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Washington Technology: “The 144-page document outlines the purpose and scope of the border surveillance technology program, which supplements other efforts to control the border and enforce immigration laws.”
Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks: WIPO Marks E-Renewal System
Press release: Today the redacted Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Archives and Records Administration and the United States Air Force was released. Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein said, “I applaud the release of this document. It is an important first step in finding the balance between continuing to protect national security …
Federal Register: April 10, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 68)][Rules and Regulations][Page 18007-18008], National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Final Rule: “The Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), is publishing this Directive pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of Executive Order 12829, as amended, relating to the National Industrial Security Program. This order …
FCW.com: Agencies risk unwitting release of sensitive information using popular office software: “The causes of much of the hidden data problem are users’ ignorance of how digital documents work and software companies’ tendency to give customers too much of what they want ease of use and flexibility.”
Computerworld reports, “The Social Security numbers, driver’s license information and bank account details belonging to potentially millions of current and former residents of Florida are available to anyone on the Internet because sensitive information has not been redacted from public records being posted on county Web sites.”
Cyber Security Industry Alliance Board Urges Congressional Leadership on Consumer Data Protection: Letter to Congressional Leadership
As reported by AP today, newspapers including the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Austin American-Statesman will carry topical blog content from over 600 sites, provided through a syndication agreement with BlogBurst.
Hurricane Katrina: Planning for and Management of Federal Disaster Recovery Contracts, Full-text GAO-06-622T, April 10, 2006. Highlights. “The devastation experienced throughout the Gulf Coast region in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has called into question the government’s ability to effectively respond to such disasters. The government needs to understand what went right and …
Follow-up to April 9, 2006 posting, Reports Substantiate WH Plan to Discredit Iraq War Critic Via Plame CIA Leak, President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, April 10, 2006: “…after we liberated Iraq, there was questions in people’s minds about the …
As noted in a series of previous postings on the sale of cell phone records and associated privacy issues, it was reported on April 7, 2006 that the House Engery and Commerce Committee’s demand for the business records of companies engaged in this commerce has not yielded reponses. Therefore, the committee issued subpoenas to 12 …
CSO Fundamentals: The ABCs of Phishing and Pharming