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Last December, I posted this entry, New CIA Museum Exhibits Exotic Techie Gadgets from Bygone Era. The catch was the museum was not open to the public, but we can rely on Russ Kick at the Memory Hole to file a FOIA request to obtain relevant documentation on such things not revealed, and voila, here …
Reuters reports that advocacy groups have prevailed in their effort to force the government to release documents pertaining to the CIA investigation of prisoner abuse.
The non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group Judicial Watch has posted a searchable “archive of financial disclosure reports for all Supreme Court Justices and Appellate Court federal judges. The reports which are released annually have been compiled and posted online as a public service. District Court judges will be added in January and February of 2005.” [thanks …
The Wacky World of Gadgets: the 70s and Beyond!, by Barbara Fullerton, Sabrina I. Pacifici and Aaron Schmidt After Hours: 2004 Holiday Gift Guide, by Kathy Biehl Law Firm Marketing – Extranets Will Hook Your Clients for Life, by Andy Havens Burney’s Gadgets for Legal Pros – The Mirra Personal Server 2.0, by Brett Burney …
Libraries and national security: An historical review
Basic FOIA Training Manual Now Available On-Line Training Materials for Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals
For those interested in the FOIA, this National Security Archive resource, Veto Battle 30 Years Ago Set Freedom of Information Norms, provides access to previously classified information, as well as documenting the political hurdles to, and historical milestones and government references about this pivotal legislation. Related reference: please see this Washington Post obituary on Ronald …
Wired reports on how free access to information and privacy rights are clashing in the arena of public web availability to court documents, which often contain personal data which could mined for use in acts involving ID theft, harassment, and the determination of home loans and employment.
Notice from the November 18, 2004 Federal Register: “SUMMARY: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to remove its Flight Information Publications (FLIP), Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF), and related aeronautical safety of navigation digital and hardcopy publications from public sale and distribution…The DAFIF and related digital aeronautical information files will be protected from general …
From the National Academies press release: “To tackle increasingly complex issues, U.S. policy-makers should ensure that both the presidential appointment process for senior science and technology posts and the process of appointing experts to federal S&T advisory committees operate more quickly and transparently, says a new report from the National Academies.”
A copy of DHS Form 11000-6, Non-Disclosure Agreement for Sensitive But Unclassified Information, dated August 2004, obtained by Secrecy News, and posted here.
As reported by the New York Times, a chapter comprising some 60-70 pages, submitted as part of the 9/11 Commission Report, has never been released by the administration. It focuses on airline security issues associated with the hijackings of 9/11, and details of the events themselves.
