The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has released “Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies CD-ROM.” This guide is an electronic version of the 2004 print publication. The guide is targeted to managers, supervisors, and officers tasked with developing or reinvigorating their intelligence function. The CD also includes other related documents such as The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) and Fusion Center Guidelines. For more information on COPS and other resources provided by COPS, please visit the COPS Web site.
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Daily Archives: November 21, 2007
United States Announces Annapolis Conference on Middle East
State Department: “Forty-nine nations, organizations and individuals have been invited to attend the U.S.-sponsored international Middle East conference November 26-28 in Annapolis, Maryland, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack says…The United States will host Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, along with the members of the Quartet, which includes the United Nations,… Continue Reading
Nixon Presidential Library to Release New Materials at the National Archives
National Archives: “The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum will release approximately 122,800 pages of historical materials from the Nixon presidency at the National Archives in College Park, MD. Highlights include national security documents on U.S. policy towards Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the Soviet Union, and on the Kurds. Also included are documents on the… Continue Reading
Collaborative Online Government Document Database Launched
Blog announcement: “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), in conjunction with a coalition of government watchdog groups, launched a new online government document database, governmentdocs.org on Thursday, November 8. The database houses Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) responses, and other government documents, from a number of organizations, that can be browsed, searched and… Continue Reading
Breaking Down Digital Barriers: When and How ICT Interoperability Drives Innovation
This series is a project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School and Research Center for Information Law at University of St. Gallen. Authors, John Palfrey and Urs Gasser. Breaking Down Digital Barriers White Paper Case Study: DRM-protected Music Interoperability and eInnovation Case Study: Digital Identity Interoperability and eInnovation Case… Continue Reading
Deployment of National Guard and Reserve in the Global War on Terrorism
Defense Science Board Report, September 2007 – Deployment of National Guard and Reserve in the Global War on Terrorism (53 pages, PDF): “…given current levels of operational demand, today’s Army active, National Guard and reserve force structure will not support the DOD [deployment] policy.” Continue Reading
UK Government Loses Personal Data on 25 Million Citizens
20 November 2007, Statement to the House of Commons by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, MP, on HMRC “With your permission Mr Speaker I should like to make a statement on the breach of procedures which led to missing personal data relating to child benefit from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs…The National Audit Office… Continue Reading
Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age
Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age, James Waldo, Herbert S. Lin, and Lynette I. Millett, Editors, Committee on Privacy in the Information Age, National Research Council. “Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the Internet and the seemingly boundaryless options for collecting, saving,… Continue Reading
