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Under the Retirement Plans section of the IRS homepage, users will now find a link to a webpage on Employee Plan (EP) Abusive Tax Transactions, which states: “The IRS is engaged in extensive efforts to curb abusive tax shelter schemes and transactions. The Tax Exempt and Governmental Entities Division of the IRS, including the office …
“Citing the model of the Privacy Officer established by statute in the Department of Homeland Security, CDT is urging Congress to create similar positions at other federal agencies as a means of addressing privacy concerns associated with government information practices in the digital age.” See the Statement of James X. Dempsey, Executive Director, Center for …
A new Forrester Brief (reg. req’d) referenced in this New Zealand Business Review article states that the valuation of Google, in anticipation of its anticipated IPO this spring, has been estimated to be in the area of $15 billion, a significant overestimation according to Forrester CEO George F. Colony.
Network Associates Spam Survey Shows That Spam Significantly Affects Security, Performance, Profitability and Overall Productivity
The Memory Hole published Highlights from the (362 page) Finding Aid for the papers (comprising over half a million items) of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, scheduled for release to the public March 4 by the Library of Congress. From the Library of Congress press release dated May 13, 1997: “Plans for the transfer and …
USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005 by Charles Doyle, January 2, 2004 Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and Transportation Security: Background and Controversies, by Mitchel A. Sollenberger, February 5, 2004 See also 49 CFR 1520.7, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Protection of Sensitive Security Information
Alextronic Discovery: “An Electronic Discovery Blog covering news, articles and thoughts for the legal and corporate community,” by Alex Lubarsky. The first posting was 11/09/03. (thanks Ben)
The Extreme Searcher’s Internet Handbook – A Guide for the Serious Searcher, by Randolph Hock, February 2004. The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources, by Barbara Quint (Editor), Nicholas G. Tomaiuolo, January 2004.
“VerifiedVoting.org champions transparent, reliable, and publicly verifiable elections in the United States.” The site includes links to federal legislation on e-voting, voting technologies that provide paper audit trails, announcements on public meetings concerning e-voting security, news from around the web, an e-newsletter, and a list of “established vendors of computerized vote tabulation systems.”
A new report from George Washington University’s Institute for Politics Democracy & the Internet (IPDI): Political Influentials Online in the 2004 Presidential Campaign (pdf, 56 pages).
Microsoft issued a download for Office 2003/XP to allow users to”permanently remove hidden data and collaboration data, such as change tracking and comments, from Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint files.” An important issue in itself, made even more relevant when considered alongside this article by Preston Gralla, published yesterday, about the creation of …
From this release: “The Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch will hold a hearing for public comment on its proposed changes to the rules on Thursday, February 12.” Preliminary Recommendations of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Public Access to Records …