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Daily Archives: May 24, 2006
Liberty and Security Initiative Releases Report on Video Surveillance
Constitution Project’s Guidelines for Public Video Surveillance: A Guide to Protecting Communities and Preserving Civil Liberties (60 pages, PDF) – “Liberty and Security Initiative released their Guidelines for Public Video Surveillance: A Guide to Protecting Communities and Preserving Civil Liberties today. The report provides practical assistance to state and local governments that have established … Continue Reading
The Use of RFID for Human Identification
The Use of RFID for Human Identification (PDF, 15 pages). “The DHS Emerging Applications and Technology Subcommittee of the Privacy Advisory Committee is seeking comments on this draft report. This report will be considered by the full Committee during the June 7, 2006 public Advisory Committee meeting in San Francisco, CA.” Continue Reading
Hearing Next Week on Constitutional Issues and FBI Raid of Congressional Office
Sensenbrenner Announces Hearing Next Week on Constitutional Questions Raised by the FBI’s Unprecedented Saturday Night Raid of Congress May 25, 2006 update: Bush Orders FBI-Congress Documents Sealed Continue Reading
ACLU Launches Program Against Phone Call Monitoring
Follow-up to previous postings on domestic surveillance of telephone calls, this press release today – ACLU Launches Nationwide Action Against NSA Snooping on Americans’ Phone Calls: “ACLU affiliates in 20 states today filed complaints with Public Utility Commissions or sent letters to state Attorneys General and other officials demanding investigations into whether local telecommunications companies… Continue Reading
Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security
Statement of Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson on the Status of the Veterans Data Theft (5/24/06): “I am outraged at the loss of this veterans’ data and the fact an employee would put it at risk by taking it home in violation of our policies. I am also concerned about the timing of… Continue Reading
NIH Posts Information on Research Results for the Public
NIH Posts Information on Research Results for the Public – May 16, 2006. Currently, fact sheets are available (PDF), on the following topics: Doubling Accomplishments-Selected Examples; Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure; Heart Disease; Research Into What Works Best; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Parkinson’s Disease; Amazing Research, Amazing Help; New Efforts for FY 2007; Driving the Transformation… Continue Reading
DOJ Report on Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear, 2005
May 21, 2006 press release: “During the year that ended last June 30, the nation’s prison and jail population grew 2.6 percent, reaching 2,186,230 inmates behind bars, the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Two thirds were in state or federal prisons (1,438,701) and the other third (747,529) were in local… Continue Reading
Public Loses Confidence in FDA Drug Safety Efforts
WSJ free feature: Americans Growing Less Confident In FDA’s Job on Safety, Poll Shows Continue Reading
Leadership in Customer Service: Building the Trust
Press release: “Leadership in Customer Service: Building the Trust (108 pages, PDF) is Accentures seventh global report on government service delivery. The report showcases insights from in-depth interviews with 45 high-ranking government executives from the 11 countries that consistently top Accentures annual survey of governments’ use of technology in customer service: Canada, the United States,… Continue Reading
Librarian Mediated Search Best Option for Cancer Patients According to Study
From PERC: Patient Education Resource Center [U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center], “lists of information sourcesrelating to a specific cancer diagnosis or issue. The purpose is to help newly diagnosed patients and their loved ones find sources of information and support. The guides are not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for information… Continue Reading
More Annual Reports Lacking Financial Statements
As reported by USAToday.com, marketing objectives are displacing statistical data in a growing number of corporate annual reports, whose appearance may now be slanted toward style over substance, at least from the researcher’s perspective. [D.C.] Continue Reading
