Washington Technology: The Billion-Dollar Club – To be a member, focus on defense, homeland security, health IT, outsourcing as hot opportunities.” See also, Small companies build market muscle – The Top 100 isnt exclusively the land of giants. Many small and midsized businesses elbow their way onto the list each year. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Free, Open Source Site Covering Congressional Bills, News, Gossip and Elected Officials
“OpenCongress brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind what’s happening in Congress. Small groups of political insiders and lobbyists know what’s really going on in Congress. Now, everyone can be an insider. OpenCongress is a free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan web resource with a mission… Continue Reading
Site Offers Free Searching and Viewing of Major Broadcast News Videos
“The Tyndall Report monitors the weekday nightly newscasts of the three American broadcast television networks: ABC World News with Charles Gibson, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams…The Tyndall Blog monitors and comments on each night’s newscasts and links to the stories that the networks aired.” Links to a… Continue Reading
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile
Quarterly Banking Profile – “Provides the earliest comprehensive summary of financial results for all FDIC-insured institutions. This report card on industry status and performance includes written analyses, graphs and statistical tables.” See also the FDIC Annual Report, February 20, 2007 – The 2006 review of policy, activity, and financial status. Continue Reading
National Center for State Courts Launches Court Security Forum
“NCSC and members of the court and law enforcement communities are concerned about court security. This is an issue that affects us all. This forum was established as a central point of information about aspects of court security. We hope to provide resources, news, and networking opportunities through the Forum.” Continue Reading
EU eGovernment TrendsWatch Website
“The TrendsWatch website aims to become a focal point for all eGovernment research projects and activities in FP6. The website mirrors the results of the study Bringing together and accelerating eGovernment research in the EU“. Continue Reading
Searching U.S. Law School Websites
John Doyle’s (of Washington & Lee Law School Library) Searching U.S. Law School Websites. Continue Reading
Commentary on Impact of Citizen Bloggers in Legal and News Spheres
Legal Times – free article – You Read It Here First? What’s new about blogs covering trials is also old. What’s daring is often dicey. by James McGrath Morris, Legal Times, February 26, 2007. Continue Reading
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Issues Guidance For Common Geospatial Standards
February 12, 2007 press release: “The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has issued a new document that provides guidance and direction to develop an overall baseline for common geospatial standards used to share, manipulate, and exploit digital geospatial data. (NGA0701)” Geospatial Intelligence Standards: Enabling a Common Vision , November 2006. Continue Reading
Comparison of New York Times Historical Online Archive With ProQuest and Microfilm Formats
How Easy Is It to Search the Complete Archives of the New York Times Online? by Thomas Padilla. Continue Reading
Major U.S. Dairy Bans Use of Milk From Cloned Cows
Follow up to postings on FDA’s review of cloned animal safety issues, via Chews Wise, Top U.S. Dairy Bans Milk From Clones: “…The top U.S. dairy company, Dean Foods, has adopted a policy statement banning milk from cloned cows…” [Charles Margulis, Center for Food Safety] Continue Reading
U.S. Attorney Resignations Focus on Clashes With Administration Policies
Follow-up to my February 22, 2007 posting New Report Shows No Precedent for Mass U.S. Attorney Firings, see this related Washington Post article, February 24, 2007, Justice Department Fires 8th U.S. Attorney: “An eighth U.S. attorney announced her resignation yesterday, the latest in a wave of forced departures of federal prosecutors who have clashed with… Continue Reading
