The Michigan Electronic Medical Records Initiative (MEMRI) proposes to place online the medical records of state residents in an effort to increase the quality of care in medical emergencies. However, there are significant privacy issues associated with the online availability of patient medical profiles, including medication lists and social histories. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2004
Ask Jeeves Famous People Search
“People Search: Famous People – Search the name of a famous person and Jeeves will show you a picture, provide background information, and return other relevant links.” Continue Reading
Statement and Testimony of Dr. Rice Before 9/11 Commission
Prepared Statement of Statement of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Ninth public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, April 8, 2004 Transcript of her testimony, as recorded by the New York Times (36 pages) Continue Reading
Requests for Release of Pivotal 9/11 Related Presidential Documents
From CNN, 9/11 panel asks White House to declassify key document Press release: “The National Security Archive at George Washington University today called for the public declassification of the controversial President’s Daily Brief from August 6, 2001 – discussed at length in today’s testimony by national security adviser Condoleezza Rice before the commission investigating the… Continue Reading
Citizens Against Public Waste Release Annual Report
Commentary: “Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) document “a record-breaking $22.9 billion spent on 10,656 pork-barrel projects.” And from the press release: “The 630 projects profiled in the Pig Book Summary will cost taxpayers more than $3.1 billion this year.” 2004 Report Introduction and Overview, arranged by federal agencies [Link]. This page provides links to reports… Continue Reading
New Zealand E-Gov Program Using RSS
From the Overview portion of a report issued by the E-government Unit, State Services Commission (New Zealand), A standard for the publication of government news summaries. “This document proposes a technical standard for the publication of government agency news on the web. “News” in this context means media releases and other event-related content authored by… Continue Reading
News Sites That Rank Highest
From NewsKnife, an organization that rates news sites, their current survey, December 2003 through March 2004, lists the most relevant news sites based on Google searches, as follows: The New York Times, Reuters, The Washington Post, ABC News, Voice of America and the San Francisco Chronicle. The complete alphabetical list of the top 81 sites… Continue Reading
House and Senate Legislation on VoIP
H. R. 4129 – “Law Enforcement Access – (1) Requirements regarding assistance capabilities- Effective as provided in paragraph (3)(D), each provider of a connected VoIP application shall ensure that its equipment, facilities, or services are capable of — (A) enabling the government to intercept communications transmitted using such application and to access call-identifying information regarding… Continue Reading
Legislation to Create Federal Director of National Intelligence
H.R. 4104, the text in pdf, of the Intelligence Transformation Act of 2004, “To establish the Director of National Intelligence as head of the intelligence community, to modify and enhance authorities and responsibilities relating to the administration of intelligence and the intelligence community, and for other purposes.” From the text of the press release by… Continue Reading
International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology
“The UNHCR Library and Forced Migration Online (FMO) are pleased to announce that the International Thesaurus of Refugee Terminology (ITRT) is now available as an interactive and searchable tool online. Users can quickly locate terminology in English, French or Spanish by: 1) browsing alphabetically, 2) browsing by a newly-defined subject class hierarchy, or 3) conducting… Continue Reading
New CRS Report on FBI Intelligence Reform
RL32336 — FBI Intelligence Reform Since September 11, 2001: Issues and Options for Congress: From the report’s conclusion – “Should the Congress choose to influence the direction and/or outcome of the FBI’s intelligence reform, numerous options, from support of the status quo to the establishment of an autonomous domestic security intelligence service, are available for… Continue Reading
LC Multinational Collections Database Search
Multinational Collections Database Search: “The Multinational Collections Database lists items which reprint the laws and regulations of international jurisdictions on a particular legal topic, comparative in nature. The purpose of the database is to provide additional identifying information about titles, beyond that which is provided in the Library’s Online catalog.” Continue Reading
