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Follow-up to posting yesterday, Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security, this news from the government today: “Over the weekend following the recent theft of 26.5 million veterans’ records, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly put in place a call center and website to answer questions about the …
From Government Computer News, this 1 page PDF indicates programs ranked by 2006 spending. “The Federal government is spending over $192 million on the 24 quicksilver E-Gov initiatives in fiscal 2006.” Related postings on e-government
NASCIO Research Brief — The IT Security Business Case: Sustainable Funding to Manage the Risks (15 pages, PDF)
Press release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today announced it is conceding the legal dispute over the federal excise tax on long-distance telephone service. The Department of Justice will no longer pursue litigation and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will issue refunds of tax on long-distance service for the past three years. Taxpayers will be able …
Indoor Air Chemistry: Cleaning Agents, Ozone and Toxic Air Contaminants, Principal Investigator: William W. Nazaroff. University of California, Berkeley. April 2006. ARB Contract No. 01-336. Abstract: “When cleaning products and air fresheners are used indoors, occupants are exposed to airborne chemicals, potentially leading to health risks. Indoor air pollutant exposures owing to cleaning product and …
A Review of the FBI’s Handling and Oversight of FBI Asset Katrina Leung, Special Report, May 2006, 24 pages, PDF (Unclassified Executive Summary)
The Use of RFID for Human Identification (PDF, 15 pages). “The DHS Emerging Applications and Technology Subcommittee of the Privacy Advisory Committee is seeking comments on this draft report. This report will be considered by the full Committee during the June 7, 2006 public Advisory Committee meeting in San Francisco, CA.”
Statement of Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson on the Status of the Veterans Data Theft (5/24/06): “I am outraged at the loss of this veterans’ data and the fact an employee would put it at risk by taking it home in violation of our policies. I am also concerned about the timing of …
NIH Posts Information on Research Results for the Public – May 16, 2006. Currently, fact sheets are available (PDF), on the following topics: Doubling Accomplishments-Selected Examples; Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure; Heart Disease; Research Into What Works Best; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Parkinson’s Disease; Amazing Research, Amazing Help; New Efforts for FY 2007; Driving the Transformation …
May 21, 2006 press release: “During the year that ended last June 30, the nation’s prison and jail population grew 2.6 percent, reaching 2,186,230 inmates behind bars, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Two thirds were in state or federal prisons (1,438,701) and the other third (747,529) were in local …
WSJ free feature: Americans Growing Less Confident In FDA’s Job on Safety, Poll Shows
Gumshoe Librarian 2006, by Barbara Fullerton and Sabrina I. Pacifici Let the People Know the Facts: Can Government Information Removed from the Internet Be Reclaimed?, by Susan Nevelow Mart Beyond Google and Yahoo: Advanced Search, by Tom Mighell and Sabrina I. Pacifici. CongressLine, by GalleryWatch.com – Congressional Scandals, Corruption and Misbehavior, by Paul Jenks Setting …
