State Governments at Risk: A Call to Secure Citizen Data and Inspire Public Trust, September 2010 “People put a lot of trust in state governments to collect, maintain and protect the appropriate information necessary to execute their programs, protect individual rights, and ensure public safety. The volume of that information expands at an ever-increasing pace,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
2010 Best Practices in the Use of Information Technology in State Government Booklet
2010 Best Practices in the Use of Information Technology in State Government Booklet, September 2010 “Released in conjunction with NASCIO’s 2009 Best Practices in the Use of Information Technology in State Government Awards, this booklet contains summaries of innovative state government programs in the following areas: Cross-Boundary Collaboration and Partnerships; Data, Information and Knowledge Management;… Continue Reading
CRS Report – Pay Equity Legislation
Pay Equity Legislation, Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney, Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, September 20, 2010 “The term pay equity originates from the fact that women as a group are paid less than men. In recent years, for example, women with a strong commitment to the workforce earned about 77 to 80 cents for every… Continue Reading
CRS Report – Poverty in the United States: 2009
Poverty in the United States: 2009 – Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy, September 20, 2010 “In 2009, 43.6 million people were counted as poor in the United Statesan increase of 3.7 million persons from 2010, and the largest number of persons counted as poor in the measures 50-year recorded history. The poverty rate, or… Continue Reading
Number of Teen Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes Drops, CDC Study Finds
News release: “The number of fatal crashes involving 16- and 17-year old drivers dropped by more than a third between 2004 and 2008, but this doesn’t mean that parents and teens should be satisfied with the progress, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Crashes still remain the leading cause… Continue Reading
NOAA Arctic Report Card Update for 2010
NOAA Arctic Report Card Update for 2010 – Return to previous Arctic conditions is unlikely: “Record temperatures across Canadian Arctic and Greenland, a reduced summer sea ice cover, record snow cover decreases and links to some Northern Hemisphere weather support this conclusion.” Related postings on climate change Continue Reading
Landscape for Life Helps Homeowners Create Healthy, Beautiful Gardens
News release: “A new Web site developed by the United States Botanic Garden and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin brings homeowners comprehensive, accessible advice on creating nature-friendly, sustainable landscapes at home, no matter where they live. The new site at Landscape for Life provides a layman’s explanation… Continue Reading
'All Facts Considered' By NPR's Longtime Librarian
“Thank goodness for librarian Kee Malesky who, for 20 years, has been saving NPR’s hosts and reporters from themselves. Malesky is the organization’s longest-serving librarian, and [NPR host Scott] Simon says he suspects that she is actually the source of all human knowledge. In her new book, All Facts Considered; An Essential Library Of… Continue Reading
FinCEN Study Examines Rise in Identity Theft SARs; Awareness Helps Deter Greater Loss
Identity Theft Trends, Patterns, and Typologies Reported in Suspicious Activity Reports Filed by Depository Institutions January 1, 2003 December 31, 2009, released October 2010 by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network “Reports of identity theft have been increasing for more than a decade…Identity theft was the sixth most frequently reported characterization of suspicious activity within… Continue Reading
Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico
Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via the Times-Picayune – Massive stretches of weathered oil spotted in Gulf of Mexico: “Just three days after the U.S. Coast Guard admiral in charge of the BP oil spill cleanup declared little recoverable surface oil remained in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana fishers… Continue Reading
BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment, September 2010 In September, 23 states and the District of Columbia registered over-the-month unemployment rate decreases, 11 states recorded increases, and 16 states had no change. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 34 states and increased in 16 states and the District of Columbia.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
U.S. Air Force Basic Doctrine, Organization and Command
“This document is the premier statement of US Air Force basic doctrine. It has been prepared under the direction of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF). It establishes general doctrinal guidance for the application of air and space forces in operations across the full range of military operations, from nuclear or conventional… Continue Reading
