Press release: “Data from the U.S. Military Health System will soon help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration make decisions affecting the safety and use of FDA-regulated products for all Americans. The FDA, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense [on August 2, 2007] announced a partnership… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2007
EPA OIG Audit – Superfunds Board of Directors Needs to Evaluate Actions to Improve the Superfund Program
The Superfund’s Board of Directors needs to evaluate actions to improve the Superfund program, August 1, 2007. At a Glance PDF | Report PDF (19 pages) Continue Reading
Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency
“An EPA report, entitled Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency (133 pages, PDF), assesses the national energy impacts from data centers in the U.S. The report recommends priority efficiency opportunities and policies which together have the potential to save up to $4 billion in annual electricity costs through broad implementation of… Continue Reading
DHS Privacy Act System of Records Notice for the Automated Targeting System
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security has posted on its web site, and will publish on Aug. 6, 2007, in the Federal Register, four Privacy Act records involving the Automated Targeting System (ATS). The records are an updated System of Records Notice (SORN), the Discussion of Public Comments Received on the SORN, a Notice… Continue Reading
Bill to Amend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Ready for President's Signature
S. 1927 – A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. AP: “The House handed President Bush a victory Saturday, voting to expand the government’s abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass… Continue Reading
Digitized Apollo Flight Films Available Online
Press release: “Nearly 40 years after man first walked on the Moon, the complete lunar photographic record from the Apollo project will be accessible to both researchers and the general public on the Internet. A new digital archive – created through a collaboration between Arizona State University and NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston –… Continue Reading
CRS Report : State E-Government Strategies
CRS, State E-Government Strategies: Identifying Best Practices and Applications – July 23, 2007: “Although electronic government (“e-government”) is currently one of the leading approaches to government reform, a lack of coordination or communication between various initiatives increases the risk of creating more so-called “islands of automation” and “stovepipes” within and between levels of government. To… Continue Reading
Time Magazine Looks at the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina – Two Years Later
Hurricane Katrina – Two Years Later Special Report – Why New Orleans Still Isn’t Safe Graphic – How New Orleans has changed – Then and Now Photo Essay – Broken City Previous postings on Hurricane Katrina Continue Reading
New Research Details Particle Emission Characteristics of Office Printers
“When researchers in Australia discovered that particulate matter levels were five times higher during the workday inside a nonsmoking office building than outside near a freeway, they looked for indoor culprits. After testing more than 50 printers throughout the building, they found that particle emissions varied depending on the type and age of the printer.… Continue Reading
Growing Interest in People Finding Generates New Web Sites and Less Privacy
Online Snooping Gets Creepy, By Anita Hamilton: “…An estimated 30% of all Web searches are aimed at finding people, according to industry statistics, and upstarts like PeekYou, Pipl, Spock, and Wink are vying for a piece of this potentially huge market. These free sites work by scouring the Web for any virtual footprints you might… Continue Reading
U.S. and India Release Text of Agreement Concerning Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy
Text of the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of India concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy (123 Agreement), August 3, 2007. Continue Reading
California Secretary of State Issues Decertification/Recertification of E-Voting Machines
“Secretary of State Debra Bowen began her top-to-bottom review of the voting machines certified for use in California in March 2007. The review was designed to restore the public’s confidence in the integrity of the electoral process and to ensure that California voters are being asked to cast their ballots on machines that are secure,… Continue Reading
