Press release: “The Commission today called on all regulatory authorities and stakeholders in Europe to step up the fight against spam, spyware and malicious software. Despite existing EU legislation to outlaw spam in Europe, Europe continues to suffer from illegal online activities from inside the EU and from third countries, the Commission underlines in a new Communication. The Communication stresses that although internet safety is on the political agenda for some time, national authorities should step up their actions to prosecute illegal online activities.”
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Daily Archives: November 29, 2006
DOE IG Memo On Security Problems at Los Alamos
Audit Report – Secretary of Energy From DOE Inspector General Gregory Friedman, Selected Controls over Classified Information at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, November 27, 2006. Continue Reading
Policy Briefing – The 2006 Election
Electionline.org press release: “The 2006 Election, the 15th in a series of policy briefings by electionline.org, found widespread reports of voting system troubles, sporadic incidents of voter intimidation and/or poll worker confusion over voter identification requirements and some breakdowns at polling places because of problems with newly-mandated voter registration systems.” Continue Reading
Passports Required for Air Travel to United States as of January 23, 2007
“The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda will now be required to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere. This requirement will take effect in January… Continue Reading
Latest President's Management Agenda Scorecard
Executive Branch Management Scorecard, current status as of September 30, 2006. “The 4th quarter e-government scorecard raised the Department of Transportation and the Small Business Administration from red, the lowest rating, to green, the highest.” Continue Reading
Rand Report on State and Local Emergency Preparedness
Combating Terrorism – How Prepared Are State and Local Response Organizations? “This book presents the results of the third and final wave of a national survey to elicit assessments of state and local response agencies of the activities they have undertaken after 9/11 to respond to terrorist-related incidents and of federal programs intended to improve… Continue Reading
