The Atlantic, The Tyranny of Defense Inc. Saturday, February 5, 2011: “In 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously identified the military-industrial complex, warning that the growing fusion between corporations and the armed forces posed a threat to democracy. Judged 50 years later, Ikes frightening prophecy actually understates the scope of our modern systemand the dangers of the perpetual march to war it has put us on.” By Andrew J. Bacevich
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Daily Archives: February 5, 2011
Reports that White House e-mail system used in UK cyberattack
Federal Computer Week: “The White House’s unclassified e-mail system is back up after an eight-hour outage, but the e-mail security problems may go deeper. It was disclosed February 4, 2011 that some officials alleged White House e-mails were the source of a cyberattack against British officials two months ago. Officials from the United Kingdom said… Continue Reading
WSJ Report: Nasdaq systems were hacked last year
Computerworld via WSJ: “Federal authorities are investigating a computer intrusion at the company that runs the Nasdaq stock exchange, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. According to the report, which cites anonymous sources, Nasdaq OMX Group computers were compromised sometime over the past year, but the company’s trading platform was unaffected. “So far, [the perpetrators]… Continue Reading
Commentary: The Jobs Report, and America's Two Economies
Follow up to BLS: Employment Situation Summary, January 2011, by Robert Reich: “in other words, today’s employment report should be sending alarm bells all over official Washington. Granted, unusually bad weather may have accounted for some of the reluctance of employers to hire in January. But even considering the weather, the economy is still terribly… Continue Reading
PACER, RECAP, and the Movement to Free American Case Law
PACER, RECAP, and the Movement to Free American Case Law, by Steve Schultze, VoxPopuLII, LII/Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School (February 3, 2011), via freegovinfo.info: “…The ultimate solution to the PACER {Public Access to Court Electronic Records) fee problem unfortunately lies…in bureaucratic details of authorization subcommittees and technical details of network architecture. This is… Continue Reading
Plants For A Future: A resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants
“Plants For A Future (PFAF) is a charitable company, originally set up to support the work of Ken and Addy Fern on their experimental site in Cornwall, where they carried out research and provided information on edible and otherwise useful plants suitable for growing outdoors in a temperate climate. Over time they planted 1500 species… Continue Reading
Report: Managing Talent Will Be Even Tougher in 2011
Managing Talent Will Be Even Tougher in 2011: “Several trends are expected to make the mission of talent management even more challenging in 2011, according to Douglas Matthews, President and Chief Operating Officer for Right Management. Right Management is the talent and career management expert within Manpower, the world leader in innovative workforce solutions. Retaining,… Continue Reading
