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From GovExec.com: “The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will have to curtail its work on cybersecurity, terminate all its work with a law designed to improve the elections process and go to month-to-month funding for manufacturing programs because of its $22 million budget cut in fiscal 2004, according to the agency’s acting chief …
OSHA’s database that permits users to search for enforcement inspections by the name of the establishment currently posts the following notice to users: “In order to effectively manage the costs of providing public access to this data, OSHA has restricted search times to normal business hours.” (link from NICAR listserv)
From the February 18 press release issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists: “Today, more than 60 leading scientistsincluding Nobel laureates, leading medical experts, former federal agency directors and university chairs and presidentsissued a statement calling for regulatory and legislative action to restore scientific integrity to federal policymaking. According to the scientists, the Bush administration …
U.S. Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website: “This website focuses on the agricultural products of modern biotechnology. At this time, the searchable database available on this site only covers genetically engineered crop plants intended for food or feed that have completed all recommended or required reviews for food, feed or planting use in the United States.” …
Press release, February 13, 2004, from Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman (D-CT) …”called on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to explain its role in obtaining sensitive airline passenger information from JetBlue for a Defense Department database project”: “In a letter sent today to Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary …
E-Rulemaking: Information Technology and the Regulatory Process, by Cary Coglianese, Harvard University – John F. Kennedy School of Government. From the abstract: “This paper…highlights the institutional challenges associated with using information technology in the federal regulatory process and suggests that in some cases existing rulemaking practices may need to be reconfigured in order to take …
Economic Report of the President, 2004. National Debt Tops $7 Trillion
As reported on February 12, the 9/11 Commission sought public testimony from President Bush and former President Clinton. However, the President has stipulated that only a private meeting with selected Commission members will be acceptable.
From the company’s press release: “Yahoo today announced that it has created a more comprehensive and relevant search experience for users through the deployment of its own algorithmic search technology on Yahoo!® Search (http://search.yahoo.com). Starting today, the company will begin rolling out the new Yahoo! Search Technology (YST) and expects to continue the process on …
From the statement: “Microsoft is sending letters explaining to individuals who have already downloaded the source code that such actions are in violation of the law. Additionally, Microsoft has instituted the use of alerts on several peer-to-peer clients where such illegal sharing of the source code has taken place. These alerts are designed to inform …
FTC press release, Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of National Do Not Call Registry: The text of the decision (pdf, 50 pages). The Harris Poll® #10, February 13, 2004, Do Not Call Registry Is Working Well National Do Not Call Registry See also this FCC press release from today, FCC Logs in Nearly 10,000 Complaints Since …
Press release: DHS Launches Protected Critical Infrastructure Information Program to Enhance Homeland Security, Facilitate Information Sharing: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today the launch of the Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) Program. The PCII Program enables the private sector to voluntarily submit infrastructure information to the Federal government to assist the Nation in …