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9/11 Commission Recommendations on Transportation Security, Monday, August 16 2004 – The Testimony of Thomas Kean, Chairman, 9/11 Commission: “Use of these lists [“no fly” and “automatic selectee”] should not be delayed while the argument about a successor to the CAPPS prescreening system continues. This screening function should be performed by the TSA, not the …
HHS’s Efforts to Promote Health Information Technology and Legal Barriers to Its Adoption, GAO-04-991R, (PDF, 64 pages) August 13, 2004: “Technologies such as electronic health records (EHR) and bar coding of certain human drug and biological product labels have been shown to save money and reduce medical errors. However, only a small number of U.S. …
Web users bit by fake software – ‘Spyware’ removers frequently a scam. For reference, see Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products and Web Sites, and the Center for Democracy and Technology’s Spyware resource center that includes links to press releases and associated documents on proposed efforts, state and federal, to combat spyware.
A teaser from Tara Calishain’s upcoming book, Web Search Garage: Four Things Yahoo Can Do That Google Can’t.
Press release: Welcome to AG Rx – Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s Prescription Drug Price Website: “A recent statewide survey conducted by my office has found that prices of prescription drugs in New York State can be very high and can vary widely from pharmacy to pharmacy. On this website, we have posted the results of …
Amazon Gets Top Marks For Customer Satisfaction In Study
The Washington Post (reg. req’d) reports, in White House Goes to the Blogs, that White House Internet Director Jimmy Orr is interested in incorporating more blog-like features into the White House website. For reference, see White House Online Discussion Forum With the Public
Testimony of Acting Director of Central Intelligence John E. McLaughlin before the Senate Armed Services Committee on 9-11 Commission Findings, 17 August 2004. (Unclassified, PDF, 13 pages)
This is the third and last installment in a Washington Post series (reg. req’d) detailing how changes to specific agency regulations by this administration has significantly impacted large numbers of Americans and resulted in substantial environmental consequences. See this link for the first two installments in the series.
From Boston.com, Internet publishing attracting academics: “…the factors driving the shift to so-called open-access journals, including the reach and power of the Internet, rising subscription prices, and pressure from patients, are forcing changes in the world of scientific publishing. Universities are rebelling against rising subscription costs, as scientists chafe at paying for access to research …
Part two of a three part series from the Washington Post:‘Data Quality’ Law Is Nemesis Of Regulation: “A Policy Puts Science on Trial – A last-minute addition to an unrelated piece of legislation has created a tool for attacking the science used by federal agencies as a basis for new regulations.” (part one of the …
Appellant John Gilmore’s Opening Brief, John Gilmore v. John Ashcroft (PDF, 61 pages), filed August 16, 2004, United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. See also Flight ID Fight Revived and EFF friend-of-the-court brief (PDF, 30 pages).