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“U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force issued its final report to the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada, who formed the Task Force and commissioned its investigation of the August 14, 2003, power blackout that affected large parts of the United States and Canada.” Secretary Abraham Releases Statement on Final …
“An experimental convertor that takes a Google News search and turns it into RSS” from Julian Bond at Voidstar resulted in a cease and desist response from Google.
A useful checklist of safety recommendations from the FTC, Better Business Bureau and the National Cyber Security Alliance focuses on issues that include password and virus protection, using firewalls and updating security patches, the risks of file sharing, the utility of encryption, and employee education.
Blogging is Booming: Interesting links to statistics on blog traffic, which on some sites apparently exceeds monthly readership of major mainstream newspapers.
From zFacts.com, using Google technology, Find ‘Congressional Research Service’ Reports provides a searchable interface to locate the 1,000 reports that are available to the public free on the web, hosted by a variety of advocacy sources. Supports keyword search as well as recommends and describes searching by report Order Code.
From a January 2004 Workshop Materials on Islamic Law (in pdf, 80 pages) conference held jointly by the American Association of Law Schools, American Society of Comparative and the Law and Society Association. See also Islamic and Middle Eastern Law Materials on the Net. (links via Lyonette Louis-Jacques)
Doubts about e-voting drive bilateral push for paper backups. Related postings on e-voting security issues.
The State of the News Media, 2004 – An Annual Report on American Journalism.
Googles Big Eyes are on Your E-mail Google E-Mail Ad Plans Raise Fears About Privacy Google Launches Limited Release of New E-Mail Service
From the journal Nature, via Slashdot, Access to Literature, the Debate Continues: “The Internet is profoundly changing how scientists work and publish. New business models are being tested by publishers, including open access, in which the author pays and content is free to the user. This ongoing web focus will explore current trends and future …
From the New York Times, April 2: Bush Aides Block Clinton’s Papers From 9/11 Panel. Clinton authorized access to the documents by the Commission, but the current administration subsequently did not provide them with the majority of the relevant 10,800 pages. From AP, April 3: 9/11 Panel Gets Access to Clinton Records. News from April …
From Rep. Waxman’s website: “Rep. Waxman questions White House Counsel Alberto Gonzalez on reports that he placed calls to members of the September 11 Commission during the testimony of former National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism Richard Clarke.”