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National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Launches “Can I Vote?” 2006 National Voter Education Site with Online, Step-by-Step Voting Guide for All 50 States Can I Vote? – “This site was created by the nation’s chief state election officials to help make voting as simple and convenient as possible. Keep reading and you’ll find …
Chemical Warfare Agent Experiments Among U.S. Service Members, July 31, 2006 – 32 pages, PDF. [Russ Kick]
Ponemon Institute Releases National Survey on Confidential Data at Risk “Stored data presents unique challenges for enterprise security, and the U.S. Survey: Confidential Data at Risk is a first-of-its-kind study on the topic. Derived from a national sampling of nearly 500 experienced information security practitioners, the survey reveals a number of key findings, including: 81 …
From Mike Ravnitzky: “Researcher Jim Klotz recently discovered and obtained a useful and comprehensive information resource – a detailed explanation of how military records are retrieved and reviewed for release in response to FOIA requests.
OMB: M-06-22, Cost Savings Achieved Through E-Government and Line of Business Initiatives (August 8, 2006) and Baseline Cost Reporting Template (Excel)
Follow up to previous postings on the Plame CIA leak investigation and indictment, today’s press release: “Former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband former Ambassador Joseph Wilson announced today that they have engaged the non-profit, public interest organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) as successor counsel and Joseph Cotchett and …
“2005 American Community Survey – Wave 1 – Social and Demographic Estimates released on AFF: Demographic estimates include sex, age, race, and more. Social estimates include education, marital status, fertility, disability, school enrollment, and more.” For details on the 2005 American Community Survey data products see: 2005 Users’ Guide to the ACS Data Products and …
Special Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, August 2006 [HTML and PDF]
“Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to lead a consortium researching advanced information analysis and computational technologies to protect the nation. The university’s Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS) will head a consortium that will focus on …
Press release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) member agencies today released a frequently asked questions document (FAQs) to aid in the implementation of the interagency guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment issued October 12, 2005.”
DHS Office of the Inspector General Audit Report GR-60-06-008, Compliance with Standards Governing Combined DNA Index System Activities at the Kansas Bureau of Investigation DNA Laboratory, Topeka, Kansas, July 2006: “The Office of the Inspector General, Audit Division, has completed an audit of compliance with standards governing Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) activities at the …
Consumer Alert: New Phishing Attack Claims to be FDIC “The FDIC is aware of a phishing e-mail that has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC. The name “Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation” appears on the “From” line and the subject is, “IMPORTANT: Notification of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.” This e-mail claims that the FDIC …