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Office of the Director of National Intelligence press release: “Based at the CIA, the Center will advance the Intelligence Community’s exploitation of openly available information to include the Internet, databases, press, radio, television, video, geospatial data, photos and commercial imagery. The Center’s functions will include collection, analysis and research, training and information technology management to …
IBM press release: “IBM today introduced a new software solution that enables businesses to make sense of the explosion of information from emerging social networks on the Web to deliver new insight into brand reputation and customer, competitor and public opinion about their company. The proliferation of blogs, news feeds, consumer review sites, newsgroups and …
U.S. Newswire: “The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today announced that a new mine emergency operations database listing mine rescue teams nationwide and mine emergency services and related contacts at the federal, state and local levels is available on the Web…Located at https://lakegovprod1.msha.gov/MEO/Default.aspx, the Mine Emergency Operations (MEO) database can …
November 9, 2005, Dr. Vinton Cerf and Dr. Robert Kahn, Medal of Freedom Recipients: “There could not have been two more surprised people at the White House today than the two of us. Most people will immediately recognize most of the names on the list of honorees, but although our names are not household words, …
Federal Judiciary Newsroom: “The Judicial Conference’s concerns regarding a bill to allow cameras in the courtroom and the experiences of a federal appeals court judge with televised proceedings were part of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.” Judicial Conference Statement (26 pages, PDF) Judge O’Scannlain testimony (10 pages, PDF)
‘Blawg’ use in law firms is on the rise
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, November 8, 2005 “This report is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with Section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. The law provides that the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, …
From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press survey released today: “fully 79% of Americans say the recent indictment of I. Lewis Libby, formerly a top aide to Vice President Cheney, on perjury and other charges is a matter of at least some importance to the nation; that is greater than the …
AP reports White House Staff Begins Ethics Classes. Several thousand employees who work in agencies and offices that are part of the government’s Executive Branch will be taking the classes during the upcoming weeks.
Related news on the Names of Library Organization Members Gagged by FBI: PBS News Hour, A reporter discusses concerns surrounding the Patriot Act and access to private phone, e-mail, library and financial records. From American Library Association Washington Office Newsline: “Sunday’s article revealed that, since the PATRIOT Act changes, the FBI has been issuing “more …
Editor & Publisher, Another Leak Probe? GOP Calls for Investigation into ‘Wash Post’ Scoop on CIA ‘Black Sites’ New York Times: November 9, 2005 – Report Warned on C.I.A.’s Tactics in Interrogation AP, Senate rejects 9/11 style commission to review prison abuse Village Voice, A PBS documentary names U.S. torture commanders AP, CIA Moves Toward …
A Tale of Disaster and Two Courts, Pamela A. MacLean: “Two months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, the legal system remains a tale of two courts: Federal courts reopened last week while Louisiana state courts struggle with disarray.”