Official Google Blog: “When we announced three weeks ago that we had mistakenly included code in our software that collected samples of payload data from WiFi networks, we said we would ask a third party to review the software at issue, how it worked, and what data it gathered. That report, by the security consulting… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
EPA Moves to Terminate All Uses of Insecticide Endosulfan to Protect Health of Farmworkers and Wildlife
News release: “he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to end all uses of the insecticide endosulfan in the United States. Endosulfan, which is used on vegetables, fruits, and cotton, can pose unacceptable neurological and reproductive risks to farmworkers and wildlife and can persist in the environment. New data generated in response to… Continue Reading
Citing Irans failure to clarify nuclear ambitions, UN imposes additional sanctions
Follow up to International Atomic Energy Agency Report on Status of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program, this news release: “The Security Council voted today to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Military Readiness, National Security
Military Readiness: Navy Needs to Reassess Its Metrics and Assumptions for Ship Crewing Requirements and Training, GAO-10-592, June 09, 2010. National Security: Key Challenges and Solutions to Strengthen Interagency Collaboration, GAO-10-822T, June 09, 2010: “Federal agencies have an opportunity to enhance interagency collaboration by addressing long-standing problems and achieving meaningful results that better position the… Continue Reading
Government Sends BP A Message: Maximizing Discharge Recovery From the Source
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this letter to: Doug Suttles, Chief Operating Officer, Exploration & Production, BP America Inc. From: James A. Watson, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal On-Scene Coordinator: “The discharge of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is unprecedented in American history. This crisis has… Continue Reading
Fed Chair Bernanke – Economic and financial conditions and the federal budget
Testimony by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke – Economic and financial conditions and the federal budget, before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2010 “The recovery in economic activity that began in the second half of last year has continued at a moderate pace so far this year. Moreover,… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Beige Book, June 9, 2010
Full Report – Beige Book, June 9, 2010 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, and link to reports by Districts: “Economic activity continued to improve since the last report across all twelve Federal Reserve Districts, although many Districts described the pace of growth as “modest.” Consumer spending and tourism… Continue Reading
Dept. of Energy and EPA's 2010 Fuel Economy Guide
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) produce the Fuel Economy Guide to help car buyers choose the most fuel efficient vehicle that meets their needs. This Guide provides annual fuel cost estimates for each vehicle. The estimates are based on the assumptions that you travel 15,000 miles per year… Continue Reading
The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: $5 Billion Will Last About Two Years
The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: $5 Billion Will Last About Two Years – July 2010, Vol. 31, No. 7, Employee Benefit Research Institute “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 created a temporary reinsurance program for sponsors of employment-based health plans that provide retiree health benefits to retirees who are over age… Continue Reading
China's cabinet published a white paper on the Internet in China
The Register: “The Chinese government has issued a white paper laying out current, and future, internet policy – and you might not recognise its view of internet use in that country…The paper warns: “Citizens are not allowed to infringe upon state, social and collective interests or the legitimate freedom and rights of other citizens. No… Continue Reading
White House Directive: Identifying Low-Priority Agency Programs
OMB, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, June 8, 2010: “The American people deserve a government that spends every taxpayer dollar with as much care as taxpayers spend their own dollarswhere money is spent not out of inertia, but only when it contributes to achieving a clear national priority. That is why… Continue Reading
Interior Issues New Directive to Oil and Gas Drilling Operators on Outer Continental Shelf
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, news from MarineLog: “The Department of the Interior today issued a directive to oil and gas lessees and operators on the Outer Continental Shelf. It implements stronger safety requirements that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recommended in a 30-day safety report to the President,… Continue Reading
