Federal Communications Commission Final Rule, November 29, 2006: “To promote a more efficient, effective and responsive organizational structure and to better promote and address public safety, homeland security, national security, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and related issues, the Commission has concluded that the proper dispatch of its business and the public interest will… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2006
OYEZ Project Blog Provides Quick Access to Range of Supreme Court Documents and Data
With a wide range of content formats, from podcasts to RSS and searchable databases, the OYEZ blog is a unique and content richs online resource to locate cases, information on the justices, Listen to or download the official version of recent oral arguments, and read court related news. Continue Reading
World Aids Day, December 1, 2006
“World AIDS Day is a day when people from around the world come together within a single effort. The global theme for the World AIDS Day 2006 is accountability – and the slogan is “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.” Via UN Pulse, “The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has compiled a list of related resources and weblinks.”… Continue Reading
New EU Communication on Spam
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… Continue Reading
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
New RAND Publications on Defense Policy Available for Download
The following are all in PDF: Striking First: Preemptive and Preventive Attack in U.S. National Security Policy Air Power in the New Counterinsurgency Era: The Strategic Importance of USAF Advisory and Assistance Missions Assessing the Value of U.S. Army International Activities Revisiting US-VISIT: U.S. Immigration Processes, Concerns, and Consequences Continue Reading
Federal Technology Source Online
“The Federal Technology Source includes contact information for more than 3,000 of the most influential people in the federal information technology arena, including chief information officers, knowledge managers, and security and privacy officers. The directory also includes information on key political officials and their IT staffs, as well as trade associations, research firms and vendors.… Continue Reading
Executive Director of UN Environment Programme Highlights Growing Problem of E-Waste
Basel Conference Addresses Electronic Wastes Challenge: “Some 20 to 50 million metric tonnes of e-waste are generated worldwide every year, comprising more than 5% of all municipal solid waste. When the millions of computers purchased around the world every year (183 million in 2004) become obsolete they leave behind lead, cadmium, mercury and other hazardous… Continue Reading
