Reed Elsevier Announces The Acquisition Of Seisint, Inc. For $775 Million From the press release: “Seisints main product, Accurint, provides online access and analysis of public record and related information, principally serving the collections, federal and legal segments.” Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2004
GAO Report Critical of DHS Terror Warning System
Homeland Security: Communication Protocols and Rick Communication Principles Can Assist in Refining the Advisory System, GAO-04-682, June 25, 2004, Highlights (both in PDF): “Established in March 2002, the Homeland Security Advisory System was designed to disseminate information on the risk of terrorist acts to federal agencies, states, localities, and the public. However, these entities have… Continue Reading
DOJ Issues Report on Patriot Act
Today the DOJ released a 29 page report to Congress detailing the manner in which the Patriot Act has been applied in the fight against terrorism. [Link] Report From the Field: The USA PATRIOT Act at Work (PDF) [thanks to Rich Allen] Continue Reading
Online Used Book Market Bypassing Royalty Fees
Online used-book sales concern some publishers: “Is Amazon.com becoming the Napster of the book business?” Continue Reading
RSS Feeds From Alexa
“Free RSS feeds – Now you can access Alexa’s Hot Search Terms, Movers & Shakers, or Top Sites with RSS.” [Link] Continue Reading
Call for Commission on Classified Gov Docs
From the New York Times, July 11: “The Central Intelligence Agency’s decision to delete extensive sections of a Senate report on faulty Iraq intelligence has so outraged Senator Trent Lott that Mr. Lott, the former majority leader, is calling for an independent commission to govern classified information.” Continue Reading
Updates to CRS Reports on Security, Terrorism and Privacy
From Secrecy News (all reports in PDF): Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends, CRS Issue Brief, updated July 6, 2004 The USA Patriot Act Sunset: A Sketch, updated June 10, 2004 USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005, updated June 10, 2004 Continue Reading
Guide to Archived Gov Docs Online
Alphabetical List of Online Government Documents (archival materials) [David Dillard] Continue Reading
Delaying November Elections?
From CNN: Officials discuss how to delay Election Day Rice: No Plan to Delay National Election Continue Reading
What Happened to the Billions Spent on Pentagon IT
“They’ve been trying for more than a decade. They’ve built more than 2,000 databases to do the job. They’re spending nearly $19 billion a year. But, despite all that effort, Defense Department officials still haven’t come up with a way to track the Pentagon’s supplies, finances or people, according to a new congressional report.” [Link,… Continue Reading
FCC Chairman Launches Blog Targeted at Tech Community
AlwaysOn Network is hosting a blog for FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell, who published his first posting on July 8. There are also comments enabled from community members. “One reason I am participating in AlwaysOn Network’s blog is to hear from the tech community directly and to try to get beyond the traditional inside the… Continue Reading
Senate Intelligence Cmte. Report on WMDs
Today the Senate Committee on Intelligence released a report detailing intelligence failures prior to the invasion of Iraq. Report Says Key Assertions Leading to War Were Wrong Conclusions Excerpted From Full Report , Conclusion 1. Most of the major key judgments in the Intelligence Community’s October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), Iraq’s Continuing Programs for… Continue Reading
