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Daily Archives: September 28, 2005
DHS IG Audit Determined FEMA Response Inadequate
From the Minority Staff of the House Government Reform Committee: “In June 2005, the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General warned FEMA that its systems for managing the personnel and equipment dispatched to disaster sites were inadequate. Instead of remedying the problems the report identified, FEMA director Michael Brown disputed nearly all its findings.” DHS… Continue Reading
Customs Rulings Online Search System
“Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS is a searchable database of CBP rulings that can be retrieved based on simple or complex search characteristics using keywords and Boolean operators. CROSS has the added functionality of CROSS referencing rulings from the initial search result set with their modified, revoked or referenced counterparts. Rulings collections are separated… Continue Reading
International Right to Know Day
“Marking International Right to Know Day, the National Security Archive commended the Department of State for including access to government information as one factor evaluated in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Transparency and information are essential to allow people to scrutinize and debate the actions of their government, combat corruption, and promote… Continue Reading
Hurricane Katrina Oversight
House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, September 28, 2005 hearing, Guarding Against Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Post-Katrina Relief and Recovery: The Plans of Inspectors General. Links to Prepared Testimony Continue Reading
Committee Hearing On Protecting Copyrights/Innovation
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting Copyright and Innovation in a Post-Grokster World. Grokster is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, reports and documents. September 28, 2005.” Testimony and Member Statements Continue Reading
Bill Introduced to Allow Televising Supreme Court Proceedings
S. 1768 – A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. Sponsor: Sen Arlen Specter[PA] (introduced 9/26/2005) Continue Reading
Analysis of Criminal Prosecutions and Enforcement Stats for Bush Administration
“The data, obtained by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) under the Freedom of Information Act…document[s] changes in the kinds of cases being brought to court: immigration and weapons prosecutions are climbing while white collar crime and drug prosecutions are sliding. The new data go through the end of March 2005 (the first half of… Continue Reading
Report Documents Steady Rise in Cybercrime
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume VIII, September 2005 (requires free registration): “The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report is an analysis and discussion of Internet security activity over the past six months. It covers Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, malicious code, and future trends. This edition of the Threat Report, covering the first six months of 2005,… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Hurricane Katrina Notes Deficits in Disaster Preparedness
Hurricane Katrina: Providing Oversight of the Nation’s Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities GAO-05-1053T, September 28, 2005. Highlights. “GAO’s past work has noted a host of needed improvements in a variety of government programs related to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters. For example, GAO found that there have been a number of challenges in preparing… Continue Reading
