Part-Time Policy Wonk

From Library Journal:
Vigorous advocacy by library supporters in Michigan has pushed Gov. Jennifer Granholm to modify her July 13 Executive Order with a directive prioritizing continued support and funding for the statewide library book and electronic material sharing programs, Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat), as well as ensuring that a State Librarian [...]

From ALA’s District Dispatch:
The American Library Association (ALA) recently filed comments to the Department of Education regarding the Race to the Top Fund, a competitive one-time grant program funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that aims to encourage and reward states that are leading education innovation and reform.
The ALA’s comments highlighted the [...]

From the Sunlight Foundation:
Originally posted 5/22/2008, re-posted 8/26/2009
It sounds silly, but it is, in fact, true. In this month of May, fifteen years ago, Ted Kennedy became the first Senator to communicate with constituents over the Internet. Back in 1993, this was no small feat. At the time there were no congressional offices connected to [...]

From the Center for Democracy & Technology:
CDT and EFF today submitted joint comments to the Office of Management and Budget in response to the agency’s proposed review of the policies governing the use of cookies and other web technologies. OMB’s suggested framework begins to address some of the deficiencies regarding current federal policy; however, the [...]

From the Washington Post:
The Obama administration is proposing to scale back a long-standing ban on tracking how people use government Internet sites with “cookies” and other technologies, raising alarms among privacy groups.
A two-week public comment period ended Monday on a proposal by the White House Office of Management and Budget to end a ban on [...]

From School Library Journal:
A year after SLJ reported on the contentious dispute over a proposal to add a children’s room to the East Hampton Library in New York, the kids of the posh summer community are no closer to seeing it become a reality.
Library Director Dennis Fabiszak has said that the East Hampton Village Board [...]

From Ars Technica:
Millions of Americans are turning to the Internet to look for new jobs. But in many parts of the United States, public libraries are the only free provider of that crucial combo: a computer plus Internet access. This means that low-income job seekers depend on them when searching for employment. Oddly, as library [...]

From the White House blog:
As members of the Public Interest Declassification Board, we would like to thank each of you who have participated in the Declassification Policy Forum over the last several weeks. We have received over 150 comments with specific, detailed recommendations for revisions to Executive Order 12958, as amended, “Classified National Security Information.”
Your [...]

From the White House blog:
Nine years ago — a lifetime in Internet time — the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a policy commonly referred to as “the cookies policy. ” This policy prohibited federal agencies from using certain web-tracking technologies, primarily persistent cookies, unless the agency head provided a waiver. This may sound [...]