A National Study of Confidence in Leadership: “Americans are alarmed about the quality of their leaders and concerned about the countrys future, yet optimistic that things can improve. The third national study of confidence in leadership, conducted by the Center for Public Leadership in cooperation with U.S. News & World Report and Yankelovich, Inc., reveals that the leadership crisis we first identified in our 2005 report continuesand, in Americans eyes, is deepening:
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Daily Archives: November 28, 2007
New EIA Reports: Use of Alternative Fueled Vehicles, State Electricity Profiles, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
2005 Alternative to Traditional Transportation Fuels, Part II (11/28/2007): “Annual data report reflecting the supply and use of alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs) and alternative transportation fuel (ATF) consumption for the onroad domestic AFV marketplace for 2003 through 2005.” State Electricity Profiles 2006 (11/28/2007): “Annual report describes the electricity industry in each State, with printer-friendly statistics… Continue Reading
Treasury Issues Report on International Tax Issues
Press release: “The Treasury Department today sent to Congress a Congressionally mandated report on three international tax issues. The Report to the Congress on Earnings Stripping, Transfer Pricing and U.S. Income Tax Treaties (108 pages, PDF) describes current issues regarding U.S. earnings stripping rules, transfer pricing rules, and the misuse of income tax treaties to… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Nuclear and Worker Safety
Nuclear and Worker Safety: Actions Needed to Determine the Effectiveness of Safety Improvement Efforts at NNSA’s Weapons Laboratories, GAO-08-73, October 31, 2007: “The nuclear weapons laboratories have experienced persistent safety problems, stemming largely from long-standing management weaknesses. Since 2000, nearly 60 serious accidents or near misses have occurred, including worker exposure to radiation, inhalation of… Continue Reading
EFF Releases Reports and Software to Spot Interference with Internet Traffic
Press release: “In the wake of the detection and reporting of Comcast Corporation’s controversial interference with Internet traffic, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published a comprehensive account of Comcast’s packet-forging activities and has released software and documentation instructing Internet users on how to test for packet forgery or other forms of interference by their… Continue Reading
Army Issues Instructions to Prepare for Funding Shortfall
U.S. Army News release: “The Army announced Nov. 28 that it has taken initial steps to plan for reduced operations at all Army bases while the congressional review continues on funding for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and requirements associated with the Global War on Terror. With no funds provided for GWOT requirements since the beginning… Continue Reading
EFF Wins Fast-Track Release of Telecom Lobbying Records
Press release: “Late Tuesday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won the speedy release of telecom lobbying records from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The agency was ordered to comply with a new December 10 deadline — in time for the documents to play a role in the congressional debate over granting… Continue Reading
New United Nations' Human Development Report
“The Human Development Report 2007/2008 shows that climate change is not just a future scenario. Increased exposure to droughts, floods and storms is already destroying opportunity and reinforcing inequality. Meanwhile, there is now overwhelming scientific evidence that the world is moving towards the point at which irreversible ecological catastrophe becomes unavoidable. Business-as-usual climate change points… Continue Reading
Report – The Search is On: State CIO Starting Points for E-Discovery
National Association of State Chief Information Officers – The Search Is On: State CIO Starting Points for E-Discovery November 2007: “In its September 2007 Issue Brief entitled Seek and Ye Shall Find? State CIOs Must Prepare Now for E-Discovery!, NASCIO raised the importance of State CIO involvement in e-discovery and the need for collaborative state… Continue Reading
International Tracing Service opens archives to public
Follow up to March 27, 2007 posting Opening up of the Bad Arolsen Holocaust Archives in Germany, this news: Press release: “After more than 60 years the archives of the International Tracing Service have become accessible to the public. Historical researchers and other interested people can now examine archives and documents from the Second World… Continue Reading
