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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories 
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Wall Street Journal
SEC Charges Broker
Violated Patriot Act
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
May 22, 2006 4:14 p.m.
WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission brought its
first ever action under the USA Patriot Act, sanctioning Los Angeles
broker-dealer Crowell, Weedon & Co. on Monday for failing properly to
document its customer-identification program.
<< http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB114832836291859800.html>>

Storing it the IP way
Network Magazine India - Mumbay,India
... He created a storage policy document and manages the storage 
infrastructure
according to it. The policy contains information on data retention, 
security,
and ...
<http://www.networkmagazineindia.com/200605/coverstory13.shtml>

NARA sets ERA release date
GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA
The National Archives and Records Administration expects to unveil 
initial
capabilities of its Electronic Records Archive in September 2007, 
according
to Ken ...
<http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/40839-1.html>

Dossiers in Bulgaria opened
Sofia Echo - Bulgaria
... UBO – reports, applications, work papers and documents ... to reveal
all the documents between 1944 ... Previously, the inventories were 
classified
and someone from ...
<http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/dossiers-in-bulgaria-opened/id_15366/ca
tid_5>

The hacker-resistant database
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
... icons as CitiFinancial, Ford Motor and Time Warner have reported 
data
losses, too - from hackings, insider theft, and lost or stolen laptops
and tapes. ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2006/ndc2/052206-ndc-database-security.
html>


UPDATE 3-Personal data on millions of US veterans stolen
Reuters - USA
... The computer records included names, Social Security numbers and 
dates
of birth for the military veterans and some spouses, the department 
said.
...
<http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&st
oryID=2006-05-22T213655Z_01_N22381377_RTRIDST_0_CRIME-VETERANS-UPDATE-3.X
ML>

Information Technology And Records Management Working Together
ECM Connection (press release) - Erie,PA,USA
From the beginning Earlene Dixon, Prince William County Records Manager,
knew it would take a team to implement a new records management system
successfully. ...
<http://www.ecmconnection.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B28B7EA34-
CF3E-4FFF-98EE-4B57FBE9B75C%7D&Bucket=Supplier+News>

Continuous data protection gets gussied up
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA
... host processing; easier heterogeneous data migration for database 
server
and storage upgrades and consolidation; and streamlined data retention
efforts, the ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2006/ndc2/052206-ndc-continuous-data-pr
otection.html>

war treasures fading
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
... supposed to last 300 years. The scanned pictures will then be sent
to the National Archives for proper storage. But lack of funding ...
<http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=a6cfff84-6c33-4
8b9-b29d-7da711ac50bf&k=59924>

Former Santa Fe judge accused of tampering with public records
Amarillo.com (subscription) - Amarillo,TX,USA
SANTA FE, NM - A special prosecutor has filed charges against a former
municipal judge, accusing her of tampering with public records. ...
<http://www.amarillo.com/stories/052106/new_4722923.shtml>

At work in the Old Dominion
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... said. Some businesses have records-destruction schedules, and many
businesses do not know the historical value of what they have. ...
<http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%
2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836212862&path=!business!metrobiz&
s=1045855934857>


Douglas signs records law, but agency keeps them secret
Boston Globe - United States
... reviewing our options now as it relates to those records. ... this
point from him turning the documents over to ... the public get a look
inside these secret files.".
<http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2006/05/22/douglas_sig
ns_records_law_but_agency_keeps_them_secret>

Missing work records hinders contracts probe
Cape Argus (subscription) - Cape Town,South Africa
... The disappearance of the work records of some ... The human resource
files of some executives were ... psychometric tests and other relevant
documents had disappeared. ...
<http://www.capeargus.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3256669>

Computer with data on tens of millions of veterans stolen
GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA
... The Bank of America Corp. also disclosed that it lost backup tapes
of information on 1.2 million federal credit-card holders from 30 
agencies
and the Senate.
<http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/40840-1.html>

Data storage warning for telcos
Siliconrepublic.com - Dublin,Ireland
... “In terms of the need to hold call data records under recently 
passed
legislation, the challenge it presents to telcos without any obvious 
business
value is ...
<http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single6469>

Simplify Records Management With Bar Codes
ECM Connection (press release) - Erie,PA,USA
Each day, the prosecutor’s office in Tucson, AZ handles about 300 files
for cases assigned to as many as 37 prosecuting attorneys. ...
<http://www.ecmconnection.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B68AAD6FA-
F476-49F5-8CF7-01BA767B97C9%7D&Bucket=Supplier+News>


Companies Urged To Prosecute Ex-Employees For Bringing Info To 
Competitors
Companies can use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to go after 
ex-employees for stealing intellectual property such as customer and 
employee contact lists and internal marketing materials.
By Laurie Sullivan,  TechWeb News
May 19, 2006
URL: 
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18810078
0
Employees who sign a noncompete agreement when hired, and break the 
agreement by leaving to work at a competitor, might want to exercise a 
little extra caution. Ex-employers might be able to use the Computer 
Fraud and Abuse Act to prosecute those suspected of stealing company 
intellectual property. That's according to attorneys who spoke at the 
Greenberg Traurig LLC Intellectual Property Summit in Newport Beach, 
Calif. on Thursday.


SEC Takes a Stand on 404

"The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Wednesday in no 
uncertain terms that small companies as well as large ones will be 
required to comply with the Section 404 internal-control requirements 
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act."
http://www.cfocom/article.cfm/6942080?f=alerts
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/17/AR2006051
702018.html
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12839694/
The actual SEC release is at:  
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2006/2006-75.htm
BBC News, Mon, 22 May 2006 3:27 AM PDT
Embracing paperwork
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4998690.stm
Too busy to keep your records up to date? Look to your lasting
reputation.

Nevada Appeal, Mon, 22 May 2006 7:05 AM PDT
Data manager brings high-tech to historic preservation
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20060522/NEWS/105220057/-1/rss01
When she was a child, Karyn de Dufour imagined herself working on
archeological digs. digging up artifacts and sifting through dirt, 
working to
preserve history.




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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