Category «Government Documents»

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Removes Data From Public Access

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 …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet

CRS Report on Regs Requiring Air Passengers to Show Gov’t ID

Interstate Travel: Constitutional Challenges to the Identification Requirement and Other Transportation Security Regulations, Congressional Research Service, November 4, 2004 (via Secrecy News) Related postings on Gilmore v. Ashcroft: Requirement to Show ID for Ground and Air Transport

Subjects: Government Documents

Range of Groups File Comments Opposing FCC Internet Wiretap Plan

The following resources, from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), reference the FCC’s proposed rule, published in the Federal Register September 23, 2003, on the Communications for Law Enforcement Assistance Act (CALEA). VoIP and Law Enforcement Surveillance Joint Comments of Industry and Public Interest [PDF], November 08, 2004 CDT Policy Post 10.20: Coalition Opposes …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet, Privacy, Wireless Web

GAO Reports on System to Evaluate Progress in America

Informing Our Nation: Improving How to Understand and Assess the USA’s Position and Progress GAO-05-1, November 10, 2004. Highlights. “There has been growing activity and interest in developing a system of key national indicators that would provide an independent, trusted, reliable, widely available, and usable source of information. Such a system would facilitate fact-based assessments …

Subjects: Government Documents

Request for GAO Investigation on E-Voting Machines and 2004 Election

November 8, 2004 – Text of Follow-up Letter from Reps. Conyers, Nadler, Wexler, Scott, Watt and Holt to GAO Comptroller Walker Requesting Investigation of Voting Machines and Technologies Used in 2004 Election November 5, 2004 – Text of Letter from Reps. Conyers, Nadler and Wexler to GAO Comptroller Walker Requesting Investigation of Voting Machines and …

Subjects: Government Documents

GAO Report Highlights Lack of Gov’t Policy to Prevent Exposure of Social Security Numbers

Social Security Numbers: Governments Could Do More to Reduce Display in Public Records and on Identity Cards GAO-05-59, November 9, 2004. Highlights. “Social Security numbers appear in any number of records exposed to public view almost everywhere in the nation, primarily at the state and local levels of government. State agencies in 41 states and …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Privacy

FCC Declares VoIP Service Not Subject to State Regulation

FCC press release, 11/09/04: “The Federal Communications Commission declared today that a type of Internet telephony service offered by Vonage Holdings Corp. called DigitalVoice is not subject to traditional state public utility regulation. The Commission also stated that other types of IP-enabled services, such as those offered by cable companies, that have basic characteristics similar …

Subjects: Government Documents

NDA for DHS Unclassified Docs.

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.

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents

Cmte. on Gov’t Info Recommends Use of Uniform Resource Name

“Making Web data permanent – Uniform Resource Names can help users find government data no matter where it’s moved online, a group says.” [Link] Primary resource: Recommendations on Open Interoperable Standards for Search Identifiers [This draft document will be retired on completion of a recommendation by the U.S. Federal Interagency Committee on Government Information (ICGI), …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Bring Your ID When You Vote

“Make sure all votes are counted! Remember to bring your identification when you vote and tell your friends to do the same! Because of a new law, you’ll probably need an ID if you are a recently registered voter, or if you have changed your address. Seventeen states will require ID from all voters. To …

Subjects: Government Documents

Chapter of 9/11 Report on Airline Security Remains Unavailable to Public

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.

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents

New Report on Federal Expenditures, Exclusive of Costs for Iraq War

From the independent, non-partisan Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Latest Figures on Federal Expenditures:National Trends and Area Rankings: “The latest available information on overall federal expenditures shows that per capita spending by the government is up 15% since President Bush assumed office, even after adjusting for inflation and the growth in the nation’s population. This …

Subjects: Government Documents

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