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Government electronic database suffering delays and cost overruns

donal brown February 8, 2011

The Government Accountability Office (GOA) found that the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) initiative to increase transparency in the federal government by establishing a searchable, electronic database is facing delays and cost overruns. The program is expected to be only 65 percent complete  by September. The cost could be $193 million to $433 million higher than planned. The GAO blamed poor management for the failings. Its report said, “NARA has not been positioned to

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Ambulance company settles with NLRB over employee’s Facebook posting

donal brown February 8, 2011

American Medical Response of Connecticut agreed to settle a suit brought by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the company fired an employee for criticizing her boss and calling him derogatory names on Facebook. The NLRB contended that the firing was illegal in that employees have the right to discuss workplace issues with fellow workers and others. The company agreed to revise their rules governing discourse on the Internet regarding work conditions. -db From

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California: Salinas study sessions on key issues claimed to promote transprency

donal brown February 8, 2011

The Salinas mayor wants to address thorny problems such as damaged sidewalks, graffiti and prostitution in a series of council study sessions with an emphasize on solving problems through staff recommendations and greater access to background information. Council members will be responsible for two district meetings each year, and the mayor can opt to hold town meetings to discuss citywide issues. From The Californian, February 8, 2011, by Kimer Solana-Ksolana. Full Story

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WikiLeaks defectors starts new Web site for leaked information

donal brown February 8, 2011

After a falling out with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a number of his former colleagues have started a Web site that does not handle leaked documents but instead acts as a pipeline from leakers to the media and human rights organizations. The new organization hopes to forego the histrionics surrounding WikiLeaks, conduct itself with transparency and avoid stating personal and political preferences on the site. -db From The New York Times, February 6, 2011, by

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Federal judge orders release of searchable immigration database

donal brown February 8, 2011

A federal judge supported the efforts of two groups seeking information about a Immigration and Customs Enforcement that creates fingerprint databases used for deportation. The groups are contending that the program is error-prone. The agency sent the plaintiffs five unsearchable PDF files stripped of identifying data. In response, the judge ordered documents be sent by e-mail and files identified with file names, modified dates and other metadata.-db From Courthouse News Service, February 7, 2011, by

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