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New GAO Reports: U.S. Equipment Provided to Pakistani Security Forces, Border Security, Federal Mandates

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  • Accountability for U.S. Equipment Provided to Pakistani Security Forces in the Western Frontier Needs to Be Improved, GAO-11-156R, February 15, 2011
  • Border Security: Preliminary Observations on Border Control Measures for the Southwest Border, GAO-11-374T, February 15, 2011
  • Federal Mandates: Few Rules Trigger Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, GAO-11-385T, February 15, 2011

CRS: The Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress

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The Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress, Wendy R. Ginsberg – Analyst in Government Organization and Management, January 28, 2011 “The 112th Congress may oversee the Administration’s open government efforts and has the authority to codify any parts of the initiative. This report reviews and discusses the centerpieces of President Obama’s transparency initiatives,… Continue Reading

SEC OIG – Investigation of Failure of SEC's LA Regional Office to Uncover Fraud in Westridge Capital Management

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Investigation of the Failure of the SEC’s Los Angeles Regional Office to Uncover Fraud in Westridge Capital Management Notwithstanding Investment Adviser Examination Conducted in 2005 and Inappropriate Conduct on the Part of Senior Los Angeles Official, Case No. OIG-533 [redacted, dated October 26, 2010 and released February 2011] “In all, the OIG searched over 68,000… Continue Reading

President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012

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“The President’s Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012 is now available from the United States Government Printing Office (GPO). The public can search or browse the authentic, electronic version of the budget, which is accessible from GPO’s Federal Digital System. GPO authenticated the document by digital signature. This signature assures the public… Continue Reading

Triangle Research Libraries Network’s IP Rights Strategy for Digitization of Modern Manuscript Collections and Archival Record Groups

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The Triangle Research Libraries Network’s Intellectual Property Rights Strategy for Digitization of Modern Manuscript Collections and Archival Record Groups, January 2011 – Laura Clark Brown, Judy Ruttenberg, and Kevin L. Smith, J.D. “Curated online exhibits have dominated the manuscript and archival digitization projects of academic libraries. These exhibits typically present a small number of selected… Continue Reading

FTC Offers Tips on Wise Use of Wi-Fi Networks

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News release: “The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, released tips to help people protect their personal information while they use public wireless networks – Wi-Fi hotspots in coffee shops, libraries, airports, hotels, universities, and other public places. While convenient, public Wi-Fi networks often are not secure. When using wireless networks, it’s best… Continue Reading

Cloud-sourcing Research Collections: Managing Print in the Mass-digitized Library Environment

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Cloud-sourcing Research Collections: Managing Print in the Mass-digitized Library Environment, Constance Malpas, Program Officer OCLC Research, January 2011 “Analysis of the distribution of subject matter and library holdings represented in the HathiTrust Digital Library and shared print repositories further confirmed that the digital corpus is largely representative of the collective academic library collection, suggesting a… Continue Reading