Official Google Blog: “Today, we’re excited to launch Google For Non-Profits, a one-stop shop for tools to help advance your organization’s mission in a smart, cost-efficient way. This site features ideas and tutorials for how you can use Google tools to promote your work, raise money and operate more efficiently. And to get inspired, you’ll… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
DOE OIG Audit Report: Management of the Department's Publicly Accessible Websites
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit Services, Audit Report, Management of the Department’s Publicly Accessible Websites, March 2008. “Our audit identified several opportunities to improve the security and management of the Department’s publicly accessible websites. Specifically: We identified over 50 significant cyber security incidents in the last three fiscal years,… Continue Reading
Judge Orders White House to Show Cause Why Missing Email Should Not be Recovered
Follow up to previous postings on litigation and hearings on missing White House email and violations of the Presidential Records Act, today’s news release: “Today, in response to a request by the National Security Archive, which along with Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has sued the White House challenging its failure to… Continue Reading
FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Seeking Comments on Revised Proposed Business Opportunity Rule
News release: “Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice seeking comments on a revised proposal for a new trade regulation rule governing business opportunities. Dating from 1978, the FTC historically has had a single rule covering two distinct types of offerings: franchises and business opportunity… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Intellectual Property and Federal Enforcement
Intellectual Property: Federal Enforcement Has Generally Increased, but Assessing Performance Could Strengthen Law Enforcement Efforts, GAO-08-157, March 11, 2008: “Five key agencies play a role in IP enforcement, and their enforcement functions include seizures, investigations, and prosecutions. While IP enforcement is generally not their highest priority, IP crimes with a public health and safety risk,… Continue Reading
Study of Worldwide Airports Reveals Wireless Security Risks for Travelers and Airport Operations
Press release: “…AirTight® Networks, the global leader for wireless intrusion prevention systems…issued the findings from its study to assess information security risk exposure of laptop users at fourteen airports in the United States, Canada and Asia. The company set out to understand the risks to business travelers and their corporate networks of data leakage while… Continue Reading
Sports Illustrated Poised to Release Free Searchable Archive Dating Back 53 Years
New York Times: On Thursday [March 20, 2008] Sports Illustrated “will introduce the Vault, a free site within SI.com that contains all the words Sports Illustrated has ever published [over 53 years] and many of the images, along with video and other material, in a searchable database.” Continue Reading
Environmental Groups Sue Bush Administration to Force Polar Bear Protection
Follow up to previous postings on the status of protection for polar bears, this March 10, 2008 news release, “the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Center for Biological Diversity and Greenpeace sued the Bush administration for missing the legal deadline to issue a final decision on whether to list the polar bear under the… Continue Reading
Red Cross – Iraq: no let-up in the humanitarian crisis
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) press release: “Five years after the outbreak of the war in Iraq, the humanitarian situation in most of the country remains among the most critical in the world. Because of the conflict, millions of Iraqis have insufficient access to clean water, sanitation and health care. The current crisis… Continue Reading
Treasury Announces Stimulus Payment Calendar, Calculator Available
“The Internal Revenue Service released a payment calendar today letting Americans know when they should expect their stimulus payment in the mail. For those who chose direct deposit on their 2007 tax returns, they will receive their stimulus payments through direct deposit starting May 2 and ending May 16. Those who will receive their payments… Continue Reading
Amnesty International Report – Carnage and despair: Iraq five years on
Carnage and despair: Iraq five years on. Index Number: MDE 14/001/2008. Date Published: 17 March 2008. “Five years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country is still in disarray. The human rights situation is disastrous, a climate of impunity has prevailed, the economy is in tatters and the refugee crisis continues to escalating. A… Continue Reading
Audit of the Department of Justice Terrorist Watchlist Nomination Processes
DOJ OIG: Audit of the Department of Justice Terrorist Watchlist Nomination Processes, Audit Report 08-16, March 2008 Continue Reading
