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Daily Archives: November 28, 2005
Additional Gov Docs. Released From Alito’s DOJ Tenure
AP: Alito dueled with government ethics chief – As Justice Department lawyer, court nominee fought over disclosure rules Continue Reading
New FTC Study Shows Progress in Combating Spam
FTC press release: “According to a new study released today by the Federal Trade Commission, spammers continue to harvest email addresses from public areas of the Internet, but Internet Service Providers’ anti-spam technologies can block the vast majority of spam sent to these email addresses. The FTC staff report also found that consumers who must… Continue Reading
CRS Report Challenges Methods of Measuring Success in Fight Against Terrorism
Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness, November 23, 2005 (via FAS, 15 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
LC Announces Landmark For Digital Image Collection
“The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division is celebrating a new landmark: one million images from its collections are now available in digital form online. Digital images from the Prints & Photographs Division are available through the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC).” Laura Gottesman, Reference Librarian, Digital Reference Team, The Library of Congress. Continue Reading
Pew Study Tracks Steep Rise in Consumer Use of Online Classifieds
Press release: “17% of internet users about 25 million people — have sold something online…Data from comScore Media Metrix show that the number of Americans using online classifieds has shot up 80% in the past year, led by the rapid growth of the sites organized by Craigslist.org.” About 25 million people have used the… Continue Reading
Agencies Use FOIA Exemptions in Response to Increasing Number of Requests
“A new study by the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government…shows the use of FOIA exemptions to withhold information increased 22 percent between 2000 and 2004, despite the fact that federal agencies responded to 13 percent fewer requests for information. The exemptions most frequently used to say “no” to requesters were those recommended by Attorney… Continue Reading
