Monday, June 26, 2006
State blocks Jewish, journalism web sites
A site dedicated to Bible study was included on a government "blacklist" of Internet pages blocked to state employees in an effort by administrators to boost workers' efficiency.
State officials also blocked government employees' access to other Web addresses including at least three Jewish-related Web sites, newspaper blogs and the University of Kentucky's Institute for Rural Journalism.
Internet addresses included on the so-called "blacklist" have been blocked by the Commonwealth Office of Technology, according to a letter from the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the list.
Last week, officials blocked state employees from surfing various Internet categories including entertainment and humor, online auctions and weblogs. The state also blocked employees from viewing http://www (dot) bluegrassreport (dot) org, after operator Mark Nickolas was quoted in a New York Times article being critical of Governor Fletcher's administration.
Nickolas has used his site to criticize various politicians, and has blasted the governor during the ongoing personnel investigation.
Finance Cabinet general counsel Gwen Pinson says following the round of sites blocked last week, there were additional Internet addresses that were found to have "slipped through the cracks."
http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=5080743
A site dedicated to Bible study was included on a government "blacklist" of Internet pages blocked to state employees in an effort by administrators to boost workers' efficiency.
State officials also blocked government employees' access to other Web addresses including at least three Jewish-related Web sites, newspaper blogs and the University of Kentucky's Institute for Rural Journalism.
Internet addresses included on the so-called "blacklist" have been blocked by the Commonwealth Office of Technology, according to a letter from the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the list.
Last week, officials blocked state employees from surfing various Internet categories including entertainment and humor, online auctions and weblogs. The state also blocked employees from viewing http://www (dot) bluegrassreport (dot) org, after operator Mark Nickolas was quoted in a New York Times article being critical of Governor Fletcher's administration.
Nickolas has used his site to criticize various politicians, and has blasted the governor during the ongoing personnel investigation.
Finance Cabinet general counsel Gwen Pinson says following the round of sites blocked last week, there were additional Internet addresses that were found to have "slipped through the cracks."
http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=5080743
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