Follow-up to recent postings VA ID theft and the continuous reports on government and corporate enterprise data breaches, see this Gartner press release: Gartner Says Rash of Personal Data Thefts Shows Social Security Numbers Can No Longer Be Sole Proof of Identity for Enterprises.
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“Refinery Capacity Report: Beginning with the release of 2006 data, the Refinery Capacity Tables will no longer appear in the Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 1 publication. The 2006 Refinery Capacity Tables will be released as a separate product which includes tables in PDF format and an XLS file containing refinery capacity data by refinery.” [Link… Continue Reading
Press release: “Senator Chuck Grassley today requested more information from FBI Director Robert Mueller about the FBI’s handling of a terrorist financing case and the subsequent classification of several portions of an Inspector General report about the botched case…Grassley’s letter [included in this press release] also questioned Mueller’s use of selective unclassified portions of the… Continue Reading
Getting The New York Times More Search Engine Friendly, by Danny Sullivan and Chris Sherman, June 15, 2006. Continue Reading
Amnesty International report: Partners in Crime: Europe’s role in US renditions (53 pages, PDF), June 14, 2006. Continue Reading
ABC reports that DOJ has filed suit in NJ District Court (Trenton) seeking an injunction to prevent the NJ attorney general from obtaining records on data that carriers provided in conjunction with the domestic surveillance program. Continue Reading
Federal Emergency Management and Homeland Security Organization: Historical Developments and Legislative Options, Updated June 1, 2006 (44 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Press release, June 14, 2006: Google Launches Shakespeare Website. See Google Search Beta’s complete plays of Shakespeare Related news: From Inside Google Book Search blog: “Some print versions of Shakespeare’s plays may not be in the public domain everywhere in the world. In cases where the copyright status is in question, we protect the publisher… Continue Reading
Following up on last night’s posting, Annual Disclosure of Congressional Financial Forms, today PoliticalMoneyLine made availble, in PDF, copies of House and Senate Personal Financial Disclosures Filed In May of 2006 covering 2005 activity. Continue Reading
Press release: “Google today announced Google U.S. Government Search, a new search product that will make it easier to find U.S. government information and keep up to date on government news. With Google U.S. Government Search, millions of U.S. government employees, various contractor organizations, as well as the general public can easily search across content… Continue Reading
“Today, the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, led by Chairman Mike Rogers (AL), held a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) contract processes in the Shirlington Limo case. Senior officials from DHS, including Elaine Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, testified in front of the Subcommittee.” Testimony of Elaine C. Duke Chief Procurement… Continue Reading
