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Daily Archives: April 24, 2013

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 large number of federal districts from all regions of the country. And at this point, domestic terrorism cases outnumber international terrorism by a factor of two-to-one. For more details, including district rankings, see the report here.”

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 government’s 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

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

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 year’s 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 Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2012

The Nation’s 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