News release: “Although information technology is well integrated into the lives of many Americans, gadgets and communication services require, for some, a call for help. Some 48% of technology users usually need help from others to set up new devices or to show them how they function. Many tech users encounter problems with their cell phones, internet connections, and other gadgets. This, in turn, often leads to impatience and frustration as they try to get them fixed.”
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Daily Archives: November 16, 2008
New on LLRX – FOIA Facts: Sources for FOIA Training
FOIA Facts: Sources for FOIA Training – Scott A. Hodes comments on the limited availability of training in this critical area, and identifies providers in the private and public sectors. Continue Reading
Guantánamo and Its Aftermath: U.S. Detention and Interrogation Practices and Their Impact on Detainees
News release: “Detainees released from U.S. detention in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and Afghanistan live shattered lives as a result of U.S. policies in the war on terror, according to a new report by human rights experts at the University of California, Berkeley done in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). The report, Guantánamo… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Force Structure, GAO Performance and Accountability, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Force Structure: The Army Needs a Results-Oriented Plan to Equip and Staff Modular Forces and a Thorough Assessment of Their Capabilities, GAO-09-131, November 14, 2008 U.S. Government Accountability Office: Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008, GAO-09-1SP, November 14, 2008 Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Additional Actions Needed to Improve Management and Integration of DOD Efforts to… Continue Reading
U.S. Conference of Mayors' 153 City Survey Targets Infrastructure Projects
Press release: “The nations mayors reiterated their call for a MainStreet Stimulus package in the lameduck Congress by releasing the first in a series of reports that inventories each citys ready-to-go infrastructure projects projects that could be started and completed in calendar year 2009 — if emergency federal funding were made available. Information on… Continue Reading
Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy
White House Fact Sheet: Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, November 15, 2008 – “President Bush and world leaders gathered for the first in a series of meetings to discuss efforts to strengthen economic growth, deal with the financial crisis, and to lay the foundation for reform to help to ensure that a… Continue Reading
EPA's New 2007 Municipal Solid Waste Characterization Report
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the United States 2007 Facts and Figures: “This fact sheet is the latest publication describing the national waste stream based on data collected from 1960 through 2007. It contains information on the benefits of recycling, as well as data on waste generation, recycling, and disposal. It’s also accompanied by data… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG: Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice – 2008
DOJ OIG: Top Management and Performance Challenges in the Department of Justice – 2008, released November 14, 2008 “1. Counterterrorism: The Departments top priority remains its ongoing efforts to detect and deter terrorism. Seven years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Department of Justice (Department) in general and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)… Continue Reading
Department of Labor Final Rule on Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
FR Doc. 2008-26577, Filed 11/14/2008; Publication Date: 11/17/2008: “This document provides the text of final regulations implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), the law that provides eligible employees who work for covered employers the right to take job-protected, unpaid leave for absences due to the birth of the employees son or… Continue Reading
