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Daily Archives: December 22, 2004

New GAO Report Indicates Progress Still Needed on E-Gov’t Initiatives

Press release: “Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Me., and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., released Wednesday a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showing that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other federal agencies have made progress in implementing key provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002 but have failed to carry out others, including development of a database and website on federal research and development funding.”

  • Federal Agencies Have Made Progress Implementing the E-Government Act of 2002 (56 pages, PDF)
  • Advocacy and Industry Groups Submit Comments Opposing VoIP Wiretaps

    Industry, Public Interest Groups Oppose FCC Proposal to Impose Design Mandates on VoIP Joint Reply Comments of Industry and Public Interest Groups on CALEA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (31 pages, PDF), December 21, 2004 Joint Initial Comments of Industry and Public Interest Groups (60 pages, PDF), November 08, 2004 Related references : Range of Groups… Continue Reading

    Human Rights Group Submits FOIA Request for Docs. on Detainees

    Press release: “In New York, on December 21, 2004, the Center for Constitutional Rights submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking all records held by the U.S. Departments of Defense, Justice and State, and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with respect to the treatment of all detainees being held in U.S.… Continue Reading

    Extensive Credentialing Process For Media Attending Inaugural

    On December 9 I posted on Fingerprinting and Background Checks for Media Covering Inaugural. As a follow-up, here is a press release documenting the personal and professional data required of all media for the slew of inaugural events. The Media Credential Application requires “…from each applicant: gender, full legal name, position, race, social security number… Continue Reading

    Survey Documents Significant Privacy Issues in 2005

    This InfoWorld commentary details previous consumer data compiled for the Ponemon Institute’s Privacy Trust Surveys on e-commerce and government related developments. From this data, the author concludes that in 2005, major privacy issues will be ID authentication technology, phishing, net advertising, the collection of airline passenger data, and earning consumer trust. Continue Reading

    United States Government Internet Manual 2004-2005

    United States Government Internet Manual 2004-2005, edited by Peggy Garvin, is a thorough, well annotated and arranged resource to over 2,000 federal government websites. Each entry includes the website link, sponsoring agency, a description of the content available, as well as related subjects. Users may locate websites and publications by name, agency, subject/topic. This manual… Continue Reading