News release: “Tactics of the Taliban and other Anti-Government Elements (AGEs) are behind a 31 per cent increase in conflict-related Afghan civilian casualties in the first six months of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today in releasing its 2010 Mid-Year Report on Protection… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2010
DOJ OIG: Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratorys Forensic DNA Case Backlog
Federal Bureau of Investigation – Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratorys Forensic DNA Case Backlog, Audit Report Report 10-39, August 2010 “The forensic DNA case backlog at the FBI Laboratory can have significant effects. Backlogs may delay legal proceedings that are waiting on the results of DNA analysis. Backlogs can also prevent the… Continue Reading
DOE Estimates 10 Million Cyberattacks Daily
Forbes: “The U.S. Department of Energy is in a class by itself, though. The agency receives more than 10 million attacks every day, according to Tom Pyke, the DOE’s former CIO. That includes everything from simple scans all the way up to phishing attacks that attempt to use malicious code to take over. And it… Continue Reading
Zillow Posts Real Estate Market Reports for the Nation
“Zillow recently released its second quarter Real Estate Market Reports for the nation and 144 metropolitan areas. The reports show that home values continued to decline nationwide in the second quarter, but stabilization in some areas led to an overall decrease in negative equity. Individual markets had mixed results: Most in California experienced quarter-over-quarter appreciation,… Continue Reading
Google and Verizon offer joint policy proposal for an open Internet
Official Google Blog: “The original architects of the Internet got the big things right. By making the network open, they enabled the greatest exchange of ideas in history. By making the Internet scalable, they enabled explosive innovation in the infrastructure. It is imperative that we find ways to protect the future openness of the Internet… Continue Reading
ABA Report Examines U.S. News & World Reports Law School Rankings
Report of the Special Committee on the U.S. News and World Report Rankings Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar “On February 17, 2010, ABA President Carolyn Lamm asked the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar to examine rankings of law schools. She did so to follow through on a… Continue Reading
Long-term issues in international banking: new report from the Committee on the Global Financial System
News release: “The Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) released Long-term issues in international banking, a report prepared by a CGFS Study Group chaired by Hans-Helmut Kotz, former Executive Board member of the Deutsche Bundesbank. The report addresses structural issues in international banking from three angles: a historical perspective, what the drivers have been,… Continue Reading
New Website Makes Education Data Easier to Find and Use
News release: “The U.S. Department of Education today is launching a new interactive Web site aimed at making accurate and timely education data available in a single place. A key element of the Department’s open government plan, ED Data Express consolidates relevant data collected by the Department from several different sources and provides search tools… Continue Reading
DOE Announces $115.3 Million for 124 Grants to Improve Teaching of American History
News release: “U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of $115.3 million to 124 school districts to improve the quality of teaching American history in our nation’s schools. The Teaching American History grant program aims to enhance teachers’ understanding of American history through intensive professional development, including study trips to historic sites… Continue Reading
Basic Facts About Food Insecurity Among Children in the United States, 2008
National Center for Children in Poverty, Basic Facts About Food Insecurity Among Children in the United States, 2008. Vanessa R. Wight and Kalyani Thampi, August 2010 “There are about 39.5 million households with children (approximately 34 percent of all households). 79 percent were food secure. 10.2 percent reported food security among adults only. 9.6 percent… Continue Reading
DOJ: The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction
U.S. Department of Justice The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, A Report to Congress, August 2010 “In the broadest terms, the goal of this National Strategy is to prevent child sexual exploitation from occurring in the first place, in order to protect every childs opportunity and right to have a childhood that… Continue Reading
New GAO Report: Next Generation Air Transportation System
Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA and NASA Have Improved Human Factors Research Coordination, but Stronger Leadership Needed, GAO-10-824, August 06, 2010 “To address challenges to the aviation industrys economic health and safety, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is collaborating with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other federal partners to plan and… Continue Reading
