News release: “NOAAs Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting Atlantic fleet active sonar training off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. The regulations require the Navy to implement measures designed to protect and minimize effects to marine mammals. Along with issuing these regulations, NOAA will undertake a comprehensive review of all mitigation measures applicable to the use of sonar and will report to the Council on Environmental Quality regarding the results of this review within 120 days.”
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Daily Archives: January 25, 2009
Report: Getting Beyond Getting Ready for Pandemic Influenza
News release: Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and former Subcommittee Chairman for Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, James R. Langevin (D-RI), released a Majority staff report entitled Getting Beyond Getting Ready for Pandemic Influenza. The report examines the Nations state of preparedness and response capabilities in the event of… Continue Reading
GAO Adds Three Issues, Drops One Other, on 2009 "High-Risk" List
“The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the biennial update to its list of federal programs, policies, and operations that are at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or in need of broad-based transformation. Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the U.S. and head of the GAO, announced that the regulatory system… Continue Reading
New Washington Post Site Profiles Obama Administration Officials, Members Eexecutive Branch and Congressmen
Washington Post site, a work in progess: WhoRunsGov.com offers a unique look at the world of Washington through its key players and personalities. Its your window into how deals get made and policy is shaped in the new Obama administration that is remaking the nations capital.” Continue Reading
IRS OIG: The Internal Revenue Service Deployed the Modernized e-File System With Known Security Vulnerabilities
The Internal Revenue Service Deployed the Modernized e-File System With Known Security Vulnerabilities, December 30, 2008, Reference Number: 2009-20-026 “The MeF system will provide a single method for filing all IRS tax returns, information returns, forms, and schedules via the Internet. The Modernized Tax Return Database (M-TRDB), a component of the Modernized e-File (MeF) system,… Continue Reading
Digital States at Risk! Modernizing Legacy Systems
Digital States at Risk!: Modernizing Legacy Systems, December 2008 – “A product of NASCIO’s [National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)] Legacy Systems & Modernization Working Group, this report is based on the findings of its 2008 national survey of state CIOs. The report provides an assessment of states primary points-of-concern as they relate… Continue Reading
Group of Thirty Report – Financial Reform: A Framework for Financial Stability
“On January 15, 2009, The Group of Thirty released its latest report (fee only): Financial Reform: A Framework for Financial Stability. The report addresses flaws in the global financial system and provides 18 specific recommendations to: improve supervisory systems by redefining the scope, boundaries, and structure of prudential regulation; enhance the role of the central… Continue Reading
Business Spending on Fixed Assets Rises to $1.36 Trillion in 2007
News release: “U.S. businesses spent $1.36 trillion on new and used structures and equipment in 2007, of which $1.28 trillion, or 93.7 percent, was spent on new structures and equipment, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These findings come from the 2007 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey, which measures spending on new and used structures and… Continue Reading
Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present
New York Times: Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present – “A look at the language of presidential inaugural addresses. The most-used words in each address appear in the interactive chart, sized by number of uses. Words highlighted in yellow were used significantly more in this inaugural address than average.” Continue Reading
