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flyngrl

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Member since : May-30-2009 (Verified)
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I just applied for a passport for my son who was born in California and provided the birth certificate provided by the county he was born in. DOS wrote back that I needed to get "long form birth certificate" from the state. This is a 14 week process. Why can't secure technology be used by individual states to DOS (and other agencies)? I have no problem paying the same $14.00, but in this day and age requiring a "raised seal" is silly. I just had to get my signature notarized to get this data and the notary did not have a raised seal, explaining "this stamp is all we have."
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flyngrl 9 months ago
I agree wholeheartedly! For example, the Dept of Commerce canceled the FIPS 10-4 standard which served as the official record of country names and two-letter county codes by publishing its intention in the federal register (which no one reads) to do so. They didn't bother to directly ask the major agency repsonsible for geospatial information or even the department of state.
flyngrl 9 months ago
The writer obviously doesn't understand classification. Everything that is classified has a "release on" date when created. Also, the whole POINT of classification is that the particular information would pose a significant, severe, or grave threat to either national security or personnel.