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RAIN 623 Weekly Update: General (9)



Government Executive June 2002
Information Insurance
By Shane Harris
sharris@govexec.com
Agencies make plans for retrieving data if their systems or offices
come crashing down.
ith Sept. 11 still fresh in their minds, federal information managers are taking a close look at agencies that quickly got their people back to work and their systems up and running after losing their offices and critical electronic data. Employees of the Secret Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission, for instance, who worked in Building 7 of New York’s World Trade Center, were back at work at other sites just days after their building collapsed.
With the need for recovery plans proven beyond any doubt, information managers across government are seeking the best ways to back up critical data in off-site locations.
http://www.govexec.com/features/0602/0602managetech.htm


The Post 6/16/02
Disaster recovery plan is vital in business
By Michelle Twomey
Dublin, Ireland, 16 June, 2002
Two out of five enterprises that experience a disaster will go out of business
within five years of the event, according to research company Gartner.
Yet research undertaken by the organisation found that only 35 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses have a comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place and fewer than 10 per cent have crisis management, contingency, business recovery and business resumption plans.
http://www.sbpost.ie/story.jsp?story=WCContent%3Bid-48517


Managing Information 6/17/02
HM The Queen's Birthday Honours
The birthday honours of Her Majesty the Queen have been announced. They include librarians, and other people from the world of information.
http://www.managinginformation.com/news/content_show_full.php?id=618


The Philadelphia Inquirer 6/19/02
Who is able to access your medical records?
More people than you might think - or want. And if the Bush administration has its way, that number might grow.
By Jeff Gelles
Inquirer Columnist
With the spread of electronic databases, the rise of genetic testing, and growing pressure to control medical costs, lots of attention has been paid to the question of who has access to your medical records.
Your employer? Yes, especially if health-care coverage goes along with your job.
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/3500513.htm


HispanicBusiness.com 6/19/02
In Praise of the Paper Trail
By Francisco Ramos Jr.
Who wasn’t watching when certain Enron documents publicly embarrassed the company’s top managers?
Executives sometimes avoid keeping written records, out of concern that their papers might come back to haunt them later. After all, what you write today may be used against you tomorrow – in a court of law.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=6937


The Age 6/19/02
The politics of security flaws
Washington A security bug was found in software used by millions of websites. Private experts alerted users and the FBI's computer security division.
Problem is, they didn't tell the maker of the software. Then they issued the wrong prescription for fixing the problem.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/06/19/1023864445193.html


USA Today 6/20/02
Mold getting a costly hold on homes
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/06/20/mold-usat.htm


New York Times 6/20/02
A Scholar Recants on His 'Shakespeare' Discovery
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/20/books/20SHAK.html


Business Week 6/21/02
Organizing Your Record Collection
What to keep and what to toss? It's a question every business owner needs to answer before the taxman calls. Here are some tips
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jun2002/sb20020621_1634.htm




Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va