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Monthly Archives: May 2005
Reports on Gov’t Contracts and Prisoner Interrogations
Interagency Contracting: Problems with DOD’s and Interior’s Orders to Support Military Operations GAO-05-201, April 29, 2005. Highlights. Related documents: GAO Finds the Administration Violated Federal Law to Hire Private Interrogators Fact Sheet: GAO Report on CACI Contract (PDF, Committee on Government Reform Minority Office) Continue Reading
PBS Report on Proliferation of Free Daily Newspapers
At Metro stations in the DC area, commuters are now offered a choice of two free daily newspapers; a significantly slimmed-downed version of the Washington Post, and a newcomer called the Examiner. I have been regularly reading both, and recommend this PBS report on the national trend to lure readers back to daily newspapers with… Continue Reading
Hearing on PATRIOT Act: Criminal Wiretaps and Delayed Notice Search Warrants
House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security – Oversight Hearing on the Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Sections 201, 202, 223 of the Act that Address Criminal Wiretaps, and Section 213 of the Act that Addresses Delayed Notice, May 3, 2005. Statement by Chairman Coble Statements of Michael Sullivan, United States… Continue Reading
Business Intelligence Online Resources
Business Intelligence Online Resources, is a 23 page research paper listing selected resources both new and existing for online business intelligence, by Marcus P. Zillman. Continue Reading
Backup Tapes With Personal Data on More Than Half Million Employees…Lost?
Information on 600,000 current, former Time Warner workers missing Continue Reading
Release of Report Critical To Understanding 9/11 Blocked by Judge
This according to Washington Post (reg. req’d) writer Dan Eggen: “The report, titled A Review of the FBI’s Handling of Intelligence Information Related to the September 11 Attacks, provides an in-depth examination of three episodes considered potential missed opportunities to detect the Sept. 11 plot, including Moussaoui’s arrest in August 2001.” Related documents: from FindLaw,… Continue Reading
Hope Springs Eternal
In the Swamp, an ‘Extinct’ Woodpecker Lives, and Ivory-billed woodpecker flies back from the dead. Continue Reading
The Many Facets of Web Search: From Marketing to Fact Finding, The Future is Wide Open
How “search” is redefining the Web and our lives Related reference: Google searches for quality not quantity Continue Reading
Whither Goest the Declassification Board?
Declassification Board: Named but Unfunded – Panel on Government Secrecy Unable to Operate [Washington Post, reg. re’d] Related references: Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 and White House Names Members to Decslassification Board Continue Reading
Report on Model Programs in Health Information
Libraries and Health Communication: Model Programs in Health Information Provided by Libraries Throughout the Nation. The NCLIS 2004 Blue Ribbon Consumer Health Information Recognition Awards for Libraries (57 pages, PDF) “This document records some of the programs and methodologies used by libraries that are providing accurate, useful consumer health information to the people of the… Continue Reading
Database Aggregator Acquires Fraud Detection Service
Press release: “ChoicePoint today announced its acquisition of Magnify, Inc., a provider of fraud detection and analytics solutions to the insurance and financial services industries…Magnify’s advanced technology and modeling expertise helps customers identify suspicious activity, route information and determine which actions maximize financial return.” Related references to ID theft fraud and ChoicePoint Continue Reading
