From the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 2003 Wiretap Report (For the Period January 1 Through December 31, 2003) [EPIC]
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Daily Archives: April 30, 2004
Google Gawkers Flood SEC Website
The SEC website was deluged with traffic after the announcement of Google’s IPO filing. Kudos to the administrators of the site, which despite a period of slow throughput remained active and available despite the unprecedented volume of requests. This is an example of the reliability of e-gov sites, and their increasing importance to the business… Continue Reading
Reports on GPO’s Transition to Digital Only Environment
Government Printing Office: Technological Changes Create Transformation Opportunities, by Linda D. Koontz, director, information management, before the Committee on House Administration. GAO-04-729T, April 28, 2004. Highlights – “The changing technological environment is creating challenges for GPO. Specifically, the agency has seen declines in its printing volumes, printing revenues, and document sales. At the same time,… Continue Reading
Congressional Hearing on Spyware
Spyware: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, Hearing by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, April 29, 2004 [Link to Witness List & Prepared Testimony, Related Documents and Bills.] See also Congress Eager to Ban Spyware and related postings on the subject. Continue Reading
Proposed EU Data Retention Laws
From the French Republic, Ireland, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom, date of receipt, 28 April 2004: “Draft Framework Decision on the retention of data processed and stored in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or data on public communications networks for the purpose of prevention investigation detection and… Continue Reading
Presidential Records Case Continues
Press release today from The National Archive Archives: “A federal judge’s dismissal last month of a landmark open government case was based on two factual misconceptions and deserves re-opening, according to court filings last week. The lawsuit challenges President Bush’s Executive Order 13,233 that gave former Presidents and their heirs (as well as former Vice-Presidents… Continue Reading
