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Daily Archives: September 22, 2004
National Archives Responds to Email Hoax About Veterans’ Records
As posted on the online military personnel records request system from the National Archives: “There is a rumor circulating among veteran service organizations that Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) at the National Personnel Records Center will be digitized and then destroyed. This rumor is NOT TRUE…The National Archives and Records Administration preserves and protects OMPFs… Continue Reading
Privacy Issues and Outsourcing IRS Debt Collection
House Votes to Bar IRS From Outsourcing Tax Collection [thanks D.C] Continue Reading
Hearing on SAFE Act and Patriot Act
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing today, “A Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation and Proposals, including the USA PATRIOT Act and the SAFE Act.” Link to testimony and member statements The SAFE Act (S. 1709), To amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search… Continue Reading
Guide to Online Research Tools and Applications
White Papers by Marcus P. Zillman, “is a comprehensive listing of online research tools that offer various downloadable as well as web applications…” Continue Reading
Electronic Voting Machine Quick Reference Guides
From the EFF: Electronic Voting Machine Quick Reference Guides: Includes an Information sheet and glossary (with tips for election observers) and a Location list of which voting machines are in your county. See also this testimony today, by EPIC, before the Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee hearing on Human Factors and Privacy, relating… Continue Reading
