2006 Annual Report on Human Rights Released by U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State has just released the 2006 Annual Report on Human Rights. The 2006 Annual Report on Human Rights Consists of the Following Sections: + Preface, Overview and Acknowledgements, and Introduction + Africa Country Reports + East Asia and the Pacific Country Reports + Europe and Eurasia Country Reports + Near East and North Africa Country Reports + South and Central Asia Country Reports + Western Hemisphere Country Reports + Appendices + Related Material You can access archived versions of the Annual Report on Human Rights back to 1995 here. Last week, DOS released the 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Note the * to links to a PDF of a revised report. The website notes:
The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report has been revised since its original posting to the website.Continue reading
“Doing Business In” Country Commercial Guides for 2007 Continue Getting Released
Over the past few week's, 2007 "Doing Business In" (aka Country Commercial Guides are hitting the web at a rapid pace from the U.S Commercial Service and we've been tracking the releases on ResourceShelf. Chapters in most reports include: + Political and Economic Environment + Selling U.S. Products and Services + Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment + Trade Regulations and Standards + Investment Climate + Business Travel + Contacts, Market Research, and Trade Events You can find over 60 country guides in these 5 posts: 1||| 2 ||| 3 ||| 4 ||| 5 Stay tuned. More to come. Continue reading
New PATRIOT Act Report to Congress from DOJ IG Now Available
New online is the, "Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Special Report, March 2007." The document comes from the Inspector General at the U.S. Dept. of Justice. The HTML version is here. PDF version (14 pages) here. Continue reading
IFLA Posts Draft Guidelines for Libraries of Government Departments
I just noticed that IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) recently posted a draft of guidelines for government department libraries. From the document:
Libraries of Government Departments are any libraries that are established and fully supported by government to serve government with the primary audience being government although the actual audience served may be broader than government. Under this definition a public or university library, that might be created by government or provide services to government employees or the public, would not be defined as a “government library†because their primary audience would not be a government department but the general public or the student and faculty population.Full Text 39 pages; PDF. Continue reading
Recent Info Security Report, Walking Directions, Intro to Loki
OK, time for my first post of resources. We'll begin with three. 1) Last week OMB released the, "FY 2006 Report to Congress on Implementation of The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002" 144 pages; PDF. "The FISMA report contains the results of information security and privacy performance metrics reported by agency Chief Information Officers, Inspectors General, and Chief Privacy Officers in their annual FISMA reports for Fiscal Year 2006, the first year to include information about privacy performance data. In FY 2006, 88 percent of all systems operated with complete Certification and Authentication (C&A), and 88 percent of all systems operated with tested contingency plans. In addition, 77 percent of all systems operate with security controls tested within the last year. " + News Release + Full Text 2) Ask.com note. Ask.com's map and aerial imagery program provides both dynamic routing/re-routing and also walking directions. I think if you've ever walked and then driven in a large city, you learn quickly how different they might be. Here's an example of a route in NYC. + Example A) Note the "pins" labeled 1-3. You can dynamically change the location (what the routing is based on) by simply dragging them to a new location. You can add new locations (10 total) by finding the location, right clicking and selecting "add location." B) Note the route is outlined in blue/purple color, on the left side toggle between walking and driving. See the route change. 3) Have you tried Loki? It's a free tool for PC's. It falls in the location-based services category. + Loki.com Download the app. It then utilizes wi-fi (assuming you have a wi-fi connection) to identify where you are located. Then, select maps, local info (like movies, dining) etc. I've used it many times with great success and here at my house it's within about 200 feet. Of course, in some locations it does NOT work. You can also enter an address in by typing. If you look at the galley of "channels" you can find all sorts of databases to use Loki with. I haven't seen one (this would be cool) that would tell the person about government at that location. Congress district, representation, polling places, etc. cheers, gary Continue reading
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