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Daily Archives: February 3, 2010

Federal Budget Announced for Fiscal Year 2011, Surveillance Projects Scrutinized

Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC: “The Office of Management and Budget has released the federal budget for fiscal year 2011. The budget proposes funding for several new surveillance initiatives, including over $700 million to the Department of Homeland Security for “Passenger Aviation Security“.… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: NASA: Key Management and Program Challenges, Littoral Combat Ship

NASA: Key Management and Program Challenges, GAO-10-387T, February 03, 2010: “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is in the midst of many changes and one of the most challenging periods in its history. The space shuttle is slated to retire this year, the International Space Station nears completion but remains underutilized, and a new… Continue Reading

The President’s Biofuels Interagency Working Group released its first report – Growing America’s Fuel

Growing America’s Fuel An Innovation Approach to Achieving the President’s Biofuels Target. Vision: “New jobs and greater economic vitality in rural America, increased energy independence, reduced economic vulnerability to volatile oil prices and uncertain supplies, technological and industrial leadership in renewable biofuels, and reduced global warming pollution – all will be achieved by fulfilling the… Continue Reading

Improvements to Regulations.gov Make for Easier Access to Federal Regulations

News release: “As part of President Obama’s commitment to more effective and open government, the public can more quickly access federal regulations at Regulations.gov, thanks to comments received during the Regulations.gov Exchange online forum held last year. Regulations.gov provides one-stop public access to information related to current and forthcoming regulations issued by the federal government.… Continue Reading

Hunger in America 2010 National Report

Hunger in America 2010 National Report, Mathematica Policy Research Inc., February 2010. “This report presents the result of a study conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America’s Second Harvest), the nation’s largest organization of emergency food providers. The study is based on completed in-person interviews with more than 62,000 clients served by the… Continue Reading

GAO: Better Use of Terrorist Watchlist Information

Better Use of Terrorist Watchlist Information and Improvements in Deployment of Passenger Checkpoint Technologies Could Further Strengthen Security, GAO-10-401T, January 27, 2010 “The intelligence community uses standards of reasonableness to evaluate individuals for nomination to the consolidated terrorist watchlist. In making these determinations, agencies are to consider information from all available sources. However, for the… Continue Reading

Law of War Deskbook, 2010

Law of War Deskbook, 2010, International and Operational Law Department, The United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, VA “This Law of War Deskbook is intended to replace, in a single bound volume, similar individual outlines that had been distributed as part of the Judge Advocate Officer Graduate and Basic Courses… Continue Reading