Press release: DNI Information Sharing Environment Privacy Guidelines Privacy Guidelines (9 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2006
FBI Audit of Sentinel Investigative Case Management System
Sentinel Audit II: Status of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Case Management System (Redacted), Audit Report 07-03, December 2006 (PDF – Full Report) Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Ranking Member And Incoming Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On DOJ OIG Report On FBI Computer System Project, December 4, 2006: “Todays finding by the Department of… Continue Reading
On Amazon, The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward – A New Approach
On Amazon: The Iraq Study Group Report: The Way Forward – A New Approach, by The Iraq Study Group, James A. Baker III, Lee H. Hamilton, 160 pages, Vintage Books (December 6, 2006). Continue Reading
Internet Archive Helps Secure An Exemption to Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Press release: “…Internet Archive has successfully advocated for an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA prohibits circumvention of technological measures employed by or on behalf of copyright owners to protect their works (“access controls”). Specifically, 17 U.S.C. §1201(a)(1)(A) provides, in part, that No person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively… Continue Reading
DNI Addresses Harvard's Kennedy School
Remarks and Q&A by the Director of National Intelligence, Ambassador John D. Negroponte, Harvard’s Kennedy School, December 1, 2006. Continue Reading
First Responders Interoperability To Be Up By End Of '07
“In an effort to reach predetermined goals of enabling police and fire departments in multiple jurisdictions to communicate in real-time during a major incident, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff announced that 46 U.S. cities are planned to have interoperable communications in place by the end of 2007. DHS will assist the… Continue Reading
USACM Urges Feds to Adopt Software Independent E-voting Systems
U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery: “…the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a paper recommending that federal standards allow certification only for “software independent” (i.e. ones that create a paper trail) e-voting systems. A key technical panel will consider and vote upon the recommendations this [week]. Calling these… Continue Reading
Google for Educators
Google for Educators: “Google recognizes the central role that teachers play in breaking down the barriers between people and information, and we support educators who work each day to empower their students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. This website is one of the ways we’re working to bolster that support and explore how… Continue Reading
Treasury Urged to Make Public the Results of CFIUS Investigation of Smartmatic
Press release: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), “who first highlighted the need for an investigation of a deal involving voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic is urging the Department of Treasury to make the results of the investigation public when they are finalized (letter to Treasury). Smartmatic, a company with Venezuelan roots, announced shortly before Novembers elections that… Continue Reading
CRS Report on India and Iran WMD Proliferation Activities
India and Iran: WMD Proliferation Activities, November 8, 2006 Continue Reading
Special Report on Books From Forbes
The 12-1-2006 issue of Forbes includes a Special Report, simply titled, Books. The report includes a series of articles on endurance of books, and the role technology has and will play, in their evolving future role. Custom-Built Libraries, By Brandy Slagle Publish And Perish, By Elisabeth Eaves. “Books crumble. Discs degrade. Is the age-old quest… Continue Reading
