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The U.S. General Accounting Office website has undergone a much needed redesign, although the result is, to say the least, restrained (and red, white and blue all over). From the homepage, users may search all reports or legal products, as well as conduct searches by keyword or report number. A link to Current Reports and …
Foreign Lobbyist Database Could Vanish – “Justice Department officials say a huge database that serves as the public’s lone window on lobbying activities by foreign governments has been allowed to decay to a point they cannot even make a copy of its contents.” Foreign Agents Registration Unit (FARA), Counterespionage Section From AP, DOJ: Our Computer …
See today’s Federal Register: “the U.S. Election Assistance Commission hereby establishes the Technical Guidelines Development Committee…to assist the Executive Director of the Commission in the development of the voluntary voting system guidelines..” Related news: E-Voting Problems Expected, “Even new law setting standards won’t ensure bug-free digital elections this fall, Congress is warned.”
From the Campaign for Verifiable Voting: “The eight plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed a motion for a preliminary injunction today to preserve the integrity of the November 2004 elections and restore public trust and confidence in the system by which Maryland voters will help elect the next President of the United States.” Litigation documents associated …
Press release: Sensitive passenger data from at least eight airlines and airline reservation services were given to contractors working on a computerized screening program, according to new information provided in response to written questions posed to Admiral David Stone, who has been nominated to be the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). For reference, …
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003 “Note: Corrected Year in Review, Appendix A, and Appendix G were posted on June 22, 2004. Numbers in the text, specifically numbers of killed and wounded, will be revised to reflect to corrected Appendices.” Global Terrorism Report Incorrectly Documented Drop in Number of Attacks
From the state of Utah’s main website, in the upper right hand corner, visitors now see an icon labeled 24/7 Live Help. This service, not currently offered by any other state, allows users to “Chat live with a Customer Service Representative.”
Recent E-Government Scores for Q2 2004, conducted by the independent American Customer Satisfaction Index, ranks 58 sites that agreed to participate in the survey. Recruitment sites received the highest scores, while in the aggregate, sites focused on e-commerce were scored lowest. Websites at the top of the list include: the MedlinePlus main website, the U.S. …
Final Report of the Interagency Committee on Government Information, Submitted to The Office of Management and Budget, June 9, 2004. From the Summary of Recommendations: 1. Citizens must be able to identify official federal government websites and trust that those websites will provide current and accurate government information. 2. Federal public websites must be written …
From the June 16, 2004 Federal Register notice: “The Social Security Administration will eliminate magnetic tapes and cartridges beginning with tax year (TY) 2005 W-2 reports (due to SSA in calendar year 2006)…wage reports shall be filed electronically by employers or third-party preparers using the Social Security Administration’s Business Services Online (BSO).” For reference, see …
“Secretary of State Kevin Shelley Unveils Historic Paper Audit Trail Standards for E-Voting Machines – First-in-the-Nation Standards Establish Benchmark for Development, Testing of Paper Backups,” June 15, 2004 [Link]. State of California Standards For Accessible Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail Systems In Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Voting Systems.
From the June 14, 2004 Federal Register, Personnel Management Office, Final Rule, Federal computer systems; security awareness and training for employees responsible for management or use: SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations concerning information technology security awareness and training for agency personnel including contractors and other users of information systems …
