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Launch of Google Sky Turns Browser Into Virtual Telescope to View the Cosmos

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Google Lat Long Blog: Google “announces the launch of the web version of Google Sky, which turns your browser into a virtual telescope that can zoom and pan across the entire cosmos. You now have several ways to easily explore the universe:

  • Powerful search that lets you browse tens of thousands of named objects.
  • Three optical sky surveys that show you what your naked eye would see if it had a really good zoom lens. Try switching to infrared, microwave, ultraviolet, or x-ray to see the sky in a completely different light. Or blend between these views to create unique visualizations on the fly.
  • Galleries highlighting the best images from Hubble and many other telescopes.
  • Current planet positions and constellations.
  • Overlays of custom KML content. (Simply paste a Sky KML URL into the search box, just like on Google Maps.)
  • Last but not least, the Earth & Sky podcasts gallery is not to be missed, particularly for those who run a classroom.”

New GAO Reports: GAO Act of 2007, Traffic Safety, DC Public Schools,

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“The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2007” (H.R. 3268), and Other GAO Reforms, GAO-08-587T, March 13, 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Changes in Obligations and Activities before and after Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Reorganization, GAO-08-328R, February 25, 2008 Traffic Safety: Grants Generally Address Key Safety Issues, Despite State Eligibility and Management Difficulties,… Continue Reading

DOD Report – Results of the 2006 Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members of the United States Military

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Defense Manpower Data Center, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office: Results of the 2006 Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members of the United States Military, March 2008 (246 pages, PDF). “This report presents the results of the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA2006). The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)… Continue Reading

Celebrating James Madison and the Freedom of Information Act

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DOJ Office of Information and Privacy: “On March 16 we celebrate the anniversary of James Madison’s birthday. Madison, traditionally viewed as the Father of the United States Constitution, is also seen by many as a defender of open government. He once wrote, “[a] popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is… Continue Reading

VoIP: Who Might Be Spying on Your Communications?

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VOIP-News: “Email, IM (instant messaging) and even VoIP solutions like Skype and Vonage have taken over communications in both the business and social worlds. These systems work well because they’re a much-needed solution for high phone bills, static-filled communications and dropped cell-phone calls. Internet-based communication methods also give users optimum remote access, since all one… Continue Reading

The Knowledge Economy: How Knowledge is Reshaping the Economic Life of Nations

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News release: “The Work Foundation today publishes a report outlining its research thus far into the knowledge economy, 18 months into a three-year, £1.5 million research programme which will conclude in April 2009. The Knowledge Economy: How Knowledge is Reshaping the Economic Life of Nations argues that the phenomenon of the knowledge economy is driven… Continue Reading

Senate Appropriations Committee Examines Waste, Fraud and Abuse of American Tax Dollars in Iraq

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News release: “The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing March 13, 2008 to examine the endemic waste, fraud and abuse that has resulted in the squandering of billions of American tax dollars in Iraq. With the cost of the war in Iraq projected to surpass $605 billion this year, the members of the committee heard… Continue Reading

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition

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Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition, GAO-08-450SP, March 13, 2008. (116 pages, PDF): “We are pleased to present the annual update of the third edition of Volumes I and II of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. Our objective in this publication is to present a cumulative supplement to the published… Continue Reading