United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon: “UNIFIL was created in 1978 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore the international peace and security, and help the Lebanese Government restore its effective authority in the area.”
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Daily Archives: July 27, 2006
House Passes Bill Requiring Mandatory Net Filtering By Libraries
H.R.5319 – To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms. CDT: “The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force schools and libraries to block chat and social networking sites as a… Continue Reading
ODNI Issues Progress Report on WMD Commission Recommendations
Press release: “Director of National Intelligence, John D. Negroponte, today released the Intelligence Community’s unclassified progress report on the implementation of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction intelligence reform recommendations.” Continue Reading
House Report Assess Intelligence Reform Progress
Press release: “The Oversight Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released a report assessing the implementation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The report provides a snapshot of how the goals of the Intelligence Reform Act are being satisfied.” Oversight Committee Report, July 27, 2006 (41 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Voting Rights Act Fact Sheet and Signing Statement
July 27, 2006: President Bush Signs Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 July 27, 2006 – Fact Sheet: Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 Continue Reading
DHS OIG Report on Enhancing Laptop Computer Security
Improved Administration Can Enhance Science and Technology Laptop Computer Security (Redacted), OIG-06-42 (PDF, 36 Pages), July 27, 2006. Continue Reading
Results of Government Documents Core Reference Tools 2006 Survey
As posted by Diane K. Kovacs, ‘Core’ or Essential Reference Tool Survey: Government Documents. Continue Reading
FirstGov.gov Wins Federal Computer Week's Pioneer Award
Press release: “…FirstGov.gov, the official portal of the U.S. Government, has won the Pioneer Award from Federal Computer Week and the Government Solutions Center (GSC) for its “innovative use of technology in a government program.” See also Peggy Garvin’s article, The Government Domain: FirstGov becomes First in Government Search Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of TSA's Use of RFID for Weapons Management
Letter Report: TSA’s Develpment of Its Weapons Management System Using RFID (Redacted), OIG-06-44 (PDF, 9 Pages), July 27, 2006. Continue Reading
