A 39 page report from the Department of Homeland Security’s National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center, titled: Fast Analysis Report (Update to Reflect Category 5 Status) to DHS 1P on Hurricane Katrina, Gulf Coast, dated August 28, 2005, provides detailed estimates of the tremendous potential consequences of the storm on civilians, public and private infrastructure,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2006
Review of Best Corporate Intranets Highlights Diversity of Technology
Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox, January 23, 2006: Ten Best Intranets of 2006. The full report is available for download ($), but the summary reviews highlights of the findings, including the global scope of the projects, the size of the companies implementing successful applications (averaging 80,000 employees), and trends in architectures, navigation, training and use of multimedia. Continue Reading
Chronology of Gov. Docs Withheld From Public Access Continues
A Tangled Web woven: At the CIA, what gets put up online–and what doesn’t, by David E. Kaplan [via Secrecy News]: “The CIA’s Center for the Study of Intelligence is one of the agency’s most open branches. The in-house think tank sponsors studies on how to improve intelligence collection and analysis and publishes a respected… Continue Reading
Trio of Reports Released By DHS on Network and Security Issues
Management of the DHS Wide Area Network Needs Improvement (PDF, 32 pages – 264 KB) Security Weaknesses Increase Risks to Critical DHS Databases (Redacted) (PDF, 36 pages) US-VISIT System Security Management Needs Strengthening (Redacted) (PDF, 47 pages) Continue Reading
New Search Capabilities Added to FirstGov Portal
“FirstGov.gov, in concert with private sector partners Vivísimo, Inc., and the Microsoft Corp., has launched the government’s most powerful search engine, one that: Vastly expands the search to include federal, state, local tribal and territorial documents; Increases the universe of government documents from 8 million to 40 million; Searches more efficiently and effectively by leveraging… Continue Reading
OpenCRS Site A Resounding Success
From CDT: “Less than a year after the Center for Democracy & Technology made Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports freely available to the public, members of the Internet community have responded by downloading more than 1 million of the informative documents from OpenCRS.com. CDT launched OpenCRS.com in June as a way to provide citizens access… Continue Reading
Search Full Text Archive of State of the Union Addresses
From askSam, a searchable version of the full text of all of the State of the Union Addresses from 1790-2005. Continue Reading
Bill to Prohibit Sale of Cell Phone Records Gains Momentum
Additional information and commentary related to January 18, 2006 posting, Legislation Seeks to Prohibit Sale of Cell Phone Records. The legislation referenced, the Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006 is S. 2178 (PDF). Commentary on the legislation by Anita Ramastry, It’s Time for Congress to Prohibit and Criminally Punish the Sale of our Cell… Continue Reading
Value of KM for NASA Operations Detailed in GAO Report
NASA: Implementing a Knowledge-Based Acquisition Framework Could Lead to Better Investment Decisions and Project Outcomes. GAO-06-218, December 21, 2005. Highlights. “A standardized, knowledge-based approach would prepare NASA to face competing budgetary priorities and better position the agency to make difficult decisions regarding the investment in and termination of projects.” Continue Reading
CRS Reports on Congressional Oversight and Protection of Classified Info
Following up with reports related to January 17, 2006 posting, Comparison of Congressional Oversight During Clinton and Bush Administrations, Secrecy News has posted two CRS reports as follows: Congressional Oversight, updated January 3, 2006 (6 pages, PDF) Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals, updated January 11, 2006 (6 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Sharing Justice Information Toolkit Released
From The Center for Technology in Government (CTG), University at Albany – Sharing Justice Information: A Capability Assessment Toolkit, November 2005, by Anthony M. Cresswell, Theresa A. Pardo, Donna S. Canestraro, Sharon S. Dawes, and Dubravka Juraga (116 pages, PDF) “This toolkit is designed for justice professionals to use when considering or planning for a… Continue Reading
DOE’s New Website Offers Features for Consumers and States
The Dept. of Energy website has undergone a significant redesign both on the back and frontend. The news site uses a Google search appliance; it employs a content management system; users may choose to view resources and links from a drop-down menu listing each state; and Quick Links target information for Consumers, Researchers, Educators, Students… Continue Reading
