“DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance”, is a technical specification created by a group of organizations that want to help reduce the potential for email-based abuse by solving a couple of long-standing operational, deployment, and reporting issues related to email authentication protocols. DMARC standardizes how email receivers perform email authentication using… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
CFA Releases Study on Economic Harm to LMI Households From Over Price Auto Insurance
“A study, Lower-Income Households and the Auto Insurance Marketplace: Challenges and Opportunities, released today by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) concludes that the auto insurance marketplace denies important economic opportunities, especially those related to employment, to low- and moderate-income (LMI) households. The study also explains how state insurance regulators could ensure that mandated auto… Continue Reading
Post JFK Assassination Air Force One Flight Deck Recording
News release: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is providing public access to the newly discovered audio tape recording of conversations between various individuals in Washington and Air Force One pilots and officials on board during the flight from Dallas to Andrews Air Force Base following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on… Continue Reading
CBO – Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees
Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees, January 30, 2012 “Employees of the federal government and the private sector differ in ways that can affect compensation. Federal workers tend to be older, more educated, and more concentrated in professional occupations than private-sector workers. CBO’s study compares federal civilian employees and private-sector employees with certain… Continue Reading
Census – Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll Summary Report: 2010
Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll Summary Report: 2010 – “This report presents data on state and local government public employment and payroll based on information collected in the 2010 Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll for the month of March and historical data collected by prior surveys and censuses of government units.… Continue Reading
BLS: Tracking Employment-Based Health Benefits in Changing Times
“Most Americans obtain their health care coverage through an employment-related plan. The National Compensation Survey (NCS) provides measures of access, participation, and features for those plans This article discusses some of the issues that the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will present for the NCS. Health care in the United States… Continue Reading
National Strategy Proposed to Respond to Climate Changes Impacts on Fish, Wildlife, Plants
“The National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is an integrated, coordinated, and comprehensive response to the threats of climate change. This multi-partner effort will outline a unified approach to maintaining the key terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems needed to sustain fish, wildlife and plant resources and the services they provide in the face… Continue Reading
Improving Metrics for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
“The Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program was created in 1991 as a set of support activities assisting the Former Soviet Union states in securing and eliminating strategic nuclear weapons and the materials used to create them. The Program evolved as needs and opportunities changed: Efforts to address biological and chemical threats were added, as was… Continue Reading
EIA – State Electricity Profiles 2010
State Electricity Profiles 2010, January 2012 “The State Electricity Profiles presents a summary of key State statistics for 2000, and 2004 through 2010. The tables present summary statistics; ten largest plants by generating capacity; top five entities ranked by retail sales; electric power industry generating capacity by primary energy source; electric power industry generation of… Continue Reading
Reporters Without Borders – World Press Freedom Index 2011-2012
World Press Freedom Index 2011-2012 – “Syria, Bahrain and Yemen get worst ever rankings – This years index sees many changes in the rankings, changes that reflect a year that was incredibly rich in developments, especially in the Arab world, Reporters Without Borders said today as it released its 10th annual press freedom index. Many… Continue Reading
Report – Most Federal Judges Warn Jurors About Social Media
Jurors Use of Social Media During Trials and Deliberations – A Report to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management, Meghan Dunn, Federal Judicial Center November 22, 2011 “Most federal judges have taken steps to ensure that jurors do not use social media to discuss the trial in which they are involved,… Continue Reading
IMF – Global Financial Stability Report GFSR Market Update
Global Financial Stability Report GFSR Market Update: “Since the last Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR), risks to stability have increased, despite various policy steps to contain the euro area debt crisis and banking problems. European policymakers have outlined significant policy measures to address the medium-term issues contributing to the crisis, and some of these have… Continue Reading
