News Related reference: GAO Report: Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)–Video News Release, B-303495, January 4, 2005: “By its own records, ONDCP’s prepackaged news stories reached more than 22 million households, without disclosing to any of those viewers — the …
This Washington Post (reg. req’d) article reviews how individuals are using fee-based services that digitize their personal medical records as a way to manage uniform access to them in the event of medical emergencies and to facilitate the process of diagnostic evaluations. This may forecast a near term future of non-standard applications that fill the …
The University of Maryland Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise announced the availablity of a report, The Unintended Audience: Balancing Openness and Secrecy – Crafting an Information Policy for the 21st Century (76 pages, PDF), that addresses post 9/11 limitations on public access to unclassified but “sensitive” government documents, and the associated impact of …
A Model Regime of Privacy Protection, by Daniel J. Solove, George Washington University Law School, and Chris Jay Hoofnagle, EPIC, March 10, 2005 (14 pages, PDF). “Privacy protection in the United States has often been criticized, but critics have too infrequently suggested proposals for reform. Recently, there has been significant legislative interest at both the …
