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Daily Archives: March 10, 2009
Speech by Chairman Bernanke on financial reform to address systemic risk
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C. March 10, 2009, Financial Reform to Address Systemic Risk “The first element of my proposed reform agenda covers systemically important institutions considered individually. The second element focuses on interactions among firms as mediated by what I have called the financial infrastructure, or the… Continue Reading
EPA Proposes First National Reporting on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the first comprehensive national system for reporting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by major sources in the United States…The new reporting requirements would apply to suppliers of fossil fuel and industrial chemicals, manufacturers of motor vehicles and engines, as well as large… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: National Cybersecurity Strategy, DOT Programs,
GSA Global Supply’s Direct Vendor Delivery Proposal Addresses Declining Office Product Sales, but Annual Reviews May Be Needed to Monitor Impact on Small Business Participation, GAO-09-230R, February 6, 2009 National Cybersecurity Strategy: Key Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen the Nation’s Posture, GAO-09-432T, March 10, 2009 Transportation Programs: Challenges Facing the Department of Transportation and Congress,… Continue Reading
OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet, Short-Term Energy Outlook, World Oil Reserves
OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet (03/10/2009): “Based on projections from the EIA March 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could earn $383 billion of net oil export revenues in 2009 and $503 billion in 2010. Last year, OPEC earned $970 billion in net oil export revenues, a… Continue Reading
Report: – Countering Online Radicalisation: A Strategy for Action
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR): Countering Online Radicalisation: A Strategy for Action “Political extremists and terrorists are increasingly using the internet as an instrument for radicalisation and recruitment. What can be done to counter their activities? Countering Online Radicalisation examines the different technical options for making radical internet content… Continue Reading
Will Raw Data Feeds on Congressional Activities Finally Reach the Public Domain?
Mother Jones: “By slipping a simple, three-sentence provision into the gargantuan spending bill passed by the House of Representatives last week, a congressman from Silicon Valley is trying to nudge Congress into the 21st Century. Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) placed a measure in the bill directing Congress and its affiliated organsincluding the Library of Congress… Continue Reading
Office of the Director of National Intelligence Data Mining Report
Unclassified: Office of the Director of National Intelligence Data Mining Report, 15 February 2008. “The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is pleased to provide to the Congress this report pursuant to Section 804 of the Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, entitled The Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting… Continue Reading
Upcoming: Competitive Intelligence Workshop at Computers in Libraries 2009
Post-Conference Workshop on Competitive Intelligence, April 2, 2009 – 1:30 PM 4:30 PM, Sabrina I. Pacifici, Law Librarian, & Founder/Editor/Publisher, LLRX.com and beSpacific.com Librarians, competitive intelligence (CI) experts, and knowledge specialists will all benefit from this seminar focused on key, reliable, low-cost, as well as free, resources, services, tools, techniques and applications, including social… Continue Reading
