Justice Department Probe Foiled, by Shane Harris and Murray Waas, National Journal: “An internal Justice Department inquiry into whether department officials — including Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and then-Attorney General John Ashcroft — acted properly in approving and overseeing the Bush administration’s domestic eavesdropping program was stymied because investigators were denied security clearances to do… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Questions Arise on Intersection of Novak and Rove’s Involvement With Plame Leak
Rove-Novak Call Was Concern To Leak Investigators, by Murray Waas, National Journal: “On September 29, 2003, three days after it became known that the CIA had asked the Justice Department to investigate who leaked the name of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame, columnist Robert Novak telephoned White House senior adviser Karl Rove to assure Rove… Continue Reading
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database: Search for Vulnerabilities – Enter vendor, software, or keyword. “NVD is a comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database that integrates all publicly available U.S. Government vulnerability resources and provides references to industry resources. It is based on and synchronized with the CVE vulnerability naming standard.” Continue Reading
Guide for Developing Performance Metrics for Information Security
“The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public comment the initial draft of its Guide for Developing Performance Metrics for Information Security, 49 pages, PDF (SP 800-80). The guide provides a methodology for linking agencies’ IT security program performance to agency performance, “tying information security controls, implementation, efficiency and effectiveness to… Continue Reading
House Passes Net Neutrality Bill
Follow-up to previous postings on net neutrality, today the House passed the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 [H.R. 5417], on a 20-13 vote. Continue Reading
VA Launches Website and Call Center After Theft of Personal Data
Follow-up to posting yesterday, Theft of Data on Over 25 Million Veterans Renews Calls for Greater Security, this news from the government today: “Over the weekend following the recent theft of 26.5 million veterans’ records, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly put in place a call center and website to answer questions about the… Continue Reading
Where the E-Gov’t Money is Going
From Government Computer News, this 1 page PDF indicates programs ranked by 2006 spending. “The Federal government is spending over $192 million on the 24 quicksilver E-Gov initiatives in fiscal 2006.” Related postings on e-government Continue Reading
IT Security Remains Top Priority for State CIOs
NASCIO Research Brief — The IT Security Business Case: Sustainable Funding to Manage the Risks (15 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
LC Web Capture Project
“The Library of Congress preserves the nation’s cultural artifacts and provides enduring access to them. The Library’s traditional functions of acquiring, cataloging, preserving and serving collection materials of historical importance to the Congress and the American people to foster education and scholarship extend to digital materials, including Web sites…In 2004, the Librarys Office of Strategic… Continue Reading
Treasury Announces End to Long-Distance Telephone Excise Tax
Press release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today announced it is conceding the legal dispute over the federal excise tax on long-distance telephone service. The Department of Justice will no longer pursue litigation and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will issue refunds of tax on long-distance service for the past three years. Taxpayers will be able… Continue Reading
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 2006
Press release, May 24, 2006: “U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) today introduced legislation (22 pages, PDF) that would reaffirm that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is the exclusive means by which our government can conduct electronic surveillance of U.S. persons on U.S. soil for foreign intelligence purposes.” Continue Reading
AALL Launches a Speakers Directory
AALL Speakers Directory and AALL Speakers Directory FAQ Continue Reading
