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Monthly Archives: March 2012

Access to Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports – Collected by: Stanford University, Social Sciences Resource Group – Archived since: Jun, 2008 “Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a “think tank” that provides research reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. However, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) does not provide direct… Continue Reading

Global Digital Communication: Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide

Pew – Global Digital Communication: Texting, Social Networking Popular Worldwide “Cell phones are owned by overwhelmingly large majorities of people in most major countries around the world, and they are used for much more than just phone calls. In particular, text messaging is a global phenomenon – across the 21 countries surveyed, a median of… Continue Reading

EIA – Petroleum Supply Monthly

Petroleum Supply Monthly – With Data for December 2011 | Release Date: February 29, 2012 – “Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories. PDF and CSV files and Petroleum Data Tables included in this release.” Use… Continue Reading

Use DOE Data Explorer to find scientific research data

“Use the DOE Data Explorer (DDE) to find scientific research data – such as computer simulations, numeric data files, figures and plots, interactive maps, multimedia, and scientific images – generated in the course of DOE-sponsored research in various science disciplines. The DOE Data Explorer provides access both to collections and to individual datasets that have… Continue Reading

NASA Cybersecurity: An Examination of the Agency’s Information Security

NASA Cybersecurity: An Examination of the Agency’s Information Security – Testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 29, 2012 – Statement of Paul K. Martin, NASA Inspector General: “My testimony today highlights five issues that we believe, based on our extensive audit and investigative work, constitute… Continue Reading