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Social Security Numbers: Stronger Protections Needed When Contractors Have Access to SSNs GAO-06-238, January 23, 2006. Highlights. “Federal regulation and oversight of SSN sharing varied across the four industries GAO reviewed, revealing gaps in federal law and agency oversight in the four industries GAO reviewed that share SSNs with contractors. Financial services companies must comply …
In following this January 20, 2006 posting, Libby Defense Seeks to Widen Document Access in Plame CIA Leak Case, a report by AP today, Libby Wants to Use Classified Evidence: “Their action puts the Libby case on a dual track – one public, the other secret – that often can delay criminal cases from going …
Commentary related to postings this past week, Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches and MSN Blog Post Explains Search Data Provided to DOJ, focuses on the privacy issues that dominate this probe, rather than the government’s contention that the effort revolves around protecting children who use the Internet. See the following …
Bureau of Labor Statistics press release: “Nearly 15.7 million wage and salary workers were union members in 2005.” Table of Contents, Union Membership (Annual) 01/20/2006
Press release: “Judicial Watch, the public interest group that fights government corruption, today released a declassified “Secret/NOFORN” State Department intelligence analysis cable, dated March 4, 2002, from the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Analysis for Africa. The analysis, entitled, “Niger-Iraq: Sale of Niger Uranium to Iraq Unlikely,” (5 pages, PDF) was part of …
Google’s Infinite Database Under Scrutiny, press release, January 20, 2006: “Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the Telecommunications subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee…announced his plans to introduce a bill to strengthen consumers’ Internet privacy. When Congress returns, Rep. Markey will introduce legislation to prohibit the storage of personally identifiable …
January 20, 2006 Text of Letter from Rep. John Conyers, Jr., to Presidents and CEO’s of 20 Telecommunications Companies Concerning Bush’s Secret Spying Program
Following up on the news this week, Google Fights DOJ Order to Produce Records of Database Searches, this related posting Privacy and MSN Search states the the facts as follows: “Over the summer we were subpoenaed by the DOJ regarding a lawsuit. The subpoena requested that we produce data from our search service. We worked …
Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects: “The Registry contains records for projects that include digitized copies of publications originating from the U.S. Government. The projects may or may not be Federally funded. They are from libraries, government agencies, or other non-profit institutions.” Search the Registry Browse the registry If you have questions or comments, …
Following up on previous posting on the Plame CIA leak case, New York Times reports that Lawyers in C.I.A. Leak Case Seek to Subpoena Journalists.
No, not the Basement Tapes, but the second Basement Hearings [the first hearing was held on June 16, 2005.] Judiciary Democratic Congressional Briefing “Constitution in Crisis: Domestic Surveillance and Executive Power” January 20, 2006. From the Prepared Statement of Congressman John Conyers, Jr., January 20, 2006, Democratic Hearing on Domestic Surveillance: “There can be no …
New 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey (19 pages, PDF). “The survey, developed and analyzed with the help of leading public and private authorities on cyber security, is based on responses from a cross-section of more than 2,000 public and private organizations in four states.”
