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From the press release: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has redesigned and streamlined its Internet Web site. The primary purpose of the revamped Web site is to reorganize the site’s growing body of material to offer the most efficient presentation of relevant and appropriate information to various audiences, including the general public, candidates and their …
ACLU press release: “Unprecedented Release of Government Documents Reveal Confusion and Absence of Policy in Implementing No-Fly Lists, ACLU Says.” CNN article: Review: ‘No-fly list’ lacks rules, procedures: “CNN reached those conclusions after receiving more than 300 pages of Transportation Security Administration documents, including memos and interagency e-mail.” Links to the No-Fly List filing, and …
Press release, October 6, 2004: “Rep. Turner, Ranking Member on the Select Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Waxman release a new analysis that compares the 41 recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission to H.R. 10, the legislation developed by House Republican leadership being considered tomorrow on the House floor. The analysis finds that the …
From Steven Aftergood and the Federation of American Scientists, the following links: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: An Overview of the Statutory Framework and Recent Judicial Decisions, updated September 22, 2004 (90 pages, PDF) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Selected Legislation from the 108th Congress, updated September 30, 2004
Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence on Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction, which was prepared by Charles Duelfer, chief weapons inspector for the Iraqi Survey Group. This report is in three volumes, comprising 1000 pages, PDF. September 30, 2004. [Link to table of contents, from the CIA website] Key …
CRS Report, The Information Quality Act: OMB’s Guidance and Initial Implementation, Updated September 17, 2004. “In December 2000, Congress passed and the President signed the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (P. L. 106-554). Section 515 of that more than 700-page bill has subsequently been referred to as the “Data Quality …
From the website: “The much-anticipated grand opening of America’s first state government digital archives occurred on October 4, 2004…The Washington State Digital Archives is the nation’s first archives dedicated specifically to the preservation of electronic records from both State and Local agencies that have permanent legal, fiscal or historical value.” Three search features are available …
Health Information: First-Year Experiences under the Federal Privacy Rule, GAO-04-965, September 3, 2004, Highlights (both documents in PDF). “Consumer and provider representatives contend that the general public is not well informed about their rights under the Privacy Rule. According to these organizations, patients may not understand the privacy notices they receive, or do not focus …
Department of Home Security, Office of Inspector General, Office of Technology report: DHS Challenges in Consolidating Terrorist Watch List Information (54 pages, PDF, redacted). “DHS is not playing a lead role in consolidating terrorist watch list information…DHS offcials said that the new department lacked the resources and infrastructure to assume leadership for the consolidation…Effective use …
Social Security Numbers: Use Is Widespread and Protections Vary in Private and Public Sectors GAO-04-1099T, September 28, 2004, Highlights-PDF “The use of SSNs by both private and public sector entities is likely to continue, but the more frequently SSNs are used, the more likely they are to be misused given the continued rise in identity …
Department of Homeland Security: Formidable Information and Technology Management Challenge Requires Institutional Approach, GAO-04-702, August 27, 2004. Highlights (PDF).
Information Management: Planning for the Electronic Records Archives Has Improved GAO-04-927, September 23, 2004. Highlights (both PDF): “Since 2001, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has been working to develop the policies and plans to build the Electronic Records Archives (ERA), a major information system that is intended to preserve and provide access to …
