“Every year, 25-35 square miles of land off the coast of Louisianaan area larger than Manhattandisappears into the water due to a combination of subsidence (soil settling) and global sea level rise. The maps above show how much land has been lost to the Gulf of Mexico in the past 80 years…In Southeast Louisiana, relative… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
New GAO Reports – Federal Courthouses, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Foreclosure Review, NASA, USPS, Veterans Health Care
Federal Courthouses – Most Recommended New Construction Projects Do Not Qualify Under Improved Capital-Planning Process, GAO-13-523T, Apr 17, 2013 Federal Courthouses – Recommended Construction Projects Should Be Evaluated under New Capital- Planning Process, GAO-13-263, Apr 11, 2013 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter – Program Has Improved in Some Areas, but Affordability Challenges and Other Risks Remain,… Continue Reading
State of Americas Libraries Report 2013
“Libraries and library staff continue to respond to the needs of their communities, providing key resources as budgets are reduced, speaking out forcefully against book-banning attempts and advocating for free access to digital content in libraries, with a keen focus placed on ebook formats. Led by the American Library Association (ALA), libraries offer resources often… Continue Reading
New Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec
2013 Internet Security Threat Report – “Key Findings: 42% increase in targeted attacks in 2012. 31% of all targeted attacks aimed at businesses with less than 250 employees. One waterhole attack infected 500 organizations in a single day. 14 zero-day vulnerabilities. 32% of all mobile threats steal information. A single threat infected 600,000 Macs in… Continue Reading
Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2014
CRS – Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2014, April 11, 2013. Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Acquisition Workforce, Aviation Safety, Renewable and Advanced Energy Technologies, Grants Management, IRS Website, Managing For Results
Acquisition Workforce – Federal Agencies Obtain Training to Meet Requirements, but Have Limited Insight into Costs and Benefits of Training Investment, GAO-13-231, Mar 28, 2013 Aviation Safety – FAA Efforts Have Improved Safety, but Challenges Remain in Key Areas, GAO-13-442T, Apr 16, 2013 Energy – Federal Support for Renewable and Advanced Energy Technologies, GAO-13-514T, Apr… Continue Reading
The Constitution Projects Task Force on Detainee Treatment
“The Constitution Projects Task Force on Detainee Treatment is an independent, bipartisan, blue-ribbon panel charged with examining the federal governments policies and actions related to the capture, detention and treatment of suspected terrorists during the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations. The project was undertaken with the belief that it was important to provide an account… Continue Reading
Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions
CRS – Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions, Marshall Curtis Erwin, Analyst in Intelligence and National Security, April 10, 2013 “Senior U.S. intelligence community officials have conceded that the line separating Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and DOD intelligence activities has blurred, making it more difficult to distinguish between the traditional secret intelligence missions… Continue Reading
CRS – Sensitive Covert Action Notifications: Oversight Options for Congress
Sensitive Covert Action Notifications: Oversight Options for Congress, Marshall Curtis Erwin, Analyst in Intelligence and National Security. April 10, 2013 “Legislation enacted in 1980 gave the executive branch authority to limit advance notification of especially sensitive covert actions to eight Members of Congressthe Gang of Eight” when the President determines that it is essential to… Continue Reading
Experian reveals a quarter of time online is spent on social networking
Experian reveals a quarter of time online is spent on social networking: London, 16 April 2013 “Insights from Experian, the global information services company, reveals that if the time spent on the Internet was distilled into an hour then a quarter of it would be spent on social networking and forums across UK, US… Continue Reading
Federal Advisory Committee Draft Climate Assessment Report Released for Public Review
News release: “A 60-person Federal Advisory Committee (The “National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee” or NCADAC) has overseen the development of this draft climate report. The NCADAC, whose members are available here (and in the report), was established under the Department of Commerce in December 2010 and is supported through the National Oceanic and… Continue Reading
Big Data: Growing pressure on global storage by data created on Social Networking Sites
Big Data: Growing pressure on global storage by data created on Social Networking Sites, Dr. Riyazuddin Qureshi, Yahya Mohammad AlManna & Dr Anwar Pasha Deshmukh. “World-wide business organizations irrespective of their sizes, non-profit organizations and government agencies are witnessing Tsunami of data. Data creation is rewriting its record every day. In 2010; total data generated… Continue Reading
