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Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, Volume III: “Arbor Networks®, Inc., in cooperation with the Internet security operations community, has completed the third edition of an ongoing series of annual operational security surveys. This survey, covering a 12-month period from July 2006 through June 2007, is designed to provide data useful to network operators so that they …
Inside Obama’s Sweeping Victory, November 5, 2008: “Barack Obama captured the White House on the strength of a substantial electoral shift toward the Democratic Party and by winning a number of key groups in the middle of the electorate. Overall, 39% of voters were Democrats while 32% were Republicans — a dramatic shift from 2004 …
Spamalytics: An Empirical Analysis of Spam Marketing Conversion, October 2008 – Chris Kanich, Christian Kreibich, Kirill Levchenko, Brandon Enright, Geoffrey M. Voelker, Vern Paxson Stefan Savage “The conversion rate of spam the probability that an unsolicited e-mail will ultimately elicit a sale underlies the entire spam value proposition. However, our understanding of this …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Education today launched U.S.A. Learns, a free Web site to help immigrants learn English. The Web site, which is located at www.USALearns.org, provides approximately 11 million adults who have low levels of English proficiency with easily accessible and free English language training.”
Dan Farber, CNET News: “Obama will appoint the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right infrastructure, policies and services for the 21st century. The CTO will ensure the safety of our networks and will lead an interagency effort, working with chief technology and chief …
News release: “The 2,000-strong community of Census of Marine Life scientists from 82 nations today announced astonishing examples of recent new finds from the worlds ocean depths. As more than 700 delegates gather for the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (Valencia, Spain Nov. 11-15), organized by the Censuss European affiliate program on Marine Biodiversity and …
Washington Post: “Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies on climate change, stem cell research, reproductive rights and other issues, according to congressional Democrats, campaign aides and experts working with the transition team.” …
Change.gov: “Throughout the Presidential Transition Project, this website will be your source for the latest news, events, and announcements so that you can follow the setting up of the Obama Administration. And just as this historic campaign was, from the beginning, about you — the transition process will offer you opportunities to participate in redefining …
Energy Information Administration, Domestic Uranium Production Report – Quarterly Data for 3rd Quarter 2008: “U.S. production of uranium concentrate was 980,933 pounds U3O8, down 9 percent from the previous quarter, and down 9 percent from the third quarter 2007.”
Presidential Transition Team website: “The Presidential Transition Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-293) authorizes the General Services Administration (GSA) to develop a transition directory in consultation with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Act provides that the transition directory “shall be a compilation of Federal publications and materials with supplementary materials developed by the …
Follow up to November 7, 2008 posting – Is a Government Bail-Out In GM’s Future? – this November 8 press release: “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson calling on him to review the feasibility of using the authority given under the Emergency Economic …
News release: “EPA has released its first annual report that summarizes environmental compliance data from all mobile sources including cars, light duty trucks and non-road equipment. The 2007 model year report provides information about vehicle recalls, emissions certification testing, and emission defects. This report will help stakeholders better understand the compliance programs requirements, process and …
