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This New York Post article [via Slashdot] discusses the Federal Reserve’s transition from a DOS application to an Internet solution for all financial services transactions, which has prompted security concerns. For reference and more details, see FedLine Advantage – Financial Services Electronic Access, and FedFocus (PDF, 12 pages, May 2004 issue).
FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal Register Notice on Friday, August 13, 2004, seeking public comment on proposed rules regarding commercial electronic mail messages. The CAN-SPAM Act, which took effect January 1, 2004, requires that the Commission issue regulations defining the relevant criteria to facilitate the determination of the primary …
“The current Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Federal Register (FR) are now available via science.gov, the Federal interagency science Web portal, which provides a federated search across multiple databases from multiple agencies.” [Link]
EPA progresses on online public-comment project. See Regulations.gov
“The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today announced a new effort to expand website usage with the introduction of an e-mail subscription management system…The department will be rolling out the system in phases with the first including several major agencies in addition to the Office of the Secretary and other information available from the DOL …
“Lawyers representing eight Maryland citizens today filed a petition with the state supreme court seeking to decertify or fix Diebold voting machines that computer security experts have deemed insecure. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), working with over a dozen organizations concerned with voting integrity, has filed a friend of the court brief (PDF, 20 pages) …
“The Federal Government Is Results Oriented; A Report to Federal Employees,” the Office of Management and Budget, August 9, 2004: “The Federal Government is managing its IT more professionally as a resource for improving results. Seventy percent of the Federal Government’s IT systems are secure, versus 26 percent three years ago; so there is greater …
This AP article, via CNN, highlights the Ask the White House online discussion forum between citizens and members of the administration. Previous posting on this e-gov initiative. Related article: E-democracy, e-mail and bloggers – quotes from Jimmy Orr, White House Internet Director, on issues related to the “Ask the White House” service.
Request for Information for Study on Investigations of Disputed Consumer Information Reported to Consumer Reporting Agencies Related reference: Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
Federal Judiciary: Assessing and Formally Documenting Financial Disclosure Procedures Could Help Ensure Balance between Judges’ Safety and Timely Public Access GAO-04-696NI, June 30, 2004 (Please note, the full text of this GAO report is not available in electronic form at this time.) Abstract: “During calendar years 1999 through 2002, the most recent years for which …
August 3, 2004 press release – National Archives Names Two Companies to Design an Electronic Archives “Today, Archivist of the United States John W. Carlin announced the two companies (Lockheed Martin and Harris Corporation) that will lead the way in designing a technological solution to the challenge of preserving electronic information across space and time.”
From Government Computer News: According to the Senate’s CIO, “Were implementing what we need to accomplish the vision of giving senators, staffs and committees the ability to do their job anytime, anywhere and under any circumstances…”
