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TSA Announces Security Recommendations for Motor Carriers

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News release: “The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced a set of security recommendations for the transportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across the nation’s highways. The recommendations – while voluntary – will help to ensure the secure transportation of potentially dangerous materials that could cause a significant impact if used in an act of terrorism. The voluntary guidelines were developed over a three-year period by TSA’s Highway and Motor Carrier Division, in close collaboration with government and private sector partners. The resulting recommendations are structured to allow motor carriers and shippers to adopt measures best suited to their particular circumstances or operation.”

  • Highway Security-Sensitive Materials (HSSM) Security Action Items (SAIs)

    • CBO: Increasing the Value of Federal Spending on Health Care

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    Increasing the Value of Federal Spending on Health Care, July 16, 2008, Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives. “The rate of growth in health care costs is the most important factor influencing the federal government’s long-term fiscal situation. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that, without any changes in federal… Continue Reading

    Google Launched Elections Video Search Gadget

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    Official Google Blog: “Today, the Google speech team (part of Google Research) is launching the Google Elections Video Search gadget, our modest contribution to the electoral process. With the help of our speech recognition technologies, videos from YouTube’s Politicians channels are automatically transcribed from speech to text and indexed. Using the gadget you can search… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Aviation Security, Broadcasting to Cuba, Emergency Management, U.S. Africa Command

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    Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration May Face Resource and Other Challenges in Developing a System to Screen All Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft, GAO-08-959T, July 15, 2008 Broadcasting to Cuba: Weaknesses in Contracting Practices Reduced Visibility into Selected Award Decisions, GAO-08-764, July 11, 2008 Department of Labor: Case Studies from Ongoing Work Show Examples in… Continue Reading

    Biofuel policies in OECD countries costly and ineffective, says report

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    News release: “Government support of biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant impact on world crop prices, according to a new study of policies to promote greater production and use of biofuel in OECD countries. OECD’s Economic Assessment of… Continue Reading

    EPA Releases Science Assessment on Health Effects of Nitrogen Oxides

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    News release: “EPA has released the final Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria as announced in the July 11, 2008 Federal Register. This is EPA’s latest evaluation of the scientific literature on the potential adverse human health effects resulting from exposures to oxides of nitrogen, particularly nitrogen dioxide or NO2. There are significant… Continue Reading