“Web site operations are an integral part of an agency’s program. Managing web records properly is essential to effective web site operations, especially the mitigation of the risks an agency faces by using the web to carry out agency business. This guidance will assist agency officials in this regard, including agency program staff, webmasters, IT staff, and other agency officials who have a role in web site management and administration.” [Link]
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Daily Archives: January 25, 2005
GAO Reports on Government Fraud and Waste
High-Risk Series: An Update, GAO-05-207, January 1, 2005, Highlights (PDF). “GAO’s audits and evaluations identify federal programs and operations that, in some cases, are high risk due to their greater vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement…This year, GAO is designating four new high-risk areas. The first new area is establishing appropriate and effective information-sharing… Continue Reading
Spammers Settle Case With Earthlink
From ComputerWorld: “Earthlink claims victory in another spam case – The spammers sent out more than 250 million e-mail messages.” Continue Reading
New Developments in Internet Search
From Scientific American, Seeking Better Web Searches: “Deluged with superfluous responses to online queries, users will soon benefit from improved search engines that deliver customized results.” Continue Reading
BBC Radio Archives Content Expanded Online
Press Release: “This week, the BBC re-launches its internet Radio Player to make almost every BBC Radio programme available live and on-demand for seven days after broadcast, creating a massive, ever-changing library of music, talk shows, dramas and documentaries.” BBC Radio Homepage Continue Reading
Google Joins Gaggle of Engines Offering Video Search
About Google Video: “Google Video enables you to search a growing archive of televised content…Right now we’re just testing this product, so you’ll find programs only from a limited number of channels, which we’ve been indexing since late December 2004.” These channels include PBS, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, Fox News, and four San Francisco Bay Area stations.… Continue Reading
