Terrorist Financing: Better Strategic Planning Needed to Coordinate U.S. Efforts to Deliver Counter-Terrorism Financing Training and Technical Assistance Abroad, GAO-06-19, October 24, 2005. Highlights. “The U.S. government lacks an integrated strategy to coordinate the delivery of counter-terrorism financing training and technical assistance to countries vulnerable to terrorist financing. Specifically, the effort does not have key… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2005
Several Dozen Corporations Embrace Blogging To Expand Customer Relationships
The Blogosphere Beckons: Should Your Company Jump In? Harvard Management Communication Letter, Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2005. Continue Reading
Archives of The Economic Report of the President Now Available Online
From the Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research, The Economic Report of the President, 1960-1980 archives, now available in PDF. “The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic… Continue Reading
Google Library Digitization Plan Encounters Barriers Abroad
Google digitisation faces Euro legal challenge – Search giant admits its exploiting legal loop-holes in the US that don’t exist in Europe related postings on Google Book Search Program Continue Reading
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Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide, by Donna Cavallini and Sabrina I. Pacifici Best Legal Practices for Open Source Software: Ten Tips For Managing Legal Risks for Businesses Using Open Source Software, by Dennis Kennedy ERPs or Data Warehouses for Law Firms? by John I. Alber The Government Domain: The Cream of the Federal… Continue Reading
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
Second TIME Magazine Reporter Called to Testify Before Plame Leak Grand Jury
AP reports today that TIME magazine Washington correspondent Viveca Novak has been called to testify before the grand jury investigating the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity as a CIA operative. Continue Reading
