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May 08, 2007
Headlines - Google Phonebook Name Removal
- Sunlight Foundation Report on Congressional Information and the Internet
- GAO Examines VA and DOD Medical Info Sharing
- EPA OIG Review of Agency Investigations
- DOJ and FTC Issue Report on Competition in Real Estate Brokerage Industry
- Rhode Island Launches New Public Inmate Search Function
- National Center for State Courts Database Links to Over 130 Court Related Issues
- DOD OIG Audit of Government Purchase Card Controls
- Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age
- Present Law And Background Relating To Worker Classification For Federal Tax Purposes
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 Google Phonebook Name Removal This Google Phonebook Name Removal site provides a form to remove your residential and/or businesss listing information from the Google phonebook. The page notes: "Removing your phonebook listing will not remove your personal information from other pages on the web or from other reverse phone listing lookup services." [via Darlene Fichter]. GAO Examines VA and DOD Medical Info Sharing Information Technology: VA and DOD Are Making Progress in Sharing Medical Information, but Are Far from Comprehensive Electronic Medical Records GAO-07-852T, May 8, 2007. "For almost a decade, VA and DOD have been pursuing ways to share health information and create comprehensive electronic medical records. However, they have faced considerable challenges in these efforts, leading to repeated changes in the focus of their initiatives and target dates. Currently, the two departments are pursuing both long- and short-term initiatives to share health information." EPA OIG Review of Agency Investigations 2007-M-00003 EPA Needs to Respond More Timely to Reports of Investigation [ Report PDF - 21 pages] [ At a Glance PDF], May 7, 2007. DOJ and FTC Issue Report on Competition in Real Estate Brokerage Industry "The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued a joint report, "Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry." The purpose of the report is to inform consumers and others involved in the industry about important competition issues involving residential real estate, including the impact of the Internet, the competitive structure of the real estate brokerage industry, and obstacles to a more competitive environment. Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry: A Report by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice April 2007, 78 pages, PDF
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Rhode Island Launches New Public Inmate Search Function Inmate Search - "The Department of Corrections website is a service that is maintained by the Department of Corrections ("DOC") to provide certain inmate information to the public. The information on this service is provided as a voluntary service to promote communication between the DOC and the public by allowing computerized access to certain information contained in DOC files....After agreeing to a disclaimer, visitors to the site can enter partial or complete information about an inmate and press the search button. The information displayed includes: Inmate ID, Last Name, First Name, Name Type (Real or Alias), Race, Sex, Age, Last Known City/Town, and Current Security. The inmate's sentences and charges are also displayed." [ Govtech.net] National Center for State Courts Database Links to Over 130 Court Related Issues "The CourTopics database contains resource guides, state profiles, and much more for over 130 court-related topics." DOD OIG Audit of Government Purchase Card Controls D-2007-092 Government Purchase Card Controls at DoD Schools on Okinawa (May 8, 2007) (729KB) (Project D2007-D000FJ-0038.000) PDF and Summary. 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, 456 pages, May 4, 2007 - This books is available in its pre-publication version from the National Academies Press. "Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the Internet and the seemingly unbounded options for collecting, saving, sharing, and comparing information trigger consumer worries; online practices of businesses and government agencies present new ways to compromise privacy; and e-commerce and technologies that permit individuals to find personal information about each other only begin to hint at the possibilities...The report provides ways to think about privacy, its relationship to other values, and related tradeoffs and provides an in-depth look at ongoing information technology trends as related to privacy concerns. By doing so, the report is intended to contribute to a better understanding of the many issues that play a part in privacy and contribute to the analysis of issues involving privacy. Perhaps most importantly, the report seeks to raise awareness of the web of connectedness among the actions we take, the policies we pass, and the expectations we change." Present Law And Background Relating To Worker Classification For Federal Tax Purposes "In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support and the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the House Committee on Ways and Means for May 8, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Relating To Worker Classification For Federal Tax Purposes (JCX-26-07), May 7, 2007."
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