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The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe, An Updated Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2011, March 2008, By International Data Corporation. “In this companion to last year’s EMC-sponsored white paper, IDC again calibrates the size (bigger than first thought) and the growth (faster than expected) of the digital universe through 2011. IDC also explores new …
PBS.org – Semi-Pro Journalism Teams Give Alternative View of U.S. Elections, by Mark Glaser: “Each of these projects provides an alternative to mainstream media coverage, combining the ground work of average citizens or inexperienced journalists with editorial and production expertise of professional journalists. Rather than being lone citizen journalists, these semi-pros are given the tools …
Google Lat Long Blog: Google “announces the launch of the web version of Google Sky, which turns your browser into a virtual telescope that can zoom and pan across the entire cosmos. You now have several ways to easily explore the universe: Powerful search that lets you browse tens of thousands of named objects. Three …
“The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2007” (H.R. 3268), and Other GAO Reforms, GAO-08-587T, March 13, 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Changes in Obligations and Activities before and after Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Reorganization, GAO-08-328R, February 25, 2008 Traffic Safety: Grants Generally Address Key Safety Issues, Despite State Eligibility and Management Difficulties, …
Fact Sheet: Taking Responsible Action to Help Homeowners and the Economy, March 14, 2008 President Bush Visits the Economic Club of New York, New York Hilton, New York, New York, March 14, 2008
Defense Manpower Data Center, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office: Results of the 2006 Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members of the United States Military, March 2008 (246 pages, PDF). “This report presents the results of the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA2006). The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) …
DOJ Office of Information and Privacy: “On March 16 we celebrate the anniversary of James Madison’s birthday. Madison, traditionally viewed as the Father of the United States Constitution, is also seen by many as a defender of open government. He once wrote, “[a] popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is …
VOIP-News: “Email, IM (instant messaging) and even VoIP solutions like Skype and Vonage have taken over communications in both the business and social worlds. These systems work well because they’re a much-needed solution for high phone bills, static-filled communications and dropped cell-phone calls. Internet-based communication methods also give users optimum remote access, since all one …
News release: “The Work Foundation today publishes a report outlining its research thus far into the knowledge economy, 18 months into a three-year, £1.5 million research programme which will conclude in April 2009. The Knowledge Economy: How Knowledge is Reshaping the Economic Life of Nations argues that the phenomenon of the knowledge economy is driven …
News release: “The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing March 13, 2008 to examine the endemic waste, fraud and abuse that has resulted in the squandering of billions of American tax dollars in Iraq. With the cost of the war in Iraq projected to surpass $605 billion this year, the members of the committee heard …
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition, GAO-08-450SP, March 13, 2008. (116 pages, PDF): “We are pleased to present the annual update of the third edition of Volumes I and II of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. Our objective in this publication is to present a cumulative supplement to the published …
Department of State – Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism: Report Provided to the United States Congress, March 2008. Tom Lantos 1928-2008: “In memory of Tom Lantos, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, a leader of moral force and a champion of human rights. As the only Holocaust survivor to serve …
