News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that investors awaiting their refund checks from the Internal Revenue Service will simultaneously be receiving information about a new SEC phone-based resource that can help them learn more about various investing topics and avoid investment scams. The SEC information card encourages recipients to “Call Now and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Treasury Economic Update 5.2.08
News release: “Today’s employment report indicates that the U.S. economy continues to work through substantial challenges from the housing adjustment, high energy and food prices, and financial market conditions. The Treasury Department sent out 7.7 million economic stimulus payments to American households this week, and the payments will continue through mid-July. These payments, combined with… Continue Reading
Global Climate Change National Security Implications
Global Climate Change National Security Implications. Edited by Dr. Carolyn Pumphrey. 454 pages, PDF. Added May 1, 2008. “On March 29-31, 2007, the Strategic Studies Institute and the Triangle Institute for Security Studies conducted a colloquium on Global Climate Change: National Security Implications held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This volume is based on the… Continue Reading
NIST Computer Security Division 2007 Annual Report
“The NIST Computer Security Division…release of NIST Interagency Report (IR) 7442: Computer Security Division – 2007 Annual Report. This publication highlights the diverse research agenda that enabled the Computer Security Division to successfully respond to numerous challenges and opportunities in fulfilling its mission to provide standards and technology that protects information systems against threats to… Continue Reading
An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
“NIST announces the release of the public draft of Special Publication 800-66 Revision 1, An Introductory Resource Guide to Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule (Draft). This Special Publication (SP), which discusses security considerations and resources that may provide value when implementing the requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule, was… Continue Reading
Air Force Histories Show Cautious Presidents Overruling Air Force Plans for Early Use of Nuclear Weapons
National Security Archive, April 30, 2008 – “The U.S. Air Force expected to use nuclear weapons against China during the Taiwan Strait crisis of 1958, but President Eisenhower required the Air Force to plan initially to use conventional bombs against Chinese forces if the crisis escalated, according to a previously secret Air Force history obtained… Continue Reading
The Administrations Housing Strategy and Economic Update
The Administrations Housing Strategy and Economic Update, Neel Kashkari Phillip Swagel, Senior Advisor to the Secretary Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Department of the Treasury, May 2, 2008. Continue Reading
2007 Wiretap Report (For the Period January 1 Through December 31, 2007)
US Courts: “The number of intercepted wire, oral or electronic communications also known as wiretaps authorized by federal and state courts in 2007 was 20 percent higher than in 2006. Courts issued 2,208 such orders in 2007, compared to 1,839 in 2006, according to The 2007 Wiretap Report. The complete report contains information… Continue Reading
DOD OIG: Security Controls Over Joint Strike Fighter Classified Technology
Security Controls Over Joint Strike Fighter Classified Technology, March 6, 2008. Continue Reading
EPA: Significant Changes Proposed for Lead Emissions, Monitoring
News release: “EPA proposed a significant reduction in the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for lead emissions May 1. The Agency proposes to move the standard from the 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air it has been since 1978 to a range of 0.10 to 0.30 micrograms per cubic meter. EPA also proposes… Continue Reading
EPA OIG Reports: Financial Statements, Tracking Compliance with Superfund Cleanup Requirements
08-2-0142 Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA’s Fiscal Year 2008 First Quarter Financial Statements [Report PDF – 21pp] [At a Glance PDF] April 28, 2008 08-P-0141 EPA Needs to Track Compliance with Superfund Cleanup Requirements [Report PDF – 26pp] [At a Glance PDF] April 28, 2008: “According to EPAs Superfund information system, there were 3,397 active Superfund… Continue Reading
FISA Orders Up, Government Reporting on National Security Letters Begins
EPIC: “According to the 2007 FISA report, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved 2,370 application to conduct electronic surveillance and physical searches in the United States in 2007, up from 2,176 applications approved in 2006. For the first time, the report includes information regarding the total number of requests made by the Department of Justice… Continue Reading
