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The Web Is Dead? No. Experts expect apps and Web to converge in the cloud

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Pew: The Web Is Dead? No. Experts expect apps and the Web to converge in the cloud; but many worry that simplicity for users will come at a price, Janna Quitney Anderson, Elon University – Lee Rainie, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, March 23, 2012

  • “According to estimates by Cisco, by 2016 there will be 10 billion mobile Internet devices in use globally. The world population is expected to be 7.3 billion in 2016, so that’s 1.4 devices per person on the planet. Smartphone traffic will grow to 50 times the size it is today by 2016. In fact, Cisco’s “Visual Networking Index,” released in February, reports there will be so much traffic generated between 2015 and 2016 by smartphones, tablets, and laptops that the amount of Internet data movement added for that year alone will be three times the estimated size of the entire mobile Internet in 2012.”

    • New GAO Reports – IT Supply Chain, Nursing Homes, DISH Network

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    IT Supply Chain – National Security-Related Agencies Need to Better Address Risks, GAO-12-361, Mar 23, 2012 Nursing Homes – CMS Needs Milestones and Timelines to Ensure Goals for the Five-Star Quality Rating System Are Met, GAO-12-390, Mar 23, 2012 Telecommunications – To Date, DISH Network Is Cooperating with the Court-Appointed Special Master’s Examination of Its… Continue Reading

    U.S. Intelligence: Hiding of Military Assets by "Rogue Nations" and Other States a Major Security Challenge for 21st Century

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    Jeffrey T. Richelson: “A central element of the current debate over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program has focused on the possible difficulty of destroying the Qom underground uranium enrichment facility via air strikes. However, documents posted today by the National Security Archive show that Qom is only the latest in a long series… Continue Reading

    FHFA's Oversight of Fannie Mae’s Single-Family Underwriting Standards

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    FHFA’s Oversight of Fannie Mae’s Single-Family Underwriting Standards, Audit Report: AUD-2012-003, March 22, 2012 “Although FHFA has taken steps to ensure that the mortgages that the Enterprises purchase conform to underwriting standards, the Agency’s oversight of underwriting is limited. FHFA informally reviews Fannie Mae’s proposed credit policy changes, which may or may not affect underwriting… Continue Reading

    DHS Privacy Office Limited Time Release of Privacy Impact Assessments

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    “Between December 1, 2011 and February 29, 2012 the Chief Privacy Officer of the DHS approved and published eleven Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on the DHS Privacy Office Web site, under the link for Privacy Impact Assessments. These PIAs cover eleven separate DHS programs. Below is a short summary of those programs, indicating the DHS… Continue Reading