OIG-08-79 – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Visa Security Program, July 2008 (PDF, 57 pages) New 08/15/2008
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Daily Archives: August 15, 2008
Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge
Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge – A 21st Century Agenda for the National Science Foundation. Report of the National Science Foundation Task Force on Cyberlearning, June 24, 2008. [Gerry McKiernan] “The Task Force on Cyberlearning was charged jointly by the Advisory Committees to the Education and Human Resources Directorate… Continue Reading
Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, August 2008: “This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) bulletin provides an overview of research on the deterrent effects of such transfers, focusing on OJJDP-funded studies on the effect of transfer laws on recidivism. In an effort to strengthen sanctions for serious juvenile crimes, most states enacted laws… Continue Reading
"Dead Zones" Multiplying Fast, Coastal Water Study Says
News release: “A global study led by Virginia Institute of Marine Science Professor Robert Diaz shows that the number of dead zonesareas of seafloor with too little oxygen for most marine lifehas increased by a third between 1995 and 2007. Diaz and collaborator Rutger Rosenberg of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden say that dead… Continue Reading
USCIS Proposes Changes to Improve the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Worker Program
News release: “U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced August 15, 2008 a series of proposed rule changes that will streamline procedures for hiring workers under the H-2B program. These changes are being proposed in further fulfillment of the commitment made by the Administration last August, after the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Critical Infrastructure, Private Pensions, TSA Air Cargo Screening Exemptions Report
Defense Critical Infrastructure: Adherence to Guidance Would Improve DOD’s Approach to Identifying and Assuring the Availability of Critical Transportation Assets, GAO-08-851, August 15, 2008 Defense Acquisitions: Department of Defense Needs Framework for Balancing Investments in Tactical Radios, GAO-08-877, August 15, 2008 Private Pensions: Fulfilling Fiduciary Obligations Can Present Challenges for 401(k) Plan Sponsors, GAO-08-774, July… Continue Reading
Report: Immigration Prosecution Surge Fueled by Border Enforcement
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that new prosecutions by Customs and Border Protection during the first eight months of FY 2008 have soared. If CBP’s prosecutions continue at the same pace for the rest of the year, the FY2008 total will be almost twice what it was… Continue Reading
Kaiser Foundation: Five Basic Facts on the Uninsured
Five Basic Facts on the Uninsured, August 2008: “The number of uninsured is continuing to increase and reversing that trend has become a focus of policy efforts at the state and national levels. This brief provides basic facts that explain why 47 million people in the U.S. lack health insurance and how this affects their… Continue Reading
New Orleans Three Years After the Storm: The Second Kaiser Post-Katrina Survey, 2008
“The Kaiser Family Foundation released the results of its second major survey tracking the views and experiences of New Orleans residents amid the ongoing challenges facing the community nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina hit on August 29, 2005. Designed and analyzed by Kaiser researchers, the comprehensive survey offers an in-depth look at the struggles… Continue Reading
DOJ Announces Final Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification
“The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the final guidelines for Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The Guidelines provide necessary tools for states, the District of Columbia, territories, and certain federally recognized Indian tribes to incorporate SORNA minimum… Continue Reading
Federal Highway Administration Releases June 2008 Traffic Volume Trends
News release: “New data released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation show that, since last November, Americans have driven 53.2 billion miles less than they did over the same period a year earlier topping the 1970s’ total decline of 49.3 billion miles. Traffic Volume Trends reports, June 2008 Continue Reading
Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the Washington-Baltimore, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area for July 2008
Washington-Baltimore Consumer Price Index: July 2008 – “Retail prices in the Washington-Baltimore area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 1.7 percent from May to July, following a 1.1-percent increase in the previous two-month period, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Sheila… Continue Reading
