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Press release: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sued the Department of the Interior (DOI) over its failure to provide requested documents related to Jack Abramoff and the Indian gaming scandal…In the midst of one of the largest government corruption scandals ever, the Department of Interior has decided to simply ignore federal …
From OCLC:Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005) summarizes findings of an international study on information-seeking habits and preferences. “The Perceptions report provides the findings and responses from the online survey in an effort to learn more about: Library use; Awareness and use of library electronic resources; The Internet search engine, the library and the …
Press release from TRAC, December 6, 2005: “The federal government is unlawfully withholding information it normally provides the public about some 900,000 of its civilian employees, including those working for such agencies as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to a …
Today the Washington Post launched a news website, The U.S. Congress Voters Database, that allows users to browse data from the 102nd Congress (1991) to the 109th Congress (present). A search engine and other features will be forthcoming. “This site offers an RSS feed for every current member of Congress, so you can get notified …
The 9/11 Commission Report: The Unfinished Agenda: An ongoing series of public events assessing the progress of reform since the 9/11 Commission Report. December 5, 2005 – Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendation (PDF) One page summary of grades (PDF) Prepared Statement by Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. …
Following up on previous postings about phishing, the New York Times yesterday published an article, Gone Spear-Phishin’ detailing the extent, impact and intent of cybercriminals who launch Trojans to steal the data of individuals and corporations, for both profit and personal reasons. See also Business Week, Phishing: Beware the Internal Revenue Scam: “The official-looking e-mails …
Growing pains for Wikipedia: “…founder Jimmy Walee [is]going to change the ground rules for the popular anyone-can-contribute encyclopedia…” Snared in the Web of a Wikipedia Liar How wikis are changing our view of the world AP: Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia to which anyone can contribute, is tightening submission rules after a prominent journalist complained that …
Microsoft Research News and Highlights: “SNARF, the Social Network and Relationship Finder, developed by Microsoft Research and available for download, is designed to help computer users cope…with too many emails. SNARF, a complement to e-mail programs such as Outlook, filters and sorts e-mail based on the type of message and the user’s history with an …
Follow-up to postings on government sponsored propaganda: today the Military Explains News Propaganda in Iraq. Washington Post publishes transcript of Sen. John Warner’s Press Conference on Iraqi Media
Following up on this posting, Agencies Use FOIA Exemptions in Response to Increasing Number of Requests, news that a trio of Florida newspapers owned by Gannett, Inc. who filed a FOIA request to obtain FEMA surveys comprising homeowner data on 2004 hurricane relief services, were denied the information. FEMA cited the confidentiality exemption, and the …
AP: GOP Wants to Create Secretive Gov’t Agency S. 1873 – A bill to prepare and strengthen the biodefenses of the United States against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness, and for other purposes. [Specific language as follows: “Information that relates to the activities, working groups, and advisory boards of the BARDA shall not …
Follow up to Media Challenges Withholding Publication of Plame Investigation Documents, November 14, 2005: New York Times, Leak Ruling Has Mystery, 8 Blank Pages Government Response to Motion Motion of Dow Jones & Co. to Unseal Redacted Portion of the Court’s Opinion(12 pages, PDF). New York Times, In C.I.A. Leak, More Talks With Journalists