U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs hearing: Assessing America’s Counterterrorism Capabilities, August 3, 2004. Link to Member Statements and Witness Testimony Related news, from the Washington Post and New York Times respectively (both requiring registration): Pre-9/11 Acts Led To Alerts and Reports That Led to Terror Alert Were Years Old, Officials Say. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2004
DOJ Flip-Flop on Destroying Gov’t Docs.
As a follow-up to my July 25 posting, Depository Libraries Directed to Destroy DOJ Pamphlets, from the American Library Association, Department of Justice Rescinds Order for Libraries to Destroy Documents and ALA welcomes Department of Justice decision to rescind destruction request. For reference, here is a link to the GPO’s initial directive: SuDocs Letter –… Continue Reading
Debate Over Merits of Patriot Act Continue
Pitching the Patriot Act – In the ongoing debate over the merits of the anti-terror law, it’s easy to get carried away. Previous postings on Patriot Act Continue Reading
Geico Sues Google and Overture For Trademark Infringement
“GEICO has filed suit against two major Internet search engine operators, Google Inc. and Overture Services Inc…claiming trademark infringement, alleging that the search engine operators violate trademark rights by allowing other insurance companies to advertise to consumers who display an interest in obtaining information relating in some way to GEICO by using the registered trademark… Continue Reading
Tool Against ID Theft Underutilized
Consumers in two states (California and Texas) may now use a “security freeze” to block access to their credit reports without their authorization, which they can provide to the credit bureau via a PIN (personal identification number). Vermont and Louisiana residents will be able to opt-in next summer. This ID theft deterrent does not have… Continue Reading
9/11 Commission Chairs Advocate Creation of National Counterterrorism Center
The Chair and Vice Chair of 9/11 Commission testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, July 30, 2004. Continue Reading
GAO Report Calls for Improved Info Resource Sharing in Financial Community
Better Information Sharing Among Financial Services Regulators Could Improve Protections for Consumers GAO-04-882R, June 29, 2004. “GAO has long held the position that financial regulators can benefit from improved information sharing. As regulators are faced with the challenges of overseeing a myriad of financial products, along with the individuals and organizations that develop and sell… Continue Reading
Patent Application Information Retrieval System
The Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) “offers the public an advanced electronic portal to PDF viewing, downloading and printing an array of information and documents for approximately 500,000 patent applications not covered by confidentiality laws. As new applications become eligible for publication 18 months after they are filed, they will be added to the database.… Continue Reading
National Intelligence Director
Remarks by the President on Intelligence Reform, August 2, 2004. Related references: 9/11 Commission Report and A Similar Approach to Strengthening America’s Security: A Comparison of Kerry Proposals and Recommendations of the 9-11 Commission Continue Reading
“Case citation-to-URL translator”
David Starkoff’s Case citation-to-URL translator provides users with free access to HTML versions of citations from these courts (primarily Australian, with the exception of United States Reports, Supreme Court of the United States, and the WIPO UDRP arbitration tribunal). Very interesting….(Bag and Baggage – thanks Stuart] Continue Reading
The Virtual Vietnam Archive
A Web-Based Database of CIA Declassified Documents on the Vietnam War From Texas Tech University, “the Virtual Vietnam Archive currently contains over 685,000 pages of scanned documents.” Search the Virtual Vietnam Archive From the University of Saskatchewan Library, the Declassified CIA Documents on the Vietnam War database currently indexes 1,200 documents, and provides an advanced… Continue Reading
Profile of Patriot Act Sections Scheduled to Sunset
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Let the Sun Set on Patriot. Previous posts on Patriot Act. Continue Reading
