Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego: “For the first time in human history, concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) could rise above 400 parts per million (ppm) for sustained lengths of time throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere as soon as May 2013. To provide a resource for understanding… Continue Reading
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Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers
Current Intelligence Bulletin 65: Occupational Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers: “NIOSH issues Current Intelligence Bulletins (CIBs) to disseminate new scientific information about occupational hazards. A CIB may draw attention to a formerly unrecognized hazard, report new data on a known hazard, or disseminate information about hazard control. CIBs are distributed to representatives of academia,… Continue Reading
TRAC – Domestic Terror Cases Outnumbering International Two-to-One in FY 2013
“During February 2013, there were 16 new federal criminal prosecutions for terrorism and national internal security offenses, according to the latest available data from the Justice Department. So far during fiscal year 2013 (which began October 2012), a total of 83 such cases have been filed. These criminal prosecutions have been brought in a surprisingly… Continue Reading
DHS Releases Revises Privacy Impact Assessment on Internet Monitoring Program
EPIC: “The Department of Homeland Security has released a Privacy Impact Assessment for Einstein 3 – Accelerated. Einstein 3 is a government cybersecurity program that monitors Internet traffic. The monitoring includes scanning email destined for .gov networks for malicious attachments and URLs. According to DHS, the basis of the governments authority to perform the monitoring… Continue Reading
Persons With A Disability: Barriers to Employment, Types of Assistance, and other Labor-Related Issues Summary
News release: “In May 2012, half of all persons with a disability who were not working reported some type of barrier to employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lack of education or training, lack of transportation, the need for special features at the job, and a person’s own disability were among the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve announces issue date of redesigned $100 note
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that the redesigned $100 note will begin circulating on October 8, 2013. This note, which incorporates new security features such as a blue, 3-D security ribbon, will be easier for the public to authenticate but more difficult for counterfeiters to replicate. The new design for the… Continue Reading
EPIC FOIA Request Reveals Details About Government Cybersecurity Program
EPIC: “New documents obtained by EPIC in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit reveal that the Department of Defense advised private industry on how to best circumvent federal wiretap law. The documents concern a collaboration between the Defense Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and private companies to allow government monitoring of private Internet networks.… Continue Reading
Pew presentation – The changing world of librarians
The changing world of librarians by Lee Rainie, Apr 24, 2013 at DC/SLA Spring Workshop Lee Rainie discussed the Projects latest research about how people use technology and how people use libraries, and the implications of this work for libraries. As librarians, we communicate with our users, staff, C-Level, patrons, and each other every day… Continue Reading
2013 Data Breach Investigations Report
“Verizon’s 2013 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) provides truly global insights into the nature of data breaches that can help organizations of all sizes to better understand the threat and take the necessary steps to protect themselves. The breadth and depth of data represented in this years DBIR is unprecedented. It combines the efforts of… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Space Acquisitions, Spectrum Management, FEMA Reservists, Managing For Results
Space Acquisitions – DOD Is Overcoming Long-Standing Problems, but Faces Challenges to Ensuring Its Investments Are Optimized, GAO-13-508T, Apr 24, 2013 Spectrum Management – Preliminary Findings on Federal Relocation Costs and Auction Revenues, GAO-13-563T, Apr 24, 2013 Voters with Disabilities – Challenges to Voting Accessibility, GAO-13-538SP, Apr 23, 2013 FEMA Reservists – Training Could Benefit… Continue Reading
The Nations Report Card: Economics 2012
The Nations Report Card: Economics 2012 – April 2013 – National Center for Education Statistics “This report presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2012 economics assessment. National results for a representative sample of students at grade 12 are reported as average scale scores and as percentages of students performing at or… Continue Reading
PBS Frontline – The Retirement Gamble Facing Us All
Martin Smith – The Retirement Gamble: “Lets say you sit down with an adviser at your brokerage or bank and ask for some advice on how you should allocate your retirement savings, or which funds you might want to choose for your IRA. Youll get lots of advice, but chances are it wont be worth… Continue Reading
