News release: “NOAA is launching a comprehensive initiative to build a Weather-ready nation to make America safer by saving more lives and protecting livelihoods as communities across the country become increasingly vulnerable to severe weather events, such as tornado outbreaks, intense heat waves, flooding, active hurricane seasons, and solar storms that threaten electrical and communication… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
President Obama Announces Major Initiative to Spur Biofuels Industry and Enhance America's Energy Security
News release: “President Obama announced that the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million during the next three years in partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation. The initiative responds to a directive from President Obama issued… Continue Reading
VA Issues Guidance on use of Web-based collaboration technologies
“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) endorses the secure use of Web-based collaboration and social media tools to enhance communication, stakeholder outreach collaboration, and information exchange; streamline processes; and foster productivity improvements. Use of these tools supports VA and VAs goal of achieving an interoperable, net-centric environment by improving employee effectiveness through seamless access to… Continue Reading
McAfee White Paper on Global Cyberattacks
Revealed: Operation Shady RAT by Dmitri Alperovitch, Vice President, Threat Research, McAfee: “An investigation of targeted intrusions into more than 70 global companies, governments, and non-profit organizations during the last five years.” “…the targeted compromises we are focused on known as advanced persistent threats (APTs) are much more insidious and occur largely without… Continue Reading
Google – The evolution of sitelinks: expanded and improved
Official Google Blog: “When youre searching, you often have a specific task in mind, like figuring out which exhibits are showing at a nearby museum. Despite this narrow goal, people often start with a broad query, like [metropolitan museum of art], with no mention of exhibits. For these searches, the first result may include a… Continue Reading
EIA – Electric Power Monthly, May 2011
Electric Power Monthly with data for May 2011, Report Released: August 16, 2011 “Net generation in the United States was down 1.3 percent from May 2010 to May 2011. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that the average May temperature across the contiguous United States was 1.0 degree F above the long-term average… Continue Reading
CRS: Treasury Securities and the U.S. Sovereign Credit Default Swap Market
Treasury Securities and the U.S. Sovereign Credit Default Swap Market – D. Andrew Austin, Analyst in Economic Policy; Rena S. Miller, Analyst in Financial Economics – July 25, 2011 “A typical credit default swap (CDS) contract specifies that a CDS holder, in exchange for an annual fee set by the market and paid quarterly, can… Continue Reading
FBI – Resources on Mortgage Fraud
FBI – Resources on Mortgage Fraud: “These scams hit us right where we live. From foreclosure frauds to subprime shenanigans, mortgage fraud is a growing crime threat that is hurting homeowners, businesses, and the national economy. We have developed new ways to detect and combat mortgage fraud, including collecting and analyzing data to spot emerging… Continue Reading
The State of Americas Children® 2011 Finds Children in Jeopardy
News release: “Americas children have fallen further behind in the last year in a range of leading indicators according to The State of Americas Children 2011, a new report from the Childrens Defense Fund. With unemployment, housing foreclosures, and hunger at historically high levels, childrens well-being is in jeopardy. In the United States one in… Continue Reading
Pew: Americans and Their Cell Phones
Americans and their cell phones – Aaron Smith, Senior Research Specialist, 8/15/2011. “Mobile phones have become a near-ubiquitous tool for information-seeking and communicating: 83% of American adults own some kind of cell phone. These devices have an impact on many aspects of their owners daily lives. In a telephone survey conducted from April 26 to… Continue Reading
OECD: Bank Competition and Financial Stability
“This report examines the interplay between banking competition and financial stability, taking into account the experiences in the recent global crisis and the policy response to it. This report has been prepared by members of the Directorate of Financial and Enterprise Affairs at the OECD in Paris for the G20 Workshop ― The New Financial… Continue Reading
Business Insider Report: Who owns America? Hint: It's not China
“Here’s a quick and fascinating breakdown by total amount held and percentage of total U.S. debt, according to Business Insider [By Tom Mucha, Global Post]: Hong Kong: $121.9 billion (0.9 percent) Caribbean banking centers: $148.3 (1 percent) Taiwan: $153.4 billion (1.1 percent) Brazil: $211.4 billion (1.5 percent) Oil exporting countries: $229.8 billion (1.6 percent) Mutual… Continue Reading
