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Daily Archives: March 18, 2007
National Governors Association Releases Homeland Security Guide
“A Governor’s Guide to Homeland Security contains practical advice for governors on how to organize their states to prepare for and respond to hazards of all kinds effectively. It shares information and guidance on how to approach issues such as mutual aid, information sharing, obtaining assistance from the military and protecting critical infrastructure. Last published… Continue Reading
ICANN Launches Public Participation Website
“This is the online participation website for the meeting [Lisbon meeting for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) is being held between 26-30 March 2007]. Available here will be: a rundown of each meeting complete with full details, including panellists; topics for discussions; links to resources and presentations; and links to webcasts… Continue Reading
2007 World e-Government Ranking
“The Waseda University Institute of e-Government has recently released its 2007 World E-Government Ranking. The Institute ranked the development of e-Government in 32 countries from all over the world. The top five countries in the list were: United States, Singapore, Canada, Japan and Korea.” Continue Reading
GAO Report on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse GAO-07-300, March 15, 2007. Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita Continue Reading
GAO Reports on Defense Acquisitions
Defense Acquisitions: Key Decisions to Be Made on Future Combat System GAO-07-376, March 15, 2007. Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Acquisition Strategy Generates Results but Delivers Less at a Higher Cost GAO-07-387, March 15, 2007 Continue Reading
GAO Report on Reagan National Airport
Reagan National Airport: Update on Capacity to Handle Additional Flights and Impact on Other Area Airports GAO-07-352, February 28, 2007: “GAO’s work shows that even if the number of slots is not increased, there is some opportunity to expand current capacity by filling unused slots and increasing the size of aircraft on existing slots to… Continue Reading
IRS OIG Report on Noncompliance With Noncash Charitable Contribution Requirements
Report prepared by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration – The IRS needs to improve procedures to identify noncompliance with noncash charitable contribution requirements, March 5, 2007. Continue Reading
University of Washington Report on Data Breaches Faults Companies for Organizational Mismanagement
Press release: “If Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Washington Phil Howard’s calculations prove true, by year’s end the 2 billionth personal record — some American’s social-security or credit-card number, academic grades or medical history — will become compromised, and it’s corporate America, not rogue hackers, who are primarily to blame. By his… Continue Reading
