CRS – Direct Overt U.S. Aid Appropriations for and Military Reimbursements to Pakistan, FY2002-FY2014, April 11, 2013. Continue Reading
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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
Report – Big Data, Big Brains
“This report on Big Data is the first MeriTalk Beacon, a new series of reports designed to shed light and provide direction on far reaching issues in government and technology. Since Beacons are designed to tackle broad concepts, each Beacon report relies on insight from a small number of big thinkers in the topic area.… Continue Reading
Get Grandpas FBI File.com Website Now Makes Getting FBI Files Easy
News release: “The process for obtaining FBI files about family members who may have been the subject of a federal investigation has just become much simpler with the help of a step-by-step consumer website: GetGrandpasFBIfile.com established by Virginia-based Meme Transmission Enterprises…The Federal Bureau of Investigation maintains billions of pages of records and millions of files… Continue Reading
Report – Financial Implications and Strategic Responses to a Changing Retail Electric Business
Disruptive Challenges: Financial Implications and Strategic Responses to a Changing Retail Electric Business. Prepared by: Peter Kind Energy Infrastructure Advocates for Edison Electric Institute, January 2013 “Recent technological and economic changes are expected to challenge and transform the electric utility industry. These changes (or disruptive challenges) arise due to a convergence of factors, including: falling… Continue Reading
Agencies Provide Additional Instructions for Submission of Some Resolution Plans
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board (Board) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Monday announced the release of additional guidance, clarification and direction for the first group of institutions filing their resolutions plans pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act. These 11 institutions filed their initial resolution plans with the Federal Reserve Board and the… Continue Reading
