“The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is pleased to announce that the List of CFR Sections Affected, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents collections have been authenticated with digital signatures and are currently available on the Federal Digital System (FDsys). GPO is also in the process of digitally signing the Federal Register collection on FDsys, which will occur on a year-by-year basis. The signing of the Federal Register collection is expected to be complete by October 30, 2009.”
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Daily Archives: September 28, 2009
FBI's Investigation's Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator Program
DOJ OIG – The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator Program, Audit Report 09-36, September 2009 “In part to improve its information-sharing capabilities within the greater U.S. Intelligence Community, the FBI is in the process of implementing a new organizational framework and intelligence process to catalyze the production of timely and actionable… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: Congress and Twitter, Wildfire Fuels, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Older Workers, Climate Change
September 21, 2009 – Social Networking and Constituent Communication: Member Use of Twitter During a Two-Week Period in the 111th Congress September 16, 2009 – FEMA Disaster Housing: From Sheltering to Permanent Housing September 16, 2009 – Wildfire Fuels and Fuel Reduction September 16, 2009 – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Army Aviation Modernization, National Communications System, Homeland Security, International Food Assistance, Nursing Homes
Defense Acquisitions: Army Aviation Modernization Has Benefited from Increased Funding but Several Challenges Need to Be Addressed, GAO-09-978R, September 28, 2009 Defense Acquisitions: Department of Defense Needs a Unified Strategy for Balancing Investments in Tactical Wheeled Vehicles, GAO-09-968R, September 28, 2009 Democracy Assistance: U.S. Agencies Take Steps to Coordinate International Programs but Lack Information on… Continue Reading
Google Family of Sites Remain Atop Search Engine Chart
“Since launching Bing, Microsoft sites have seen a significant increase in search queries, but Google still controls nearly two-thirds of the U.S. search query market, according to a new report released last week. In August, Google sites, including Google, YouTube, and other Google-owned websites, handled 64.6 percent of all searches originating in the United States,… Continue Reading
Deloitte: Cloud computing – A collection of working papers
Deloitte: Cloud computing – A collection of working papers, released September 17, 2009 and published on July 31, 2009. “Cloud Computing frequently is taken to be a term that simply renames common technologies and techniques that we have come to know in IT. It may be interpreted to mean data center hosting and then subsequently… Continue Reading
OCCs Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities: Second Quarter 2009
OCCs Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities: Second Quarter 2009 “A total of 1,110 insured U.S. commercial banks reported derivatives activities at the end of the second quarter, an increase of 47 banks from the prior quarter. Nonetheless, most derivatives activity in the U.S. banking system continues to be dominated by a small… Continue Reading
FDIC: Credit Quality Declines in Annual Shared National Credits Review
News release: “Credit quality declined sharply for loan commitments of $20 million or more held by multiple federally supervised institutions, according to the 32nd annual review of Shared National Credits (SNC). The credit risk of these large loan commitments was shared among U.S. bank organizations, foreign bank organizations (FBO), and nonbanks such as securitization pools,… Continue Reading
Survey: Nearly Half of Employers Now Auto-Enroll Employees in 401(k) Plans
News release: “In a trend that is likely to continue, nearly half of U.S. companies are automatically enrolling workers into 401(k) plans to encourage them to save for retirement, according to a survey by Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm. The survey also found that the number of companies that use target-date or lifecycle… Continue Reading
EPA: PCBs in Caulk of Buildings 1950-1978
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a series of steps that building owners and school administrators should take to reduce exposure to PCBs that may be found in caulk in many buildings constructed or renovated between 1950 and 1978. The agency is also conducting new research to better understand the risks posed… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Testimony on Reauthorizing the USA Patriot Act
Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary concerning Reauthorizing the USA Patriot Act, September 23, 2009 “Our reports recognized the significant challenges the FBI faced and the major organizational changes it was undergoing during our review period. Nevertheless, we concluded that the FBI engaged… Continue Reading
