law and government
Government: The Mirror Image of Information Management
White Paper The REAL consequence for government agencies is regulation and law. There are laws that require - mandate - government agencies to dot their "i"s and cross their "t"s. So government views information management though a rather wavy mirror that... [03 Jul 2008]
Statement of Encase Software Compliance Under Section 508
White Paper EnCase is not a general use computer utility, but one designed specifically for computer forensic investigations by specially trained law enforcement and other government investigators. The EnCase software is a comprehensive computer forensic... [03 Jul 2008]
Information Sharing on Networks
White Paper Those terrible events have been a catalyst to accelerate the military's transformation into lean, fast moving war fighting organizations and have resulted in the first federal mandate for the nationwide sharing of intelligence information among... [03 Jul 2008]
Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board Findings and Recommendations on Government Privacy Policy Setting and Management
White Paper In order to achieve a more structured focus, the CSSPAB devoted two full days of its June 19 and 20, 2001, quarterly meeting, hosted by The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois, to address issues related to government data privacy. [03 Jul 2008]
Knowledge Management in the Millennium
White Paper Aside from law firms, one of the fastest KM growth sectors are state, federal and local government agencies, primarily because of the electronic information act. For many IT professionals, knowledge management, often referred to as KM, is perhaps... [03 Jul 2008]
Discussion Paper: Background on Charitable Choice and Welfare Reform
White Paper The charitable choice provision of the 1996 welfare reform law allows states to contract with faith-based organizations to provide employment and social services with welfare reform block grant funds. [03 Jul 2008]
State Policy Choices Under Welfare Reform
White Paper The 1996 welfare reform law increased state flexibility over a range of policy choices, while imposing a new set of mandates and incentives to move in specific policy directions. Many states have also adopted policies that restrict access to... [03 Jul 2008]
North Carolina Information Technology Procurement: Policies and Procedures
White Paper On July 21, 1999, the General Assembly ratified Senate Bill 222 and it was approved on August 10, 1999 as Session Law 1999-434. The first part of the bill provides for the use of electronic payment for state and local government for payments of... [03 Jul 2008]
Preparedness, Prevention, and Response: An Effective Communications Platform for Homeland Security
White Paper Homeland security is not just a national defense or a law enforcement issue. It spans agencies and affects every function of government at every level, from local to national. To guard against terrorist threats, agencies have to command information... [03 Jul 2008]
Long-Term Legal Strategy Project for Preserving Security and Democratic Freedoms in the War on Terrorism
White Paper This Report hopes to be a starting point for Congressional legislation clarifying the law in these areas to guide government conduct in the field. The project brought together a broad spectrum of bi-partisan advisers and experts to consider ten... [03 Jul 2008]
Terrorist Identification, Screening, and Tracking Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6
White Paper There is an emerging consensus that the U.S.intelligence and law enforcement community missed several vital opportunities to watch-list and screen several conspirators involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. [03 Jul 2008]
Processes and Techniques for Providing Critical Data to First Responders to Maritime Security Incidents
White Paper First responders are those elements of law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services, and national security personnel including military units who respond to emergency calls of service. [03 Jul 2008]
Lessons Learned and Upcoming Research Issues in Democratic Control of Armed Forces and Security Sector Reform
White Paper In the US, there is much resistance among the military to homeland security functions (critical infrastructure protection and control of borders), which it sees as more properly a function for law enforcement services or the National Guard, and a... [03 Jul 2008]
Sarbox Impact on Contract Management
White Paper Described as one of the most important piece of legislation passed into US law, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sarbox) has one prime objective. Following the fall of Enron, Worldcom and the other high profile near misses, the US Government decided that... [03 Jul 2008]
Update: Food Industry and U.S. Homeland Security
White Paper President Bush recently signed into law the landmark Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Act), creating a Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department). The Act directs a monumental reorganization within the federal bureaucracy... [03 Jul 2008]
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