Draft SP 800-124, Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security, July 2008. “Cell phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) have become indispensable tools for today’s highly mobile workforce. Small and relatively inexpensive, these devices can be used for many functions, including sending and receiving email, storing documents, delivering presentations, and remotely accessing data. While these… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
New GAO Reports: State and Local Government Pension Plans, VA Health Care, Capitol Visitor Center
Air Force Procurement: Aerial Refueling Tanker Protest, GAO-08-991T, July 10, 2008 State and Local Government Pension Plans: Current Structure and Funded Status, GAO-08-983T, July 10, 2008 Surface Transportation: Principles Can Guide Efforts to Restructure and Fund Federal Programs, GAO-08-744T, July 10, 2008 VA Health Care: Ineffective Controls over Medical Center Billings and Collections Limit Revenue… Continue Reading
FTC Submits Do Not Call Report to Congress for FY 2007
News release: “The Commission has approved the issuance of a report to Congress regarding the Do Not Call Registry for Fiscal Year 2007. The report..has been submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, as required by Section 4(b) of the… Continue Reading
OMB Report: The Human Resources Line of Business, 2008
Report to the Congress on the Human Resources Line of Business, June 25, 2008 “This report addresses Section 747 of Division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, which requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate… Continue Reading
Rand Report: Iran's Political, Demographic, and Economic Vulnerabilities
Iran’s Political, Demographic, and Economic Vulnerabilities, by Keith Crane, Rollie Lal, Jeffrey Martini, July 2008. “Iran is one of the United States’ most important foreign policy concerns. It has also been an extraordinarily difficult country with which to engage. Ironically, while the leadership has been hostile to the United States, Iranian society has evolved in… Continue Reading
National Insitute of Standards Draft Guide to Bluetooth Security
Draft Guide to Bluetooth Security, July 9, 2008, SP 800-121. “Bluetooth is an open standard for short-range radio frequency (RF) communication. Bluetooth technology is used primarily to establish wireless personal area networks (WPAN), commonly referred to as ad hoc or peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Bluetooth technology has been integrated into many types of business and consumer… Continue Reading
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 Passed by Senate
On June 20, 2008 the House passed H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Today the Senate passed the bill. Related commentary and articles as follows: ACLU: Senate Passes Unconstitutional Spying Bill And Grants Sweeping Immunity To Phone Companies New York Times: Senate Approves Bill to Broaden Wiretap Powers WSJ Law Blog: “As the… Continue Reading
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The Goverment Domain: Government Topics at the SLA 2008 Conference – Peggy Garvin’s article focuses on key speakers and significant issues, services and websites that hightlighted issues, initiatives and services significant to the government documents arena. Published July 9, 2008 Continue Reading
Declaration of Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change
Declaration of Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change, July 9, 2008: “We, the leaders of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States met as the world’s major economies in… Continue Reading
House Passes Bill to Preserve Electronic Records
Bill Summary – H.R. 5811: The Electronic Message Preservation Act. Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform “Investigations by the Oversight Committee have revealed significant deficiencies in the preservation of e-mail by the White House and federal agencies. H.R. 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act, introduced on April 15, 2008, by… Continue Reading
Sharp Housing Downturn Continues to Pressure the Economy
News release: “The nation is in the throes of a housing downturn that is shaping up to be the worst in a generation, finds The State of the Nations Housing 2008 Report issued today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. While the falloff in housing starts, new home sales, and existing… Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Holds Hearing on Manufacturers of FEMAs Toxic Trailers
News release, includes links to witness testimony and related documents: “As part of its continuing investigation into the FEMAs toxic trailers, the Committee held a hearing on July 9, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the role of four manufacturers who provided trailers with dangerous levels of formaldehyde to victims of… Continue Reading
