“The December 2004 issue of the International Journal Studies in Communication Science on Information Quality brings together researchers in the domain of business and organizational studies, as well as information technology and legal scholars to share findings regarding information quality and information quality management.” [Link]Articles available upon request, at no charge, include: Information Quality: Organizational,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2005
New CIA Report Confirms No WMDs
The LA Times (reg. req’d) reported on February 1 that the CIA issued a classified report, “Iraq: No Large-Scale Chemical Warfare Efforts Since Early 1990s.” Continue Reading
CIA Must Provide Records On Detainees In ACLU FOI Case
From the ACLU, Court Orders CIA to Comply With Request For Torture Records and the New York Times, A.C.L.U. Gains in Its Quest for C.I.A. Documents on Detainees. American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Plaintiffs, Opinion and Order Denying Application by CIA for Stay of FOIA against Obligation to Search and Review Department of Defense,… Continue Reading
Homeland Security Dept. Issues Annual Privacy Report to Congress
Via EPIC, news of the availability of the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Report to Congress, April 2003-June 2004 (112 pages, PDF): “This Report on Department of Homeland Security privacy activities…demonstrates that, through the establishment and functionality of the operations of the DHS Privacy Office, we are working to “operationalize” privacy awareness and best practices… Continue Reading
Driving and Cell Phone Use Are Deadly Combination
Drivers on Cell Phones Kill Thousands, Snarl Traffic: “Cell phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries in the United States every year..” Continue Reading
Bound Volume of Congressional Record Available Online for 1999
“As the Bound Congressional Record is the newest application available on GPO Access, currently only Volume 145 (1999; first session of the 106th Congress) is available. Additional volumes will be added in the near future.” [Link] Continue Reading
CRS Profile of 109th Congress
Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile – CRS Report Continue Reading
D.C. Metro Area Voices Highest Complaints About ID Theft
As a follow-up to my posting yesterday, FTC Releases Annual Report on Consumer Complaints – ID Theft Tops List, this Washington Post article (reg. req’d) highlights that the D.C. metropolitan area led the country in the number of complaints to the FTC. Continue Reading
Links to Open Government Websites
From the Sunshine Week project, links to several dozen Open government Web sites. Continue Reading
Real Time Traffic Updates Via Your Cellphone
“Rand McNally Traffic helps you avoid the delays with real-time traffic information, speed maps, and data on your phone…Access unlimited real-time information (compiled from multiple sources) in 94 metro areas.” [Link] Continue Reading
Portal for Live Blogging of State of the Union Address
Live Blogging the State of the Union and Bloggers get set for State of the Union. Related news: Are bloggers journalists? Do they deserve press protections? Continue Reading
USPTO Trademark Filings Now Available Via Web Portal
“The Trademark Document Retrieval (TDR), offers the public an advanced electronic portal to PDF viewing, downloading and printing of an array of information and documents for more than 460,000 trademark applications totaling more than eight million document pages. As new applications are filed, they will be added to the database. It is expected that more… Continue Reading
