Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- FOIA
- Freedom Of Information Act A U.S. government rule that states that public information shall be delivered within 10 days of request.
- Full FOIA Definition >>
ZDNet Resources
- sort by:
- Relevance
- Date
- Popularity
- Do you have a call notification system?
- Do you have a call notification system?RE: Do you have a call notification system?At http://os4ed.com, we offer an email and SMS text messaging solution as a module to openSIS EasyComm or as a stand alone offering bAlert. Our pricing is very low and the solution is very easy to...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Federal agencies don't use Web to distribute information
- Federal agencies have abjectly failed to use the Internet for information dissemination, a new study says, according to the Washington Post. In 1996, Congress passed the "e-FOIA" law to require agencies to put public information online, thus increasing public knowledge and controlling FOIA compliance costs. But the new...
- Blog posts 2007-03-12
Additional Resources
- Apple lawyers tried to hush up exploding iPod reports
- Apple lawyers tried to hush up exploding iPod reportsYou sound surprised, Adrianthrough the years, stories of compalints being removed from Apple's message boards, cease and desist orders to anyone with the tiniest of information, even anyone who dares blog negatively about Apple on their personal web sites; Apple places their...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- What Obama can do for and to open source
- What Obama can do for and to open sourceSorry we let you down.It doesn't surprise me though. We are very focused on our agendas. The Obama Administration presents a large field of issues. The only thing I can say so far is that his choice to fill...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-16
- How to make Government 2.0 a reality
- Today was the final day of the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. This morning's mixed bag of keynotes included a fireside talk with the founders of Threadless.com and a great demo of chartbeat, a new real-time website monitoring tool. After the keynotes, I decided to let...
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- Obama continues Bush's secrecy policy on mysterious IP trade deal
- OK, just what is so secret about a copyright-protection treaty? There is this proposal - the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. It's a secret and repugnant proposed treaty with some pretty extreme provisions. Only what we know about the provisions is limited to what has leaked out, because the actual terms...
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Take his BlackBerry out of his cold, dead hands
- Take his BlackBerry out of his cold, dead handsI don't use a Blackberry, but......assuming it supports encrypted e-mail and voice communication, is properly secured passworded and encrypted, he uses only his official e-mail account for government business, and he keeps it backed up on the White House system, I don't...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-08
- Cloud computing: Think collective, not zero sum
- Cloud computing: Think collective, not zero sumAll I'm thinkingAll I'm thinking is that whatever it is needs to be available offline.Cloud Computing and "Government 2.0"In the (U.S.) government arena, the potential legal and administrative issues presented by cloud computing are unique. They're no impediment to moving forward, but...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Judge wants to see legal memos in NSA wiretapping case
- A federal judge has ordered the Justice Dept. to turn over documents relating to the NSA's warrantless wiretapping program. ACLU and EFF had sought the legal opinions under an FOIA request, while Justice merely submitted summaries, claiming attorney-client privilege. Judge Henry Kennedy said the summaries the department provided were inadequate...
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo email
- Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo emailI bet he is praing for an Obama winin November, as that way he has a great change at receiving a pardon from him.If McCain wins, well five years in Guantanamo is not really [i]all[/i] that bad... ;)RE: Kernell indicted in break-in to...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- How to read your FBI file
- As part of the occasional series Life in post-Constitutional America I'm pleased to offer a brief primer on How to read your FBI file. It isn't as easy as you'd think, since the FBI has failed several times to create a modern data management system - which may not be...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to know
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to knowDoes a bear crap in the woods?Is a frogs a*****e watertight?Does Barbara Walters talk funny?Seriously I believe most law enforcement people have little inclination to do so, especially the heavy data mining nonsense the neocon-spooks are crazy about gathering. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Are feds involved in bid to undo state open govt law?
- Did you know that there are more than 40 so-called Fusion Centers across the U.S.? A Fusion Center is a top-secret site where federal and state officials meet to share, analyze and redistribute information on "all hazards, all threats," as Ars Technica explains. Here's a map of...
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- AutoRedact Plug-in 1.5 (Windows)
- AutoRedact® plug-in is an add-on to Adobe Acrobat® and Adobe Acrobat® Professional® software that provides a complete set of tools and operations for redacting various types of information from PDF documents. AutoRedact® is a "true redacting" solution that deletes sensitive text, annotations, text form fields, vector graphics, and image information...
- Software downloads 2007-10-02
- EFF sues DOJ for lobbying data
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a Freedom of Information Lawsuit against the Department of Justice to obtain records on telecom lobbying efforts, Ars Technica reports. EFF is seeking documentation of lobbying around amendments to the FISA law and the granting of immunity for surveillance activities. What connections and...
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
- Sony's nightmare scenario
- Sony's nightmare scenarioi'm getting ps3 over xboxJust waiting til that PS3 Home comes out. And some more cool games.http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/playstation-home-revealed/I've never used xbox or xbox live since cool games on xbox come out eventually on PC (halo, gears of war)I couldn't agree moreI made the argument that Sony cannot sustain...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-12
- YouTube should have been allowed to show NJ toll plaza death video
- YouTube should have been allowed to show NJ toll plaza death videoThe real questionWho took the public video and digitized it and put it up on the video file sites? This was probably a public worker they should be the one that is fined for taking the public work...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-25
- VA withdraws gun ownership data from the Web
- If Joe citizen has a hankering to see who can carry a registered concealed hand gun in Virginia, hell be sorry to learn that the state police are withdrawing the database of permit holders for public viewing, reports the Times-Dispatch. According to an opinion by Attorney General Bob...
- Blog posts 2007-04-09
- NY moves FOIA requests to email
- Here's a simple idea - Why can't the government communicate with citizens by email? Why can't public records just be emailed off, instead of the time-consuming tasks of digging them up from archives and stuck in snail mail? In New York, a new law allows officials to send public records...
- Blog posts 2006-10-24
- FBI director wants ISPs to track users
- FBI director wants ISPs to track usersAnd the noose upon Lady Liberty's neckyet tightens even more, all in the false sense of security. "Save the children!". Uh, that is the parents job, not the governments! And come on! What a load of crap, terrorists plotting online! Bulls**t! If they do,...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-17
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
Content Types
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- New Online Dashboard for IT Leaders
-
Read about top issues IT decision-makers face every day, plus get cost-effective solutions to real-life IT problems.
- Learn more >>
- Reduce risk. Reduce complexity. Increase reliability.
-
A simplified IT environment isn't just less complex. It's also more reliable. Standardize on a single Linux platform with SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell, and get the world's most interoperable Linux
- Learn more >>
- The best support in the Linux business
-
If Linux is going to power your mission-critical applications, you'd better have the best support known to business. Novell was rated the top provider of Linux technical support.
- Learn more >>
- The more you simplify, the more you save
-
When you transition from your existing Red Hat environment to SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell, you can recognize dramatic cost savings, perhaps as much 50%
- Learn more >>
Meet Doc
-
-
Here to help you with your Document Management Needs
- Doc is an enigma. Born to a Russian ballerina and a German electrical engineer, he grew up in various locations in the United States. He’s seen the insides of more brands, versions, and generations of printer and printer-related hardware than almost anyone.
- To learn more about this mysterious figure check out his blog on ZDNet and his Workspace on TechRepublic. You’ll be glad you did.
-
Produced by
ZDNet and -
