News release: “Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today plans to develop a fully automated, online system for handling Veterans disability compensation claims. More than a simple digitization of existing paper-based claims, the new system is part of VAs modernization of the end-to-end processing workflow. Automation will substantially reduce processing time and increase… Continue Reading
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New GAO Reports: Depot Maintenance, Electronic Records Archive
Depot Maintenance: Improved Strategic Planning Needed to Ensure That Navy Depots Can Meet Future Maintenance Requirements, GAO-10-585, June 11, 2010 Electronic Records Archive: Status Update on the National Archives and Records Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010 Expenditure Plan, GAO-10-657, June 11, 2010 Continue Reading
Symantec White Paper: Problems with Microsoft Outlook Personal Storage Tables
Death to PST Files, A Symantec Hosted Services Whitepaper: “Email is one of your companys most criticaland most widely usedassets. According to a 2009 study by The Radicati Group, the average corporate email user sends and receives 167 email messages per day. The report estimates that this number will increase to 219 messages per day… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Getting Educated at LegalTech New York 2010
Getting Educated at LegalTech New York 2010: Conrad J. Jacoby provides an overview of the New York LegalTech show and conference, long one of the preeminent opportunities to catch a glimpse of the future of legal technology. Conrad highlights how the conference provides a surprisingly accurate snapshot of litigation support, electronic discovery, and even the… Continue Reading
Ponemon 2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach
“This 2009 Ponemon Institute 2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach – Understanding Financial Impact, Customer Turnover, and Preventive Solutions examines the costs incurred by 45 organizations after experiencing a data breach. Results were not hypothetical responses; they represent the cost estimates of activities resulting from the actual data loss incidents. This is the… Continue Reading
Obama White House E-mail Archiving Plan Revealed
Follow up to previous postings on Follow up to previous postings on missing White House emails during Bush administrations, from the National Security Archive: “Pursuant to a settlement reached between the National Security Archive and the White House Executive Office of the President (EOP), the White House today issued a letter describing critical aspects of… Continue Reading
EPIC Posts TSA Documents on Body Scanners
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, news that EPIC has posted more than 250 pages of documents it obtained in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit concerning body scanners. The documents, released by the Department of Homeland Security, reveal that Whole Body Imaging machines can record,… Continue Reading
CREW, National Security Archive and Obama Administration Settle Lawsuit Over Missing Bush White House Email
News release: “Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the National Security Archive (NSA) reached a final settlement of their long-running lawsuits challenging the failure of the Bush White House and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to take any action after confronted with evidence that millions of emails had gone… Continue Reading
HHS OIG: Medicare Part D Plan Sponsor Electronic Prescribing Initiatives
Medicare Part D Plan Sponsor Electronic Prescribing Initiatives (OEI-05-08-00322), Otober 16, 2009 “E-prescribing occurs when a prescriber uses a computer or an electronic hand-held device, such as a personal digital assistant, to write and send a prescription directly to a dispenser. Before a prescriber sends a prescription to a dispenser, he or she can request… Continue Reading
Consumer Data Broker ChoicePoint Failed to Protect Consumers' Personal Data
News release: “ChoicePoint, Inc., one of the nations largest data brokers, has agreed to strengthened data security requirements to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to implement a comprehensive information security program protecting consumers sensitive information, as required by a previous court order. This failure left the door open to a data… Continue Reading
New on LLRX: Using Technology To Estimate, Control And Manage Litigation Document Review Budgets
Using Technology To Estimate, Control And Manage Litigation Document Review Budgets: Conrad J. Jacoby details approaches and exercises that contribute to a successful process for calculating – and staying within – a realistic budget for a litigation or regulatory document review. Continue Reading
New Rules Protect Patients' Genetic Information
News release: “Individuals genetic information will have greater protections through new regulations issued today by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury. The interim final rule will help ensure that genetic information is not used adversely in determining health care coverage and will encourage more individuals to participate in… Continue Reading
