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Daily Archives: February 16, 2005
GAO Issues Sweeping Report on Government Operations
21st Century Challenges: Reexamining the Base of the Federal Government GAO-05-352T, February 16, 2005. “GAO describes the forces at work, the challenges they present, and the 21st century questions they prompt, in each of 12 broad areas based in large measure on functional areas in the federal budget, but also including governmentwide issues and the… Continue Reading
More Information on ID Theft Involving California Residents’ Personal Data
As a follow-up to my posting yesterday, Data Mining Aggregator Reports Widespread ID Theft, an article from today’s San Francisco Chronicle offers more details, including information on the arrest and upcoming arraignment of a suspect and reports of additional cases of ID theft related to this incident. Continue Reading
Web Resource For Newspaper RSS Feeds
From SIDEWALK/theory, a continually updated guide to the RSS feeds provided by national and local newspapers, which currently comprises an alphabetical list of 73 titles. Continue Reading
Open Government Act of 2005 Introduced Today With Bipartisan Support
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2005 (OPEN Government Act, S. 394) was introduced today by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont). For related documents on this bill which has bipartisan support on the Hill, as well as from associations, press, and think tanks, see the following: From Senator… Continue Reading
New Additions to the Google Toolbar
Google Toolbar 3 Beta offers new features including: SpellCheck – Check your spelling whenever you type in web forms WordTranslator – Translate English words into other languages AutoLink (US only) – Turn street addresses into links to online maps See also Google Introduces New Toolbar Features, by Jennifer Laycock Continue Reading
