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Daily Archives: April 5, 2010

Shadows in the Cloud: Investigating Cyber Espionage 2.0

Information Warfare Monitor: “The Information Warfare Monitor/ (Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto and the SecDev Group, Ottawa) and the Shadowserver Foundation announce the release of Shadows in the Cloud: An investigation into cyber espionage 2.0. The report documents a complex ecosystem of cyber espionage that systematically targeted and compromised computer systems in India, the Offices of the Dalai Lama, the United Nations, and several other countries.”

  • New York Times: Researchers Trace Data Theft to Intruders in China
  • New GAO Report: Critical Infrastructure Protection

    Released April 5, 2010: Critical Infrastructure Protection: Update to National Infrastructure Protection Plan Includes Increased Emphasis on Risk Management and Resilience, GAO-10-296, March 05, 2010 “According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), there are thousands of facilities in the United States that if destroyed by a disaster could cause casualties, economic losses, or disruptions… Continue Reading

    FTC Issues 2010 Fair Debt Collection Practices Report to Congress

    Federal Trade Commission Enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: The Thirty-Second Annual Report to Congress: Commission Initiatives During 2009 To Curtail Illegal Debt Collection Practices, Including Summaries of the Types of Consumer Complaints Received, Recent Developments in Commission Law Enforcement, and Commission Consumer and Industry Education and Policy Initiatives (March 2010). Continue Reading

    Treasury, OMB Announce New Office to Improve Financial Management across Government

    News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today announced the opening of a new office created to improve and streamline financial management across the U.S. government. The Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation (FIT) will be located in the Treasury Department and will work in collaboration… Continue Reading

    DHS OIG: TSA's Preparedness for Mass Transit and Passenger Rail Emergencies

    OIG-10-68 – TSA’s Preparedness for Mass Transit and Passenger Rail Emergencies (PDF, 30 pages) “The Transportation Security Administration can better support passenger rail agencies by improving its assessments of emergency preparedness and response capabilities. The agency can also improve its efforts to train passenger rail agencies and first responders, and ensure that drills and exercises… Continue Reading

    Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

    Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles’ fuel consumption. Currently there… Continue Reading