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Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government’s report: E-Rulemaking: Information Technology and Regulation Policy (80 pages, PDF) “In order to ensure that the growing interest in e-rulemaking leads to effective and meaningful innovations, new computer technologies will need to be appropriately integrated into the institutional design of the federal regulatory process. Decisions about the design and …
The Louisiana State Senate began a pilot program through which citizens can communicate their positions on issues facing the state using an online system called Share Your Opinions, launched on May 31. Senator Michael J. “Mike” Michot’s website is the testbed for this project, which currently allows users to vote for or against a small …
Just released: the 2004 Computer Science Institute (CSI), FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey (PDF, the results of which are summarized in this press release. Conducted annually for the past nine years, the survey noted a significant decrease in DoS attacks as reported by 494 computer security practitioners from corporate, government, academic, medical and financial …
Commission head calls for more security for electronic voting Deja Vu At The Florida Polls? Scrubbing felons from voters rolls raises fresh concerns Feds want e-voting source code disclosed
From the National Transportation Library, this link to search the digital collection by key words or browse by topic. In addition, this link to the Transportation Libraries Catalog (TransCat), the “OCLC catalog of transportation-related books and other materials held in government, university and other transportation libraries.” [Managing Information]
From Dr. Stuart Shulman, Drake University, via Mary Alice Baish: “You can contribute to the development of electronic rulemaking (eRulemaking) research and practice by completing a 10 minute web-based survey. Anyone inside or outside government who is familiar with the regulatory rulemaking process is invited to share their insights. The survey is here. See also …
City to delete its old e-mail: “After 90 days, messages will be gone from system; Public-records questions raised; Workers will have to find and save official material.”
On June 6, “the Verified Voting Foundation…released a comparison analysis of the federal legislation that would require voter-verified paper ballots (VVPBs) on any electronic voting machines used in U.S. elections.” [Link] The comparison of House of Representatives bills The comparison of Senate bills
From the WSJ online, Seven Clicks Away, by Newton N. Minow, is available here for one week, to those without a subscription. Mr. Minow, Chairman of the Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee (Tapac) to the Department of Defense, refers to the report on data mining and terrorism that his committee delivered to Congress this week. …
Press release: EFF Files Brief in Case Challenging the Use of Insecure Diebold E-Voting Machines Brief Exhibits Previous postings on e-voting issues.
FDIC lacks a comprehensive IT security program, GAO finds. The report, Information System Controls at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, released May 28. Information Security: Continued Actions Needed to Improve Federal Software Patch Management. GAO-04-706, June 2. Highlights Technology Assessment: Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Protection. GAO-04-321, May 28. Highlights
From the California Voter Foundation, a new study, Voter Privacy in the Digital Age (65 pages, pdf), “Findings From the California Voter Foundation’s 2002 state-by-state survey of voter registration data gathering and privacy practices.” See also the accompanying news release, and for reference, the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.
