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“A new open access e-journal entitled “Open Government: a journal on freedom of information” published its inaugural issue on the 22nd March 2005. The journal, funded by School of Business Information at Liverpool John Moores University aims to publish research and communications related to Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation from the perspective of academics, practioners …
From the House Judiciary Committee: Legislative History of the Civil Rights Commission – This legislative history includes: (I) Committee Reports; (II) Congressional Record; (III) Court Opinions; and (IV) News Articles. Note, this document is in PDF, and is 566 pages.
The launch of a pioneering project, OurMedia provides “provide free storage and free bandwidth for your videos, audio files, photos, text or software. Forever. No catches.” Partners in the project include the non-profit Internet Archive which hosts the media files, Bryght, a Canadian community content hosting and publishing service, which hosts the pages/data, and Creative …
From the Federal Election Commission, this draft notice is 47 pages, PDF. Related news: Feds get set for Net rules, and FEC Weighs Limited Internet Activity Rules Related postings: More on the FEC and Regulating Bloggers Related reference: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), Public Law No. 107-155
Information Security: Securities and Exchange Commission Needs to Address Weak Controls over Financial and Sensitive Data GAO-05-262, March 23, 2005. Highlights-PDF “SEC has not effectively implemented information system controls to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of its financial and sensitive data. Specifically, the commission had not consistently implemented effective electronic access controls, including user …
From the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the following documents: New Report Presents First Analysis of Critical Role of Peer-to-Peer in Technological Innovation, Economic Growth and Consumer Benefits Statement of Mark Cooper on the release of Time for the Recording Industry to Face the Music The full report, 79 pages, PDF: Time for the Recording …
Press release: New University of Florida Study Ranks States’ Records Access Laws – The project’s panel of experts, known as the Sunshine Review Board, compared the state laws for 30 categories of legal provisions related to records requests and ranked them on a Sunshine Index for openness. The overall ranking is based on states’ performance …
Press release today: “About 36 million Americansor 27% of internet userssay they download either music or video files and about half of them have found ways outside of traditional peer-to-peer networks or paid online services to gather and swap their files, according to the most recent survey of the Pew Internet & American Life Project.” …
Following up on previous postings involving the FEC and potential regs impacting blogs, Declan McCullagh reports that public response to such plans have resulted in a longer, more contested process than may have otherwise been the case.
Searching for Jobs, Finding Scams, Beware Money Laundering Schemes on Career Web Sites, March 15, 2005.
AP reports that Gannett Co., Knight Ridder Inc. and the Tribune Co. have each acquired a 25 percent share in Topix.net which already has an arrangement with the New York Times to feature selected topical articles each day. The full text of the press release with details about the future impact on the site and …
Get Assistance from a Federal Depository Librarian: Government Information Online Pilot Project “U.S. Government agencies provide information on a wide variety of topics, from nutrition and health care to gardening and saving money on your electric bill. Other topics include laws and regulations, statistics, international affairs, public safety, and more. If a government agency does …