Intelligence Bill Passes Senate, Awaits President’s Signature
As a follow-up to last night’s posting, Sweeping Intelligence Bill Passed By House , U.S. Senate Passes Intelligence Reorganization Bill.
Sweeping Intelligence Bill Passed By House
House Approves Intelligence Bill – Landmark Measure Passes by 336 to 75 Vote; Senate to Consider Legislation [Wednesday] – “The House…approved landmark legislation to restructure the nation’s intelligence community, creating a director of national intelligence and counterterrorism center to better coordinate government assets and avert the type of intelligence lapses that occurred prior to the …
Massachusetts Pioneers E-Health Records Initiative
Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative MeHC Incorporated 2004 (11 pages, PDF); “The Mission of the Collaborative is to improve the safety, cost effectiveness, and quality of health care in Massachusetts through the promotion of widespread implementation and use of electronic clinical information systems, including electronic medical records, medical decision support, and clinical data exchange capabilities.” See also …
Chief Privacy Officers for Each Gov’t Agency
Thanks to GovExec.com, which has been providing readers with information updates about key portions of the voluminous omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 4818), we have news that each agency must now appoint a chief privacy officer and implement data protection measures applicable to the collection of website user information. Reference: H.R. 4818/P.L. 108-447 Consolidated Appropriations Act, …
Website Blocking Controversy Over Free Annual Credit Reports
Additional information about the ongoing issue of consumer access to free online annual credit reports, about which I posted information yesterday and on November 30. Today, EPIC documented complaints about provider website blocking issues in a letter to the FTC, Re: Free Annual Credit Report Site is Blocking Web Links. “We write to urge you …
Global Manufacturer To Implement Website Privacy Protection Software
Consumer product manufacturer Procter & Gamble plans to implement data privacy protection software on its websites (numbering in the hundreds) to meet compliance requirements in Europe, which after testing, will be followed by rollouts in the U.S. and other countries.
Challenges Presented to Libraries By “War on Terrorism”
Libraries and national security: An historical review
New Blog Co-Authored by Nobel Prize Winning Economist and Federal Circuit Judge
From the Introduction to the Becker-Posner Blog: “…We have decided to start a blog that will explore current issues of economics, law, and policy in a dialogic format. Initially we will be posting just once a week, on Mondays. In time we may post more frequently.” The first posting is on Preventive War.
Website Provides Analysis of Charities to Facilitate “Intelligent Giving”
“Charity Navigator…works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America’s largest charities.” This non-profit, unaffiliated service profiles over 3,400 charities, with information available to users via a searchable database using keyword, category or region fields. The advanced search feature (available free, but requiring registration), allows users to …
Outside Links to Access Free Credit Reports Are Blocked
Follow-up to my posting on November 30, Free Annual Credit Reports Will Be Available in 13 States Tomorrow. At the time, I was unable to link to the designated website to obtain free reports (www.AnnualCreditReport.com) without cutting and pasting the URL into my browser. Now I know why. This statement is from the site mentioned …
GAO Report Reviews Gov’t Data Mining Programs, Limitations and Privacy Issues
From Data Mining: An Overview, updated May 3, 2004: Data mining has become increasingly common in both the public and private sectors. Organizations use data mining as a tool to survey customer information, reduce fraud and waste, and assist in medical research. However, the proliferation of data mining has raised some implementation and oversight issues …
FDA Recall Info Available Via RSS Feed
The RSS feed for Food and Drug Administration Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts is http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/rssRecalls.xml.