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First Audio on FDsys: President Kennedy Assassination Tape Recording
Press Release from GPO:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 30, 2012 No. 12-07 GPO SUPPORTS NATIONAL ARCHIVES ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO PRESIDENT KENNEDY ASSASSINATION TAPE RECORDING First Audio Content on FDsys WASHINGTON-The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is providing public access to the newly discovered audio tape recording of conversations between various individuals in Washington and Air Force One pilots and officials on board during the flight from Dallas to Andrews Air Force Base following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. The tape recording is available on the U.S. Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys). This is the first time audio content is available on the system, which is a one-stop site for authentic, published Government information. GPO and NARA have a long-standing collaborative relationship in publishing the Federal Register and recently worked together to provide the public with electronic access to the Nixon grand jury testimony. Link to FDsys: www.fdsys.gov This digitized version of the two hour and twenty-two minute recording was donated to the National Archives by the Raab Collection. The tapes were found among other papers and memorabilia of Army Gen. Chester "Ted" Clifton, Jr., who served as senior military aide to President Kennedy. The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) provided the tapes to Gen. Clifton. The conversations were captured by WHCA, which routed all phone calls and radio traffic. The recording includes references to new code names and incidents, among them are a private conversation by head of the Secret Service Jerry Behn about the disposition of the President's body; an expanded conversation about how to remove the body from the plane and where to take it; an urgent effort by an aide to Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis LeMay to reach General Clifton; and attempts to locate various Congressmen from Texas. For more information go to: http://www.archives.gov/ "GPO is pleased to provide our digital services in partnering with NARA to make this important historical find available to the public," said Acting Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks. "This collection marks the first time GPO is providing audio content on the site. We look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship with NARA and other Federal agencies in providing digital access to authentic Government information through FDsys."Continue reading
State of the Federal Web Report
State of the Federal Web Report, .gov Reform Task Force (December 16, 2011).
This report presents a summary of data and findings about the state of Federal websites, collected as part of the .gov Reform Initiative. The report is intended to highlight--for the first time--the size and scope of websites in the Federal Executive Branch, how agencies are managing them, and opportunities for improvement. Though not a comprehensive assessment of every Federal Executive Branch website, this data provides a high-level overview and is the first step to more effectively collecting data to make better decisions about our Federal web operations. The .gov Reform Task Force and its partners will use this data to develop a Federal Web Strategy and create tools, best practices, and other resources that will make Federal websites more efficient and useful for citizens.hat tip to Sabrina I. Pacifici! Continue reading
New report from Pew on digital divide
Press release: Two-thirds of American adults go online and one-third do not, Pew Internet & American Life Project, 10/5/2005. Report: Digital Divisions (pdf, 17pp) Pew Internet & American Life Project, October 5, 2005. A new study from Pew on the state of digital access by the American public. Among the findings on limited access:
- Thirty-two percent of American adults, or about 65 million people, do not go online, and it is not always by choice.
- 26% of Americans age 65 and older go online, compared with 67% of those age 50-64, 80% of those age 30-49, and 84% of those age 18-29.
- 57% of African-Americans go online, compared with 70% of whites.
- 22% say they have never used the internet or email and do not live in an internet-connected household. These truly disconnected adults occupy essentially the same percentage of the population as in 2002, when 23% of American adults said they have never used the internet and do not live with anyone who has access. Continue reading
Pentagon Pulls Nuke Document; Mirrors Available
The Memory Hole blog has this story with links: Pentagon Pulls Nuke Document; Mirrors Available, September 22, 2005, The MemoryBlog.
An unclassified draft of a US nuclear doctrine review that spells out conditions under which US commanders might seek approval to use nuclear weapons has been removed from a Pentagon website, a spokesman said Monday. Lawrence DiRita, the Pentagon spokesman, said the document was taken down "because even in an unclassified world this is not the kind of thing you want flying around the Internet."Continue reading
New Report on Government Secrecy
According to a new report government agencies are expanding secrecy in many areas. The report finds that "secrecy in 2004 extended to more classified activity, more federal advisory meetings, more new patents deemed 'secret,' more domestic surveillance, and more new state laws restricting public access to information."
- Secrecy Report Card, 2005, (pdf, 12pp.) "Quantitative Indicators of Secrecy in the Federal Government" A Report by OpenTheGovernment.org Americans for Less Secrecy, More Democracy.
The report documents that more is being classified and kept secret and that fewer documents are being declassified. It also notes that the federal government "has greatly expanded its ability to control unclassified, public information through vague restrictions that give government officials wide latitude to declare information beyond the public's reach."
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