DHS OIG Report on Security Issues and Use of RFID
Additional Guidance and Security Controls Are Needed Over Systems Using RFID at DHS (Redacted) (PDF, 19 pages), August 21, 2006.
Acts of the UK Parliament
Acts of the UK Parliament: “This page provides links to the full text of all UK Parliament Public General Acts (from 1988 onwards) and all Local Acts (from 1991 onwards) as they were originally enacted. As an exception The European Communities Act 1972 and Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 are also available. Legislation made …
Commentary on the Future of Digital Archiving
Can Our Culture Be Saved? The Future of Digital Archiving, by Diane Leeheer Zimmerman, New York University – School of Law, July 25, 2006 “This article steps behind the Google Library controversy to examine in depth what the enormous public benefits that would flow from allowing a broad right of digitization for preservation purposes, and …
UN Office on Drug Crimes Legal Library and World Drug Report 2006
“The UNODC legal library is a unique source of the legislation adopted by States and territories around the world to put into effect the international drug control conventions. The library contains laws and regulations dating back to 1948 and is updated regularly with new laws adopted by Member States and other States. With the adoption …
Portal to Census 2000 Data
“CensusScope is an easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends, brought to you by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan. With eye-catching graphics and exportable trend data, CensusScope is designed for both generalists and specialists.”
DHS Announces Establishment of Records Digitization Facility
Press release, August 17, 2006, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: “USCIS Announces Establishment of a Records Digitization Facility in Williamsburg, Ky., that will digitize more than one million UCIS Alien-Files (A-Files) during the first phase…[there are approximately 70 million immigration records].”
Historic U.S. Cold War Arsenal Data Reclassified
Press release: “The Pentagon and the Energy Department have now stamped as national security secrets the long-public numbers of U.S. nuclear missiles during the Cold War, including data from the public reports of the Secretaries of Defense in 1967 and 1971, according to government documents posted today on the Web by the National Security Archive…Documents …
CRS Report Addresses Public Health and Medical Response to Disasters
CRS Report, The Public Health and Medical Response to Disasters: Federal Authority and Funding, July 28, 2006 (32 pages, PDF)
International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Available Free Online
International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law “…is ICNL’s quarterly journal of analysis on global civil society. IJNL addresses legal topics as well as social, cultural, political and economic issues affecting the legal environment. Our readers include attorneys, government officials, grantmakers, scholars, and activists…IJNL is electronically distributed without charge to subscribers.” [Lawsites]
HHS OIG Report on Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness and Response During Recent Hurricanes
Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness and Response During Recent Hurricanes (OEI-06-06-00020), August 17, 2006 (48 pages, PDF)
Latest Hoover's Leadership 100
Hoover’s Leadership 100: “…a monthly list which highlights the CEOs from the most searched-for companies on Hoover’s (as presented in the Hoover’s 100). The Leadership 100 provides insight on their bios, company affiliations, work highlights, and salaries.”
New Scholarly Article on Topical Interests and Mitigation of Search Engine Bias
Technology Review: Surprising Search Patterns – A new study questions the common assumption that search engines control the hierarchy of the Internet. Topical interests and the mitigation of search engine bias, by S. Fortunato , A. Flammini, F. Menczer, and A. Vespignani, School of Informatics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47406; Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, …