Forest Service Business Services Further Actions Needed to Re-examine Centralization Approach and to Better Document Associated Costs, GAO-11-769, August 25, 2011 Climate Engineering – Technical Status, Future Directions, and Potential Responses, GAO-11-71, August 25, 2011 Hazardous Waste – Early Goals Have Been Met in EPA’s Corrective Action Program, but Resource and Technical Challenges Will Constrain… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
EPIC – Federal Judge: Locational Data Protected Under Fourth Amendment
“A Federal judge has ruled that law enforcement officers must have a warrant to access cell phone locational data. Courts are divided regarding whether or not this type of data should be protected by a warrant requirement. Judge Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York, found that “The fiction that the vast majority of… Continue Reading
ACLU Guide to New Facebook Privacy Controls
“August 25, 2011 – Facebook is rolling out a series of changes to its privacy controls. We reviewed the changes in detail on Tuesday; now heres how you can take advantage of these changes. “Turn On Profile Review – One of the biggest changes to Facebooks privacy controls is the option to review any content… Continue Reading
EIA – Nigeria Country Analysis Brief
Nigeria Country Analysis Brief – August 24, 2011: “Nigeria’s hydrocarbon resources are the mainstay of the country’s economy but development of the oil and natural gas sectors is often constrained by instability in the Niger Delta.” “The Nigerian economy is heavily dependent on the oil sector which, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), accounts… Continue Reading
Military and Security Developments Involving the Peoples Republic of China 2011
Military and Security Developments Involving the Peoples Republic of China 2011, Office of the Secretary of Defense – A Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 “Chinas rise as a major international actor is likely to stand out as a defining feature of the strategic landscape of the… Continue Reading
Symantec Intelligence Report – August 2011
“Symantec Corp. announced the results of the August 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report, now combining the best research and analysis from the Symantec.cloud MessageLabs Intelligence Report and the Symantec State of Spam & Phishing Report. This months analysis reveals that once more spammers are seeking to benefit from fluctuations in the turbulent financial markets, most notably… Continue Reading
Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update – August 2011
Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update – August 24, 2011 “The United States is facing profound budgetary and economic challenges. At 8.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the $1.3 trillion budget deficit that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects for 2011 will be the third-largest shortfall in the past 65 years (exceeded only by… Continue Reading
Understanding 9/11 – A Television News Archive
“The events of September 11th, 2001 affected the entire world. The 9/11 Television News Archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9/11/2001 and their aftermath as presented by U.S. and international broadcasters. A resource for scholars, journalists, and the public, it presents one week of news broadcasts for study, research and… Continue Reading
Estimated Impact of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output: April 2011 – June 2011
CBO: Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from April 2011 Through June 2011 “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contains provisions that are intended to boost economic activity and employment in the United States. Section 1512(e) of the law requires the Congressional Budget Office… Continue Reading
Boomer Retirement: Headwinds for U.S. Equity Markets?
Boomer Retirement: Headwinds for U.S. Equity Markets?, by Zheng Liu and Mark M. Spiegel “The baby boom generation born between 1946 and 1964 has had a large impact on the U.S. economy and will continue to do so as baby boomers gradually phase from work into retirement over the next two decades. To finance retirement,… Continue Reading
Youth labor force participation rate at 59.5% in July 2011 – lowest July rate on record
News release: “From April to July 2011, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old rose by 1.7 million to 18.6 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This year, the share of young people who were employed in July was 48.8 percent, the lowest July rate on record for the… Continue Reading
Julys Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators Show Economic Activity Picking Up Across the Region
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: The July Indexes of Coincident Economic Indicators (CEIs) for New York State, New York City, and New Jersey, released today, reveal that economic activity continued to expand in both New York State and New York City andfor the second month in a rowpicked up moderately in New Jersey. The… Continue Reading
