The 2005 Excellence.Gov Awards, sponsored by the Industry Advisory Council and the Federal CIO Council, announced the five winners today chosen from among a group of 25 finalists. Recognized for implementing best practices and for services for which a high level of end-user satisfaction was recorded were: the e-Training Initiative (Office of Personnel Management); the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2005
Escalation in Cybercrime Results in Increased Demand for Solutions
From the Washington Post (reg. req’d), For Spammers, Worm Turns a Profit: “Bagle Attacks Show Growing Cooperation Between Virus Writers, Other Online Criminals.” Continue Reading
Commentary on Hacking and Online Activism Post 9-11
The media’s portrayal of hacking, hackers, and hacktivism before and after September 11, by Sandor Vegh: “This paper provides a thorough analysis of the mainstream media representation of hackers, hacking, hacktivism, and cyberterrorism. The intensified U.S. debate on the security of cyberspace after September 11, 2001, has negatively influenced the movement of online political activism,… Continue Reading
USPTO Initiative to Stop Piracy
“The Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) is the most comprehensive initiative ever advanced to smash the criminal networks that traffic in fakes, stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods at America’s borders, block bogus goods around the world, and help small businesses secure and enforce their rights in overseas markets.” [Link] See also the USPTO… Continue Reading
National Consumer Protection Week
From the FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has launched the seventh annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 6-12, 2005, in cooperation with federal, state and local agencies, and national advocacy organizations committed to consumer protection and education. This year’s theme, “Identity Theft: When Fact Becomes Fiction,” focuses on minimizing the risk of… Continue Reading
FCC Publishes List of Domains To Protect Cell Phones From Spam
FCC press release: “On February 7, with the cooperation of wireless carriers, the Commission published on its Web site a list of mail domain names used to send messages to wireless service. This list is to protect cellular and wireless consumers from unwanted commercial electronic mail messages by alerting marketers to which Internet domain names… Continue Reading
Maps – the Google Way
In its latest play in the ongoing search wars, Google on Tuesday quietly launched a beta site for a new map service. Google Maps Explore Google Maps FAQs for Google Maps Related news: Google image index hits 1 billion mark Continue Reading
Army Reponds to Issue of FOIA Requests for Detainee Info
Press release: “The Army continued its effort to keep the public informed concerning detainee operations by releasing its sixth set of documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The release contains 77 cases that have been previously released to the American Civil Liberties Union. The documents were mailed to the requesting media organizations on… Continue Reading
Chart Compares Features of Search Engines and Directories
Best Search Tools Chart, last updated January 11, 2005 by Joe Barker. [thanks Mike Ravnitzky] Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com
Guide to International Refugee Law Resources on the Web, by Elisa Mason Making Effective FOIA Requests, by Scott A. Hodes The Role of Peer to Peer File Sharing in Law Firm Marketing, by Andy Havens Continue Reading
Editorial Stresses Pivotal Role of Archivist of the U.S.
As a follow-up to my July 28, 2004 posting, Archivist of the U.S. Forced to Resign? the Washington Post (reg. req’d) once again addresses the issue, this time in an editoral, A New Archivist. The current status of the nomination of Allen Weinstein. Continue Reading
FY 2006 Budget Available Online From GPO
FY06 U.S. Budget now available on GPO Access: “The Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2006, was released on Monday, February 7, at 10:00 AM EST. It is now available on GPO Access in digital form. You can also place orders for the printed version through the U.S. Government Bookstore.” Browse the FY06 budget Download… Continue Reading
