Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR): Review of Data Entry and General Controls in the Collecting and Reporting of the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund, April 30, 2006. (full text report, 363 pages, PDF)
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Daily Archives: May 1, 2006
CAFE Reform for Passenger Cars
White House Fact Sheet: CAFE Reform for Passenger Cars, April 28, 2006 Continue Reading
ALA’s New Legislative Action Center
ALA’s new e-advocacy site (requires free registration). Currently has sources arranged in the following areas: Federal Issues, Grassroots Resources and a Media Center (that provides links to radio, TV, newspaper and magazines specific to your zip code). Continue Reading
WSJ.com Celebrates 10th Anniversary Online With 10 Free Days
In celebration of 10 years online, use this link for full access to WSJ.com content (the site will be free to non-subscribers for 10 days). Beginning a Second Decade – Look Back Over 10 Years at WSJ.com — At the World Around Us and Ourselves Continue Reading
Challenges in Digitizing Immigration Files
Information Technology: Near-Term Effort to Automate Paper-Based Immigration Files Needs Planning Improvements, Full text GAO-06-375, Highlights, March 31, 2006. “The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) relies on about 55 million paper-based files to adjudicate applications for immigration status and other benefits. Ensuring the currency and availability of these manual files, referred to as… Continue Reading
Factors That Contribute to Successful Banking Websites
The Three Factors for a Successful Online Banking Site Continue Reading
Net Neutrality Proposal Defeated by House
Toll Lane Ahead for Internet Traffic? Tech Giants’ Internet Battles: “Web titans like Google and Yahoo! are battling some of the smartest lobbyists in the business. And they’ve just lost a big one on Capitol Hill.” Related postings on net neutrality Continue Reading
Back to the Future on the Topic of Search Engines
Search Engines: Where We Were, Are Now, and Will Ever Be – “Phil Bradley takes a look at the development of search engines over the lifetime of Ariadne and points to what we might anticipate in the years to come.” Continue Reading
Authorized Wiretap Intercepts Increase 4 Percent in 2005
Follow-up to April 28, 2006 posting, FBI Used NSLs to Collect Info on Thousands of Americans, the following related documents from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: News release, May 1, 2006: Authorized Wiretap Intercepts Increase 4 Percent in 2005 – “The number of orders authorizing or approving the interception of wire, oral or… Continue Reading
Market Intelligence Resources Guide
The Market Intelligence Resources Professional Internet MiniGuide ($) is an 81 page resource by research expert Marcus P. Zillman. Continue Reading
