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Virtual Reference in the Age of Pop-Up Blockers, Firewalls, and Service Pack 2, by Pascal Lupien. “There is a virtual minefield of technology obstacles when implementing virtual reference. Many VR software programs do not work well with certain browsers and operating systemsor with slower Internet connections. This is particularly true of co-browsing, one of the …
“The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has begun funding a new research area that includes a study of blogs. Blog research may provide information analysts and warfighters with invaluable help in fighting the war on terrorism. Drs. Brian Ulicny, senior scientist, and Mieczyslaw Kokar, president, Versatile Information Systems Inc., Framingham, Mass., will receive approximately …
National Security Archive: LBJ Refused Ceremony, Undercut Bill with Signing Statement, Censored Moyers’ Openness Language on July 4, 1966. Complete Legislative History of the FOIA CDT: “Agencies Are Not Living Up to FOIA Obligations – Report On the 40th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) many federal agencies are still lagging in their …
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident, updated June 30, 2006. Breaches reported in June 2006 include the Nebraska Treasurer’s Office and the Minnesota Dept. of Revenue.
“With Synergy, all the computers on your desktop form a single virtual screen. You use the mouse and keyboard of only one of the computers while you use all of the monitors on all of the computers. You tell synergy how many screens you have and their positions relative to one another. Synergy then detects …
Coalition of Journalists for Open Government: “By far the heaviest use of the Freedom of Information Act comes from the nation’s businesses, seeking government records on contracts or for a host of other commercial uses, a new study (8 pages, PDF) by the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government shows. Often they work through information …
Bush Directed Cheney To Counter War Critic, by Murray Waas, National Journal, July 3, 2006: “President Bush told the special prosecutor in the CIA leak case that he directed Vice President Dick Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter allegations made by former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV that his administration had misrepresented intelligence …
New York Times: A Search Engine That’s Becoming an Inventor
Managing Sensitive Information: Actions Needed to Ensure Recent Changes in DOE Oversight Do Not Weaken an Effective Classification System, Full-text GAO-06-785, and Highlights, June 30, 2006: “DOE’s Office of Classification’s systematic training, comprehensive guidance, and rigorous oversight programs had a largely successful history of ensuring that information was classified and declassified according to established criteria. …
Press release: “The National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) measures the percentage of working-age households who are at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement [“almost 45% of U.S. households are at risk”]. It addresses one of the most compelling challenges facing the nation today ensuring retirement security for …
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) video clips, along with press releases and transcripts. [Michael Ravnitzky]
“You can search for an investment adviser firm on this website and view that firms Form ADV. Investment advisers file Form ADV to register with the SEC and/or the states. Form ADV contains information about an investment adviser and its business operations. Form ADV also contains disclosure about certain disciplinary events involving the adviser and …