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Daily Archives: November 21, 2008

DHS OIG: Maryland State Police Use of DHS Grants, DHS' Plan for Implementing Secure Systems of Transportation

OIG-09-04 – Letter Report: Maryland State Police Use of DHS Grants (PDF, 12 pages) New 11/21/2008 – “Since 2002, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has distributed more than $19 billion in preparedness grants to enhance the nation’s ability to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other… Continue Reading

Google Launches SearchWiki

Official Google Blog: “Today we’re launching SearchWiki, a way for you to customize search by re-ranking, deleting, adding, and commenting on search results. With just a single click you can move the results you like to the top or add a new site. You can also write notes attached to a particular site and remove… Continue Reading

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008

President Bush Signs H.R. 6867 Into Law: On Friday, November 21, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 6867, the “Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008,” which extends Emergency Unemployment Compensation to 20 weeks, and creates a second tier of 13 weeks of compensation for individuals in States with high unemployment rates. Public Law 110-449… Continue Reading

DOE IG: The Resolution of Significant Finding Investigation Recommendations

DOE OIG: The Resolution of Significant Finding Investigation Recommendations (U). This document is the unclassified memorandum attached to the classified report. November 2008. “Maintaining and enhancing the safety, reliability and performance of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile is vital to national security. The Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan, issued annually by the President, directs the Department… Continue Reading

Forged in the Fire, Lessons Learned During Military Operations 1994-2008

Forged in the Fire – Lessons Learned During Military Operations (1994-2008), September 2008 “Judge Advocates have used these resources for over a decade and they continue to be in demand today. A recurring comment from the field, however, concerns the difficulty encountered when trying to research an issue on a specific topic such as claims,… Continue Reading

Report on Challenges and Recommendations for United States Overhead Architecture

Report on Challenges and Recommendations for United States Overhead Architecture authored by the Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, Report 110–914 “The Subcommittee produced this report to document the issues and challenges facing the development, acquisition, and execution of a space architecture to serve the demands of the U.S. Intelligence Community and DOD. This report… Continue Reading