Monthly Archives: February 2012

Nearly 2 Million Deceased U.S. Citizens Still Registered to Vote (US)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Synercon

As the 2012 election nears, a report published by the non-partisan Pew Center on the States asserted that nearly two million deceased Americans are still registered to vote, while one in every eight voter registrations contains significant errors. More than … Continue reading →

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Voter Rolls Are Rife With Inaccuracies, Report Finds

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Synercon

WASHINGTON — The nation’s voter registration rolls are in disarray, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States. The problems have the potential to affect the outcomes of local, state and federal elections. Read more: … Continue reading →

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Audit: ND university awarded unearned degrees

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Synercon

Lax recordkeeping and oversight resulted in hundreds of degrees being awarded to students who didn’t finish their course work. Others enrolled who couldn’t speak English or hadn’t achieved the “C” average normally required for admission. The audit report depicts Dickinson … Continue reading →

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PMO has ‘no Emergency records’ (India)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Synercon

NEW DELHI, 9 FEB: The records of correspondence between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed relating to the Emergency proclamation in 1975 are not traceable in PMO files prompting a direction by the Central Information Commission (CIC) … Continue reading →

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New York sues 3 big banks over use of mortgage registry database

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Synercon

Opening a new front against the American banking industry, New York sued three of the nation’s biggest mortgage servicers over their use of an electronic database that, according to the Empire State, has resulted in widespread deception and fraudulent foreclosure … Continue reading →

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NSW Auditor slams agency contract extensions (AUS)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Synercon

A recent audit by the NSW Audit Office criticised two state agencies for lack of transparency in contracting. NSW Police and NSW Health failed to produce records justifying a range of contract extensions worth $15million. Read more: ITNews February 1, … Continue reading →

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Technologies that we’ve lost – and the quest to find them again

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Synercon

The link between recordkeeping and the loss of knowledge – a historical perpective. Read more: io9.com, February 2, 2012

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