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From Intranet Journal, Debunking Five Common Intranet Myths, by Paul Chin. The author addresses key issues including purpose, audience, content and design, that are differential factors between intrants and external websites.
As a follow-up to my October 26, 2004 post, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Sidelines Web Document Library, from the NRC’s June 9, 2005 press release: “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is restoring public access to more than 70,000 additional documents through its on-line public library, ADAMS, after reviewing them for security sensitivity. The restoration involves administrative, contractual, …
Forrester study finds slowing e-gov adoption: “The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone, according to a report from Forrester Research Inc. of Cambridge, Mass.” May 12, 2005, The Future Of eGovernment, Introducing The eGovernment Maturity Continuum, by Alan …
Press release: EFF Announces its New Legal Guide for Bloggers – “The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF) is pleased to release a document that informs bloggers of their legal rights. EFF’s Legal Guide for Bloggers is a collection of frequently asked questions (FAQs)designed to educate bloggers about their legal rights in a number of areas, including …
S. 1216, Official Title: A bill to require financial institutions and financial service providers to notify customers of the unauthorized use of personal financial information, and for other purposes. Introduced June 8, 2005.
Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems GAO-05-231, May 13, 2005. Highlights. “Spam, phishing, and spyware pose security risks to federal information systems. Spam consumes significant resources and is used as a delivery mechanism for other types of cyberattacks; phishing can lead to identity theft, loss of sensitive information, and reduced trust and …
On June 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S.1181, “a bill to ensure an open and deliberate process in Congress by providing that any future legislation to establish a new exemption to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) be stated explicitly within the text …
Two postings, via Hot Links, that offer useful comments on best practices for PowerPoint presentations, as well as how and when to dispense with them in favor of simply talking directly to your audience: “It has become commonplace to rail against the evils of PowerPoint talks; you know, those dull, boring never-ending ordeals where the …
Choi, Stephen J. and Gulati, Gaurang Mitu, “Which Judges Write Their Opinions (and Should We Care)?” (May 2005). NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 05-04; NYU, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 05-06; Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 715062. [Link] Abstract: “Common wisdom holds that many federal judges do not write their …
Supreme Court Review reigns supreme among legal journals: “There are thousands of English law journals in the world on topics ranging from international property law to environmental law to human rights law, but the single most cited law journal in the English language is the Law School’s Supreme Court Review. That is according to the …
White House Press release: President Visits National Counterterrorism Center “I mean, not only are we sharing information here at home, we’re sharing information with our allies, with our coalition partners. See, terrorists are willing to strike at anybody who loves freedom, and our job is to protect free societies — the freest of all societies …
Press release, June 8, 2005: “Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) today introduced the Patent Reform Act of 2005 (63 pages, PDF), legislation to improve the quality of patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and to reform certain patent practices that disrupt the operations of high−tech companies and other businesses. The bill in its …