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Daily Archives: August 7, 2003

Federal Government Job Portal Enhancements

USAJOBS, the federal government’s offical job site, with a database of over 16,000 job listings, has added new features that include: a more robust search engine to locate information on available jobs a new, user-friendly interface forms to create and store multiple versions of your resume online the option to apply to your favorite jobs… Continue Reading

Informative Commentary on CAPPS II

From the Practical Nomad: What’s wrong with CAPPS-II? (and what should be done about it?) by Edward Hasbrouck. This articles provides a wealth of links to primary and secondary documents on CAPPS I and II and the significant privacy issues inherent in the mining of personal travel data by the federal government. Continue Reading

Report Indicates Decline in Software Piracy

A new Business Software Alliance (BSA) state-by-state study indicates a slight decline in software piracy in the United States, with overall national loses to be approximately $1.9 billion. The study provides data that includes: state piracy rate, state dollar retail losses, state employment losses, total wage and salary losses, total tax losses, as well as… Continue Reading

Public Policy Group Lawsuit Against Bush Targets Global Warming Report Inaccuracies

From a press release dated August 6, 2003: “The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed suit in federal court against the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for refusing to implement the Federal Data Quality Act in regard to two major global warming reports. The law, signed by President Clinton, requires that data disseminated… Continue Reading

Google News Alerts

From Research Buzz: “Google is finally offering news alerts, which may finally fill the giant hole left in my life by the demise of Northern Light News and THEIR alerts. You can get to ’em at http://www.google.com/newsalerts. Apparently you will not have to have an account for this. All the site offers is a space… Continue Reading