Blogger, purchased by Google last year, will implement the Atom syndication publishing format, rather than RSS, the widely known application with a larger user base and significant associated documentation. See also this Blogger FAQ on Atom, as well as this posting, The Great RSS vs. Atom Content Syndication Debate. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2004
Directory of Locations for Free WiFi Access
“The Wi-Fi-FreeSpot Directory is a listing of Wi-Fi locations that offer Free Wireless Internet Access – Wi-Fi – utilizing 802.11 technology. The locations listed…are business locations like cafes, restaurants, coffeeshops, hotels, airports, downtown business districts, malls, retail stores, etc.” [Link via Ex Libris] Continue Reading
GAO Reports Better IT Management Needed by Agencies
From GovExec.com: “Federal agencies generally have active plans for information technology but do not do a good enough job of determining whether they have met their goals, according to a General Accounting Office (GAO) report released Wednesday.” Information Technology Management: Governmentwide Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, and Investment Management Can Be Further Improved. GAO-04-49, January 12.… Continue Reading
9/11 Panel to Request Testimony From Bush, Clinton and Their VPs
AP reported this afternoon that the Chair of the 9/11 Commission, former governor of New Jersey Thomas H. Kean plans to request that President Bush, former President Clinton, Vice President Cheney and former Vice President Gore provide public testimony concerning their knowledge of intelligence data warning about the 9/11 attacks. Kean acknowledged that such testimony… Continue Reading
Executive Order on WMDs
From the Federal Register, February 11, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 28), Presidential Documents, Page 6899: Executive Order 13328–Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction See also President Announces Members of WMD Commission See also this New York Review of Books article, Now They Tell Usby Michael Massing: “The… Continue Reading
Website Offers Range of Links to Campaign News, Polling and Commentary
Looking for more campaign facts, stats and talk? Try RealClearPolitics, a site that each day filters and links to selected political opinion columns (including the WSJ, Washington Times, New York Times and Boston Globe), editorials, candidate specific news articles, state and national polls, Congressional and Presidential approval ratings, commentary by the site’s authors, and links… Continue Reading
Vivisimo Launches eBay Search Tool
The Vivisimo eBay search tool provides users with search results clustered according to the following categories: “auction titles and descriptions, price ranges, time left, and number of bids on item.” Continue Reading
FCC To Establish Regs for Internet Telephony
Press release, February 12: FCC Moves to Allow More Opportunities for Consumers Through Voice Services Over The Internet. Statement by FCC Chairman Powell FCC Voice-Over-Internet Protocol website FCC VoIP Factsheet Continue Reading
House Cmte. Testing Mail Security Application
The Committee on House Administration has taken the lead in testing a digital mail system by Pitney Bowes. The closure of Senate office buildings on February 3 due to the discovery of ricin has significantly raised interest in security measures to minimize the risk of such future threats. Continue Reading
Bill to Combat ID Theft Signed by Wisconsin Governor
Assembly Bill 459, “an Act to repeal and recreate 409.521 of the statutes; relating to: inclusion of social security numbers and employer identification numbers in Uniform Commercial Code financing statements,” was by Governor Jim Doyle on February 6. From the press release: “When residents borrow money and secure the loan with personal property, the lender… Continue Reading
IRS Launches New Website Resource on Abusive Tax Transactions
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… Continue Reading
Should All Federal Agencies Have Privacy Officers?
“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… Continue Reading
