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Federal Election Commission Makes Legislative Recommendations

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April 12, 2007 press release, Federal Election Commission Makes Legislative Recommendations: “The Federal Election Commission (FEC) met in open session today and unanimously approved five legislative recommendations to be forwarded to the President and Congress. Commission Chairman Robert Lenhard described the recommendations as “measured, common-sense changes that would bolster the Commission’s ability to efficiently and… Continue Reading

Federal Reserve Bulletin: Report on the Condition of the U.S. Banking Industry

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Federal Reserve Bulletin: Report on the Condition of the U.S. Banking Industry – First Quarter, 2006 – April 11, 2007. Related documents and links: Working Papers – Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2007-10 through 2007-11, April 12 Press Release Agencies announce availability of 2006 HMDA data, April 12, 2007 Continue Reading

Seventh Report Card on Computer Security at Federal Departments and Agencies

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Press release: “Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), ranking member of the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee, gave the federal government an overall grade of C-minus when it comes to safekeeping information on government computer systems.” Seventh Report Card on Computer Security at Federal Departments and Agencies – Overall Grade: C-, April 12, 2007 Continue Reading

Waxman Asks Government Agencies to Preserve E-mails from RNC Accounts

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Following up on this April 10, 2007 posting, House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas AG Gonzales, and related links on the U.S. Attorney firings, today this press release from Rep. Waxman’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee: “Following briefings from the White House and Republican National Committee that revealed an extensive volume of e-mails regarding official government… Continue Reading

ACLU Releases Civilian Casualty Data for Afghanistan and Iraq

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Press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union today made public hundreds of claims for damages by family members of civilians killed or injured by Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ACLU received the records in response to a Freedom of Information Act request it filed in June 2006…The files made public today are claims… Continue Reading

Corporate Data Loss Cost Calculator

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Tech//404® Data Loss Cost Calculator: “Data loss resulting from network security breaches and identity theft has become a regular occurrence. While the number of affected records can vary widely in any given data loss scenario, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that the average number was roughly 99,000. For recent examples and media… Continue Reading

New Energy Information Administration Reports

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Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2007 (04/11/2007) “summarizes the major assumptions used in the NEMS to generate the AEO2007 projections.” Canada Country Analysis Brief (04/11/2007). “For information on the energy situation in Canada, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief. Also included are a map, graph, and links to other related web sites.” Monthly… Continue Reading