Technical Security Evaluation of DHS Activities at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Unclassified Summary, OIG-07-44 (PDF, 3 pages), May 2007 – released June 12, 2007. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
CSI Working Group on Web Security Research Law
Press release: “Software security researchers can disclose vulnerabilities almost to their hearts’ content. Web security researchers, on the other hand, can go to jail for merely looking for a vulnerability, much less disclosing one publicly. The inaugural report of CSI’s new working group explains why, and whether the legal climate is bad for the Internet.” Continue Reading
Congressional Research Accessibility Act
H.R. 2545: To make available on the Internet, for purposes of access and retrieval by the public, certain information available through the Congressional Research Service web site. Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] (introduced 5/24/2007). (1) IN GENERAL – The Director of the Congressional Research Service shall make available through a centralized, searchable, electronic database, for… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports on BioFuels, Defense Acquisitions, and Motor Carrier Safety
Biofuels: DOE Lacks a Strategic Approach to Coordinate Increasing Production with Infrastructure Development and Vehicle Needs GAO-07-713, June 8, 2007 Defense Acquisitions: Analysis of Processes Used to Evaluate Active Protection Systems GAO-07-759, June 8, 2007 Motor Carrier Safety: A Statistical Approach Will Better Identify Commercial Carriers That Pose High Crash Risks Than Does the Current… Continue Reading
U.Va. Faculty Names, SSN Security Breach
Press release: “This Web site has been established to provide information about an Information Technology Security Incident in which a security breach in a computer application resulted in exposure of sensitive information belonging to current and former University of Virginia faculty members. A criminal investigation is being conducted by University of Virginia Police in consultation… Continue Reading
EU Conference on Cooperation Against Cybercrime
Cooperation against Cybercrime: 11-12 June 2007, Palais de lEurope, Strasbourg, France: “Societies worldwide rely on information and communication technologies. However, the increasing dependency on such technologies is accompanied by a growing vulnerability to criminal intrusion and misuse. In response to these challenges the Council of Europe adopted the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185) in 2001… Continue Reading
President Bush Trip to Europe and G-8 Summit in Germany, June 6-8, 2007
President Bush Trip to Europe and G-8 Summit in Germany, June 6-8, 2007: Includes several dozen links to U.S. Government Statements, Press Conferences, Interviews, Fact Sheets. Continue Reading
New Report Finds Hate Crimes on the Rise in Many Parts of Europe
Human Rights First press release: “Hate crimes are on the rise in many parts of Europe, according to Human Rights Firsts 2007 Hate Crimes Survey, a new report examining hate-driven violence in countries from the Russian Federation and the Central Asian states across Europe to North America.” 2007 Hate Crime Survey Continue Reading
CDC Releases Provisional Vital Statistics for October 2006
Provisional Vital Statistics for October 2006 Released. Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for October 2006, May 25, 2007. Continue Reading
10 Million Pages of CIA Declassified Records Available
Press release: “The CIA recently delivered more than 420,000 additional pages of redacted declassified electronic records to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) facility in College Park, Maryland. The declassified CIA records are hosted on the CIA Records Search Tool (CREST), which is an electronic search and retrieval system. CREST now includes more than… Continue Reading
Blog Announces Top 100 Alternative Search Engines
The AltSearchEngines announced the June Top 100 (attached spreadsheet), inclusive of name, URL and type of search (business, people, podcast, health, meta, games, google mash-up, charity and many other categories). Well worth a look, as you may be familiar with a few of these search tools, but others offer unique and expert features to facilitate… Continue Reading
Economic and Financial Data for the United States
Economic and Financial Data for the United States, Updated June 10, 2007: “The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund’s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which the United States has committed, please visit the DSBB… Continue Reading
