SANS NewsBites – Volume: X, Issue: 5 “On Wednesday, in New Orleans, US Central Intelligence Agency senior analyst Tom Donahue told a gathering of 300 US, UK, Swedish, and Dutch government officials and engineers and security managers from electric, water, oil & gas and other critical industry asset owners from all across North America, that… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
USA*Engage and NFTC Call SEC's Activity on Enhanced Access to Company Disclosures 'Inappropriate'
Press release: “USA*Engage and the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) today sent formal comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recommending that the Commission reconsider its proposal to further develop mechanisms to facilitate greater access to companies disclosures concerning their business activities in or with certain countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism.… Continue Reading
Google Unveils Grants and Investments Philanthropic Program
Grants and Investments: “As of January 2008, Google.org has committed $75.4 million in grants and investments to further our five initiatives.” WSJ: “Valued at about $2 billion, the assets currently set aside for the company’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, make it larger than any in-house corporate foundation in the U.S., according to the Foundation Center, a… Continue Reading
Chairman Waxman Schedules Hearing to Examine Preservation of White House E-mails
Follow up to previous postings on missing White House emails, from the House Oversight Committee: “On February 15, the Committee will hold a hearing to investigate White House compliance with the Presidential Records Act. Statements made at the January 17 White House press briefing contradict information provided to the Committee, which revealed that a 2005… Continue Reading
CDC – New Study Finds Decline in Single-Victim School-Associated Violent Deaths
CDC press release: “School-associated student homicide rates which includes both public and private elementary thru high schools, decreased significantly from academic school years 1992 thru 2006, according to a study released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report shows a decline in the rates of… Continue Reading
Accident: Heathrow 17 January 2008 – initial report
United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is part of the Department for Transport. Accident to Boeing 777-236, G-YMMM at London Heathrow Airport on 17 January 2008 – Initial Report, AAIB Ref: EW/C2008/01/01. “Following an uneventful flight from Beijing, China, the aircraft was established on an ILS approach to Runway 27L at London Heathrow. Initially… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report on Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
Review of the Office of Justice Programs Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program, Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2008-001, January 2008. “The Department of Justice (Department) Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program (Coverdell Program) provides funds to state and local governments to improve the timeliness and quality of forensic science and medical examiner services… Continue Reading
New Border Crossing Procedures Begin Jan. 31, 2008
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds travelers that beginning January 31, 2008, border crossers will be asked to present documents denoting citizenship and identity when entering the United States through land and sea ports of entry. This change primarily affects United States and Canadian citizens, who have previously been permitted entry… Continue Reading
Committee Releases Additional Baseball Correspondence
Follow up to postings on the Major League Baseball Investigation, the ” Oversight Committee today released letters to Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch, Brian McNamee, and Kirk Radomski inviting them to testify at the Committees February 13, 2008, hearing and to participate in depositions or transcribed interviews prior to the hearing.” Continue Reading
White House Fact Sheet: Taking Action to Keep Our Economy Healthy
White House Fact Sheet – Taking Action to Keep Our Economy Healthy: “Today, President Bush asked Congress to work with him to enact an economic growth package as soon as possible to keep our economy growing and creating jobs. By passing an effective growth package quickly, we can provide a shot in the arm to… Continue Reading
Conyers Introduces Bill to Fight Voter Caging
Press release: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) introduced the Caging Prohibition Act of 2008. Voter caging is a practice by which mail is sent to a registered voters address and, if the mail is returned as undeliverable or if it is delivered and the voter does not respond, his or her registration… Continue Reading
2008 Digital Future Report
“The Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School is pleased to present the results [full report/purchase only] of the seventh year of our project, Surveying the Digital Future [highlights]. The seven years of longitudinal research comprise an absolutely unique data base that completely captures broadband at home, the wireless Internet, on-line media,… Continue Reading
