From the 9/11 Commission hearing today, the following documents are now available: Staff Statement No. 17, Improvising a Homeland Defense (29 pages, PDF) Witness Statements from today’s hearing on “National Crisis Management.” Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2004
Directory of RSS Readers
Rss Readers is a wiki on RSS services, tools and technology. It is an expansive, informative guide with current updates. [via Darlene Fichter] Continue Reading
Government’s Secret No Fly List Under Challenge
Judge Scolds U.S. Officials Over Barring Jet Travelers: From the order of June 15 by U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer (a copy of which has been provided by The Volokh Conspiracy), “In this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) action plaintiffs seek records regarding “no fly” and other transportation watch lists, as well as… Continue Reading
California E-Voting Paper Trail Standards
“Secretary of State Kevin Shelley Unveils Historic Paper Audit Trail Standards for E-Voting Machines – First-in-the-Nation Standards Establish Benchmark for Development, Testing of Paper Backups,” June 15, 2004 [Link]. State of California Standards For Accessible Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail Systems In Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Voting Systems. Continue Reading
New 9/11 Commission Report Provides Details on Planned Attacks Against U.S.
Today the Commission released Staff Statement No. 15, Overview of the Enemy, (12 pages, PDF): From page five of the report: “We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States.” Also released was Staff Statement No. 16, Outline of the 9/11 Plot. Links to Statements presented at… Continue Reading
Hearing on Enhancing Social Security Number Privacy
House Subcommittee on Social Security, Hearing on Enhancing Social Security Number Privacy, Tuesday, June 15, 2004. Witness List and Testimony For reference, see also: H.R. 2971, the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2003, this GAO testimony, Social Security Numbers: Use Is Widespread and Protections Vary, presented at the hearing today,… Continue Reading
Websites Used to Shorten URLs
From notlong Free Short URL Redirection, this link to a comparison chart and list of attributes of other url shortening services. Very useful, take a look. Continue Reading
Global Terrorism Report Incorrectly Documented Drop in Number of Attacks
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003, a report released by the Secretary of State on April 29, will undergo revisions to correct inaccurate and incomplete data. The data was compiled by the Terrorist Threat Integration Center. From the June 14 State Department Daily Press Briefing statement by spokesman Richard Boucher: “Whether we put out a whole… Continue Reading
White Paper Profiles Data Protection Issues in U.S. and EU
A Global Push to Protect Information Online “As indispensible as e-mail and the Internet have become at work, companies face rising threats from the exposure of confidential business data or consumer data over the Internet.” Continue Reading
FTC Report Rejects Do Not Email Registry
From the FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that, at the present time, a National Do Not Email Registry would fail to reduce the amount of spam consumers receive, might increase it, and could not be enforced effectively. In a report (60 pages, PDF) filed in response to a statutory mandate,… Continue Reading
New OPM Regs on Federal Info Security Management
From the June 14, 2004 Federal Register, Personnel Management Office, Final Rule, Federal computer systems; security awareness and training for employees responsible for management or use: SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations concerning information technology security awareness and training for agency personnel including contractors and other users of information systems… Continue Reading
RSS Feeds for State Weather Advisories
Experimental Listings of Watches, Warnings, and Advisories by State and Territory: “This page provides access to NWS watches, warnings and advisors, listed by state in three different formats. Select a state name to view a list of active alerts in your web browser. These files are updated about every two minutes. Select a state name… Continue Reading
