“According to the 2011 Wiretap Report, released by the Administrative Office of the US Courts, federal and state applications for wiretap orders dropped 14 percent in 2011, compared to the number reported in 2010. The reduction in wiretaps resulted primarily from a drop in applications for intercepts in narcotics offenses. In 2011, a total of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
FDA Approves First Home-Use HIV Test
“The Home Access Express HIV-1 Test System is intended for the purpose of anonymous HIV-1 testing for self-use by the adult population, eighteen years or older, who have no training or experience in drawing blood specimens. The system is intended to provide education about HIV infection and risk reduction and to offer counseling medical/psychosocial referrals,… Continue Reading
EPIC – European Expert Group Affirms Privacy Rules for Cloud Service Providers
“The Article 29 Working Party, representing the privacy agencies of European Union countries, has released a new Opinion in which it states that cloud service providers will be subject to the EU Data Protection Directive. The expert group also advises users of cloud-based services to conduct a comprehensive and thorough risk analysis of cloud services.… Continue Reading
Methadone linked to 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths
“The prescription drug methadone accounted for 2 percent of painkiller prescriptions in the United States in 2009, but was involved in more than 30 percent of prescription painkiller overdose deaths, according to a CDC Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers analyzed national data from 1999-2010, and 2009… Continue Reading
FDA Approves First Home-Use HIV Test
News release: “The Home Access Express HIV-1 Test System is intended for the purpose of anonymous HIV-1 testing for self-use by the adult population, eighteen years or older, who have no training or experience in drawing blood specimens. The system is intended to provide education about HIV infection and risk reduction and to offer counseling… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Farm Programs, Securities Regulation
Farm Programs – Direct Payments Should Be Reconsidered, GAO-12-640, July 3, 2012 Securities Regulation – Factors That May Affect Trends in Regulation A Offerings, GAO-12-839, July 3, 2012 Continue Reading
EPA Greenhouse Gas Permitting Requirements Maintain Focus on Largest Emitters
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will not revise greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting thresholds under the Clean Air Act. Todays final rule is part of EPAs common-sense, phased-in approach to GHG permitting under the Clean Air Act, announced in 2010 and recently upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals… Continue Reading
GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Billion to Resolve Fraud Allegations and Failure to Report Safety Data
News release: “Global health care giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) agreed to plead guilty and to pay $3 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the companys unlawful promotion of certain prescription drugs, its failure to report certain safety data, and its civil liability for alleged false price reporting practices, the Justice Department… Continue Reading
Availability and Price of Petroleum, Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran
The Availability and Price of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Produced in Countries Other Than Iran, June 26, 2012. Summary: “The global oil market has loosened since our previous report. World oil inventories are estimated to have grown by an average 1.0 million barrels per day (bbl/d) during May and June, a marked contrast to the… Continue Reading
Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team Report
“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Control Systems Security Program manages and operates the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) to provide focused operational capabilities for defense of control system environments against emerging cyber threats…This report provides a summary of cyber incidents, onsite deployments, and associated findings from the time ICS-CERT was established… Continue Reading
New NOAA website offers tips to prepare for coastal flooding
News release: “NOAAs Office of Coast Survey has announced a new website www.stormsurge.noaa.gov designed to provide vital information to help protect communities, people and property from the devastation of coastal flooding. Coastal flooding is often the greatest threat to life and property during and after storms. Floods damage roads and bridges, destroy homes… Continue Reading
George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Launches New Website
News release: “The National Archives George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum has launched its newly designed website. The website is hosted by Southern Methodist University (SMU), the site of the Librarys future facility and an important partner for the institution. While the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is still under construction on… Continue Reading
