OIG-08-20 – The State of Florida’s Management of State Homeland Security Grants Awarded During Fiscal Years 2002 through 2004 (PDF, 28 pages) – New 01/11/2008 OIG-08-14 – Improved Administration Can Enhance Federal Emergency Management Agency Classified Laptop Computer Security, Unclassified Summary (PDF, 3 pages) – New 01/11/2008 Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Updated State Fact Sheets from USDA
“State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States. Data last updated on January 11, 2008.” Continue Reading
Chairman Waxman Releases Report on Information Security Breach at TSA's Traveler Redress Website
Press release: “In October 2006, the Transportation Security Administration launched a website to help travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists. This redress website had multiple security vulnerabilities: it was not hosted on a government domain; its homepage was not encrypted; one of its data submission pages was not encrypted; and its… Continue Reading
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008
“World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is a joint product of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the five United Nations regional commissions. It provides an overview of recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy and of some key global economic… Continue Reading
Perceptions 2007: An International Survey of Library Automation
Perceptions 2007: An International Survey of Library Automation by Marshall Breeding. January 9, 2008: “Introduction – The year 2007 saw considerable upheaval in the library automation industry. To get some sense of the aftermath of the recent rounds of mergers, acquisitions, product consolidations, and to gauge interest in open source automation systems, I created and… Continue Reading
SEC Acknowledges Significant Increase in FOIA Requests Accompanied by Backlog
Law.com: Tripled FOIA Requests Put SEC to the Test, Harold K. Gordon and Tracy V. Schaffer. “In recent years, the number of requests the SEC has received under the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. §552, has more than tripled, leaving the agency with a hefty backlog of thousands of requests. According to the SEC, it received 8,961… Continue Reading
Department of Energy putting power in the hands of consumers through technology
“The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced…the results of a year-long effort to put the power grid in the hands of consumers through technology. The Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration Project found that advanced technologies enable consumers to be active participants in improving power grid efficiency and reliability, while saving money in the process.… Continue Reading
Increasing Efficiency in Crime Laboratories
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: “Many crime laboratories report high backlogs for forensic services. These backlogs can delay court proceedings and case investigation. Laboratories say they do not have the staff to complete all service requests or the budget to hire new employees. Some laboratories have recently begun addressing these challenges with efficiency techniquescalled process… Continue Reading
New York AG Cuomo Launches Antitrust Investigation Of Intel
Press release: “Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today served a wide-ranging subpoena seeking documents and information on Intel Corporation, the worlds largest maker of computer microprocessors. Cuomo is investigating whether Intel violated state and federal antitrust laws by coercing customers to exclude its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), from the worldwide market for x86… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Audits of Public Companies, Maritime Security, Federal-Aid Highways
Audits of Public Companies: Continued Concentration in Audit Market for Large Public Companies Does Not Call for Immediate Action, GAO-08-163, January 9, 2008: “According to GAO’s survey, 82 percent of large public companies–the Fortune 1000–saw their choice of auditor as limited to three or fewer firms, and about 60 percent viewed competition in their audit… Continue Reading
Library of Congress, Microsoft Announce Agreement to Support New Interactive Experience for Visitors
Press release: “The Library of Congress and Microsoft Corp. have signed a cooperative agreement that will change the way Library visitors experience history. The joint technology initiative will electronically deliver the Librarys immense collection of historical artifacts to patrons visiting its Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., and will allow unparalleled and immersive interactive experiences… Continue Reading
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 31st Edition
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 31st Edition: “The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data from more than 200 sources about many aspects of criminal justice in the United States. It has been compiled by the Utilization of Criminal Justice Statistics Project since 1973 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau… Continue Reading
