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Reseachers Focus on Fighting Web Spam

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Hao Chen, Assistant Professor, UC Davis in collaboration with In collaboration with Microsoft Researchers Yi-Min Wang and Ming Ma, pub lished Spam Double-Funnel: Connecting Web Spammers with Advertisers. [Darlene Fichter] Overview: “Web spamming is a prevalent problem on the Web. Publishing and contributing to the web is increasingly easy. Spammers, motivated by money, want to… Continue Reading

POGO Reports Major Damage to Missile Defense From Floods

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Press release: “A significant portion of the U.S. missile defense capability was wiped out during the summer of 2006 because torrential rains caused ground-based interceptor silos to be damaged by flood waters, the Project On Government Oversight has learned.” The press release includes a Fact Sheet with further data on this issue. It mentions a… Continue Reading

Identity and Security: Moving Beyond the 9/11 Staff Report on Identity Document Security

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Press release: “Former 9/11 Commission counsel Janice Kephart announces the launch of an online Identity Document Security Library, consisting of legal, technical and policy pieces regarding identity document security. Kephart, a nationally recognized border security expert, created the library to serve as a ‘one-stop-shop’ information portal for those seeking objective, credible information on the issue… Continue Reading

DOJ OIG Report on Report on Development of the Integrated Wireless Network in DOJ

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Progress Report on Development of the Integrated Wireless Network in the Department of Justice, Audit Report 07-25, March 2007: “Just to replace DOJ’s antiquated legacy wireless communications equipment would cost DOJ approximately $900 million. However, the DOJ will require more than twice that amount to fund its share of IWN. Consequently, for the DOJ, DHS,… Continue Reading

Oversight Committee Directs RNC to Preserve White House Emails

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“Citing evidence that senior White House officials are using RNC and other political email accounts to avoid leaving a record of official communications, Chairman Waxman directs the Republican National Committee and the Bush-Cheney ’04 Campaign to preserve the emails of White House officials and to meet with Committee staff to explain how the accounts are… Continue Reading

Oversight Committee Requests CIA Documents Related to Disclosure of CIA Agent

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“Citing concerns that a Senate Intelligence Committee report may be inaccurate, Chairman Waxman asks the CIA for Agency memos related to Ambassador Wilson’s February 2002 trip to Niger and the subsequent disclosure of Ms.Wilson’s covert status. Ms. Wilson recently testified before the Oversight Committee that the Senate report incorrectly claims that she was responsible for… Continue Reading

Description of Revenue Provisions Contained In The President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Proposal

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In connection with a markup scheduled by the Committee on Ways and Means for March 28, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Description Of The “Taxpayer Protection Act Of 2007” (JCX-18-07) and the estimated revenue effects (JCX-19-07) See also CBO An Analysis of the President’s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2008, March 2007 Continue Reading

DOJ OIG Report and Army Criminal Investigation Report on Matters Related to the Death of Corporal Patrick Tillman

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Department of Defense Inspector General’s Report No. IPO2007E001 on the “Review of Matters Related to the Death of Corporal Patrick Tillman, U.S. Army” (PDF), March 26, 2007. U.S. Dept. of the Army Criminal Investigation Command Report of Investigation Regarding Corporal Patrick Tillman, March 19, 2007 [note this is huge file, 1092 pages, PDF] Dept. of… Continue Reading