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Daily Archives: February 23, 2006
The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina
From the White House today, The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (Table of Contents in HTML, and PDF version of report, 228 pages). See also the Fact Sheet: The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned Related government documents: House Releases Lengthy, Scathing Report on Govt’s Flawed Response to Katrina Postings on Katrina… Continue Reading
FTC Announces Settlement in Security Breach Violation Case
FTC press release: “In the largest known compromise of financial data to date, CardSystems Solutions, Inc. and its successor, Solidus Networks, Inc., doing business as Pay By Touch Solutions, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that CardSystems’ failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the sensitive information of tens of millions of… Continue Reading
GPO Launches New Online Government Bookstore
U.S. Government Bookstore – the official online bookstore for U.S. Government publications for purchase from the U.S. Government Printing Office. [via Peggy Garvin] Continue Reading
Guide to Port Databases Online
Guide to Port Databases Online (compiled by Nathan Estey, posted by Michael Ravnitzky) World Port Index – compiled by the U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. It doesn’t indicate who owns each port but U.S. Representative may indicate foreign ownership. list of port websites by country: (only a small percentage of ports have web sites) Look… Continue Reading
Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS)
Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) “The United States has traditionally welcomed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and provided foreign investors fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory treatment with few limited exceptions designed to protect national security. The Exon-Florio provision is implemented within the context of this open investment policy. The intent of Exon-Florio is… Continue Reading
FTC Puts Business Directory Scam out of Business
Press release: “A Canadian defendant and his business are permanently banned from selling business directories and listings in those directories to U.S. consumers. To settle the Federal Trade Commission charges they were fraudulently telemarketing directories and listings, the defendant and his mother, another director of the business, will also forfeit all rights to uncashed checks… Continue Reading
