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Daily Archives: April 28, 2005

The Public Papers of the Presidents, 1929-2001

“The Public Papers of the Presidents contain most of the President’s public messages, statements, speeches, and news conference remarks. Documents such as Proclamations, Executive Orders, and similar documents that are published in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, as required by law, are usually not included for the presidencies of Herbert Hoover… Continue Reading

FOIA Requests Yield Photos of Return of Fallen Troops to US

Press release from the National Security Archive: “Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005 – In response to Freedom of Information Act requests and a lawsuit, the Pentagon this week released hundreds of previously secret images of casualties returning to honor guard ceremonies from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and other conflicts, confirming that images of their… Continue Reading

DHS Focuses on Critical Infrastructure Security Issues

DHS Press Release: Fact Sheet: Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure–Chemical Security “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate is focused on securing the nation’s seventeen critical infrastructure and key resource sectors. Chemical facilities are one specific sector that is of significant focus for the Department.” Continue Reading

Hearings on PATRIOT Act Continue

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Oversight Hearing on the Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act (FISA). Part II, April 28, 2005. Witness testimony: Kenneth L. Wainstein, Interim U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia; Robert S. Khuzami, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York. 4/28/2005 – Sensenbrenner Statement Regarding… Continue Reading

NY AG Sues Net Marketer For Installing Spyware on Millions of PCs

Press release: “Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today sued one of the nation’s leading internet marketing companies, alleging that the firm was the source of “spyware” and “adware” that has been secretly installed on millions of home computers. The suit against Los Angeles-based Intermix Media, Inc. is the most sweeping case to date involving programs that… Continue Reading

National Archivist Testifies on NARA’s E-Records Programs

Press Release, April 26, 2005, National Archivist Testified Before Congress on ’06 Budget Request: “In his testimony, the Archivist focused on four areas in particular that are of major importance to the National Archives and Records Administration: The Electronic Records Archives (ERA), the Nixon Library, the National Archives Experience, and the issue of document security. Continue Reading