DoD Press release: Report Charts Iraqi Political, Economic, Security Progress Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, Report to Congress, February 2006 (57 pages, PDF) New York Times – earlier today ran this headline, U.S. Envoy in Baghdad Says Iraq Is on Brink of Civil War. The headline was removed, and later this ariticle ran, As… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2006
Commentary Focuses on Civil Liberties Issue in Domestic Surveillance Controversy
Why Should Anyone Worry About Whose Communications Bush and Cheney Are Intercepting, If It Helps To Find Terrorists? by John W. Dean “Here, I will look only at the issue of whether the average American has anything to truly be worried about, as NSA electronically sifts through endless digital exchanges to find the proverbial needle-in-a-haystack.”… Continue Reading
Gov’t Docs on the Web: Now You See Them, Now You Don’t
Follow-up to February 22, 2006 posting, Agency Documents Increasingly Withheld From Public Access Through Sensitive Designation, see this press release the same day from NARA: “As part of an ongoing review of the reclassification of documents at the National Archives, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein said, “Inappropriate declassification can subject our citizens, our… Continue Reading
America’s Pressing Challenge – Building a Stronger Foundation
The National Science Board has released its biennial report to the President, Science and Engineering Indicators 2006, and a companion document, America’s Pressing Challenge – Building a Stronger Foundation. America’s Pressing Challenge Building a Stronger Foundation: “Nearly a quarter century ago, the National Science Board’s Commission on Precollege Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology[1]… Continue Reading
National Archives and Google Launch Pilot Project to Digitize and Offer Historic Films Online
NARA press release: “Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein and Google Co-Founder and President of Technology Sergey Brin today announced the launch of a pilot program to make holdings of the National Archives available for free online. This non-exclusive agreement will enable researchers and the general public to access a diverse collection of historic… Continue Reading
Port Operations Deal Delayed in Response to Intense Criticism
The following articles appear in the February 24, 2006 New York Times: Dubai Company Delays New Role at Six U.S. Ports Port Agency Tries to Block Dubai Sale U.S. Companies Not Big in Port Industry Related postings on the port controversy Continue Reading
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
