Day archives: August 10th, 2007

Survey of Law Firm Librarians Focuses on Expanded Role

Electronic 2007 Law Librarian Survey from ALM Research – Survey Says Librarians Like Their Jobs but Are Displeased With Vendors – “Electronic research was supposed to replace books and lower costs, but it’s done neither — and librarians aren’t happy about it.” THE CHARTS The Librarian’s Expanding Role Finances Resources Staffing Electronic Research

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Marketing

Statehealthfacts.org Updates Data on Medicare Advantage, Employer-Based Health Premiums, Diabetes, SSDI, SSI, and More

“Statehealthfacts.org has updated information on Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for 2007 based on analysis of the latest Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data. Other updates include: the latest data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) on employer-based health insurance premiums, 2004 diabetes mortality rates by …

Subjects: Government Documents

DHS Annnounces Efforts to Improve Border Security, Immigration within Existing Law

DHS Fact Sheet: Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law – “Today, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Announced a Series of Reforms the Administration Will Pursue to Address Border Security and Immigration Challenges. The following reforms represent steps the Administration can take within the boundaries of existing law to …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Report on DHS Integrated Financial Management Systems Challenges

Homeland Security: Responses to Posthearing Questions Related to the Department of Homeland Security’s Integrated Financial Management Systems Challenges, GAO-07-1157R, August 10, 2007 “The consolidation of an entity as large and diverse as DHS poses significant management challenges, including integrating a myriad of redundant financial management systems and addressing existing and newly identified weaknesses in the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New W3C Markup Validator Unveiled

“W3C’s most popular service just got better, prettier, faster, and smarter. The W3C Markup Validator has a new user interface and a validation engine with improved accuracy and performance. Among new features are an automatic cleanup option using HTML Tidy, and checking of HTML fragments. Driven by W3C as an open-source software project, the markup …

Subjects: Internet