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“Press release: The oldest Freedom of Information requests still pending in the U.S. government date back to 1989, before the fall of the Berlin Wall, according to the Freedom of Information Audit released [March 12] by the National Security Archive at the George Washington University.”
U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: Taxpayers Beware of Widespread Phishing Schemes Involving the IRS IRS: Phishing, Identity Theft and Scams
Confronting Digital Age Head-On GPO Aims to Secure All Government Documents Online:” For most of U.S. history, any government agency that needed to print many copies of a document went to the GPO. Now, about half of government documents go straight online, forcing the printing agency to find new ways to make itself relevant in …
Research on the Case Management/Electronic Case File system (PACER), conducted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), documented 469 missing criminal cases and 65 missing civil cases over the five-year period of Jan. 1, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2005. Also from the RCFP: This related editorial, In search of the secret docket …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Pre-Acquisition Planning for and Controls over the Sentinel Case Management System, Audit Report 06-14, March 2006 (PDF) “In March 2005, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) terminated a 3-year, $170 million effort to develop a modern case management system called the Virtual Case File (VCF) and announced a new project …
Press release: CIA Wins 2006 “Rosemary Award” for Worst Freedom of Information Performance by a Federal Agency “The Central Intelligence Agency has won the second annual Rosemary Award, recognizing the worst performance by a federal agency in complying with the Freedom of Information Act. The Award is named after President Nixon’s secretary Rosemary Woods and …
Press release: “U.S. Senator Russ Feingold has announced that he will introduce a resolution (text – in PDF) in the U.S. Senate on Monday to censure the President of the United States. Feingold’s resolution condemns the President’s actions in authorizing the illegal wiretapping program and then misleading the country about the existence and legality of …
Rethinking How We Provide Bibliographic Services for the University of California, Final Report, December 2005 (80 pages, PDF). Executive Summary: “…The continuing proliferation of formats, tools, services, and technologies has upended how we arrange, retrieve, and present our holdings. Our users expect simplicity and immediate reward and Amazon, Google, and iTunes are the standards against …
Press release: “In New York on March 9, 2006, attorneys with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a significant motion for summary judgment in the challenge to the legality of the NSA Domestic Spying Program (CCR v. Bush), asserting that the Bush Administration has already admitted enough incriminating facts to prove the NSA Program …
USNews.com: Finding out what Uncle Sam has on you: “The U.S. Freedom of Information Act is approaching its 40th birthday. Given that March 12 begins national Sunshine Weekan effort to cast light onto the growing recesses of government secrecyU.S. News is providing links so its readers can file requests for federal records under the FOIA …
Declan McCullagh reported that NORAD orders Web deletion of transcript: “In an unusual follow-up to a public event, the Defense Department has ordered that a transcript of an open hearing on aviation restrictions be yanked from the Web.” North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) See also Current Administration Classifying Documents at Unprecedented Rate and the …
Following-up on two recent postings, CIA Opposes Document Release for Libby Case and Decision on Key Documents in Libby Case Pending Judge’s Determination, today U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton granted Libby access to summaries of the President’s Daily Briefings (PDBs) for a range of specific dates, rather than the full text of the documents, …
