Monthly Archives: February 2011

Ombudsman’s report slams poor recordkeeping (Australia)

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Synercon

The Ombudsman’s report into the probilty of the Hotel Windsor Redevelopment has slammed record keeping by several departments. “I was disappointed with the standard of record-keeping, especially that of the Department (of Planning and Community Development), Heritage Victoria, and the … Continue reading →

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FEMA Loses Lessons Learned Data (US)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Synercon

Inspector general finds a poor archiving plan has left the Federal Emergency Management Agency unable to access historical data since May 2010  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been without access to years’ worth of lessons-learned data for nine … Continue reading →

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Update: Pentagon Reports Billions of Dollars in Contractor Fraud (US)

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Synercon

The Pentagon paid hundreds of billions of dollars to defense contractors engaged in criminal or civil fraud — in some cases paying the companies after they were convicted, according to a new Defense Department report. The Pentagon said its own … Continue reading →

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Almost 30 years of Jacksonville City Council files destroyed (US)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Synercon

Legislative files recording nearly 30 years of Jacksonville City Council decisions were destroyed as surplus paperwork and some are lost forever, city officials have concluded. Although some file contents were preserved on microfilm, gaps in that archiving leave no way … Continue reading →

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Fair slice of the salami (AUS)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Synercon

How do Australian courts deal with the duty of corporate record-keeping in practice? David McGrath finds that “it depends”, as two recent cases showed very different outcomes. The first of those matters was the successful prosecution by the NSW Food … Continue reading →

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PG&E launches massive record search after San Bruno disaster

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Synercon

PG&E launches massive record search after San Bruno disaster Confirming worries about the disorganized state of its pipeline records, PG&E on Tuesday said it has launched a massive effort to find documents that can prove it has set safe gas-pressure … Continue reading →

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Honda Data Breach Highlights Need to Set Strong Cloud Security Policies (US)

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Synercon

In light of recent data breaches, including a December 2010 incident which affected 2.2 million Honda customers, IT managers need to limit what data is actually shared with cloud service providers…There are many benefits of the cloud, but “all that … Continue reading →

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Judges to weigh mortgage document destruction (US)

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Synercon

Federal bankruptcy judges in Delaware are due to hold separate hearings Monday on requests by two defunct subprime mortgage lenders to destroy thousands of boxes or(f) original loan documents. The requests, by trustees liquidating Mortgage Lenders Network USA and American … Continue reading →

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