“The government’s prosecution of international terrorist suspects has sharply declined in the last few years, according to a new special report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). The report, based on very extensive Justice Department data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, is a unique examination of the government’s criminal enforcement effort against… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2006
Secrecy Report 2006
OpenTheGovernment.org: “Report Finds Federal Government Still More Secretive in 2005: Government secrecy saw further expansion in 2005 despite growing public concern, according to the Secrecy Report Card 2006.” Secrecy Report Card 2006 – Indicators of Secrecy in the Federal Government Recent related postings: Report on Cost Estimates for Security Classification Activities for 2005 U.S. Government… Continue Reading
Researchers Announce "Phoolproof Phishing Prevention"
Press release: Carnegie Mellon CyLab researchers create new system to address phishing fraud [ZDNet] Phoolproof Phishing Prevention – Bryan Parno, Cynthia Kuo, Adrian Perrig: “Phishing attacks exploit a users inability to distinguish legitimate websites from spoofed websites. Unfortunately, humans are ill-suited for performing the security checks necessary for secure site identification. Phoolproof Phishing Prevention uses… Continue Reading
Report from Industy and Public Interest Coalition Addresses Climate Changes and Insurance Issues
From Ceres…”te largest coalition of investors, environmental and public interest organizations in North America,” tbis new report, From Risk to Opportunity: How Insurers Can Proactively and Profitably Manage Climate Change, addresses how “…climate change poses unprecedented risks to the insurance industry, but it also creates vast opportunities for new products and services to help consumers… Continue Reading
The State of Working America 2006/2007
Economic Policy Institute: Select chapters excerpted from The State of Working America 2006/2007 are available free, and links are provided below. Table of Contents, Executive Summary and Introduction Chapter 1: Family Income: “New economy” drives a wedge between productivity and living standards Chapter 5: Wealth: Unrelenting disparities; and the news release for this chapter Chapter… Continue Reading
Launch of CampaignNetwork.org
CQPolitics.com announced the launch of a joint venture with C-SPAN, called CampaignNetwork.org. “The new site features video of C-SPANs election coverage and is home to the network’s voluminous library of debates in key races that are broadcast by television stations across the nation.” Continue Reading
New State Department Releases on the "Future of Iraq" Project
Press release: “The National Security Archive is today posting State Department documents from 2002 tracing the inception of the “Future of Iraq Project,” alongside the final, mammoth 13-volume study, previously obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. “The Future of Iraq Project” was one of the most comprehensive U.S. government planning efforts for raising that… Continue Reading
Report from the Institute for Policy Studies and United for a Fair Economy: Executive Excess 2006
“The new Executive Excess report surveys all publicly held U.S. corporations among the top 100 defense contractors that had at least 10 percent of revenues in defense. These 34 CEOs combined have pocketed almost a billion dollars since 9/11.” Executive Excess 2006 (60 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
World Bank Doing Business Database
“The Doing Business database provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are comparable across 175 economies. They indicate the regulatory costs of business and can be used to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain investment, productivity, and growth.” Continue Reading
DHS Final Rule Procedures for Handling Critical Infrastructure Information
“Summary: This final rule amends the February 2004 Interim Rule establishing uniform procedures to implement the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002. These procedures govern the receipt, validation, handling, storage, marking, and use of critical infrastructure information voluntarily submitted to the Department of Homeland Security. The procedures are applicable to all Federal, State, local, and… Continue Reading
Pathfinder on How to React to Corporate Security Breach
From CSO Online, How your company handles a data breach can make the difference between survival and extinction. “Establishing a management incident response team (MIRT) is key to making a difference.” Continue Reading
Group Documents Free Travel Accepted by Members of Congress
Press release: “Members of Congress and their aides accepted more than $600,000 in free travel from pharmaceutical interests and their allies during a 5½-year period in which drug company profits climbed, in part due to federal legislation favorable to the industry, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity.” “The “Power Trips”… Continue Reading
