Monthly archives: November, 2008

Research study: Impending collapse of bluefin tuna in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean

Impending collapse of bluefin tuna in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, Brian R. MacKenzie, Henrik Mosegaard, Andrew A. Rosenberg, Conservation Letters, 2008 “The abundance of bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, in the east Atlantic and Mediterranean has declined in recent decades. ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas), the regional bluefin tuna management authority, …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Treasury's First Tranche Report to Congress

“This First Tranche Report to Congress (First Tranche Report) is the first report under section 105(b) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA). This First Tranche Report is in satisfaction of the requirements for reporting at the $50 billion and $100 billion commitment levels, because Treasury has made in one round of funding …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOJ OIG: FBI's Terrorist Threat and Suspicious Incident Tracking System, Audit Report 09-02, November 2008

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist Threat and Suspicious Incident Tracking System, Audit Report 09-02, November 2008

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Defrosting the Digital Library: Bibliographic Tools for the Next Generation Web

Hull D, Pettifer SR, Kell DB 2008 Defrosting the Digital Library: Bibliographic Tools for the Next Generation Web. PLoS Computational Biology 4(10): e1000204 doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000204 [Gerry McKiernan] “Many scientists now manage the bulk of their bibliographic information electronically, thereby organizing their publications and citation material from digital libraries. However, a library has been described as thought …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Organizations Urge Next President to Move Swiftly on Science Adviser and Science-Related Issues

“Nearly 180 organizations representing the business, education and scientific communities have urged the next president to appoint a White House science adviser by January 20Inauguration Dayand give the adviser cabinet rank.” “Dear Senator Obama: The next President of the United States will face a wide range of domestic and international challenges, from financial and regulatory …

Subjects: E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Obama Addresses Economic Challenges – Highlights Advisory Panel

WSJ: “President-elect Barack Obama, flanked by a team of advisers, promised Friday to pass a major economic-stimulus plan in his first act as president. President-elect Barack Obama holds his first post-election press conference at the Hilton Hotel flanked by his transition team. Three days after his electoral triumph, Mr. Obama broke his silence amid news …

Subjects: Government Documents

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Situation Summary – October 2008

News release: Employment Situation Summary, October 2008: “Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 240,000 in October, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. October’s drop in payroll employment followed declines of 127,000 in August and 284,000 in September, as revised. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BJS: Jails in Indian Country, 2007

News release: “At midyear 2007, an estimated 4 in 10 inmates in Indian country jails were confined for a violent offense, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Domestic violence (20 percent) accounted for the largest group of violent offenders, followed by simple or aggravated assault (13 percent) and rape or sexual …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Online Viewers at TV Network Web Sites Increase an Average of 155 Percent in September 2008

News release: “Nielsen Online, a service of The Nielsen Company, today announced that all four television networks enjoyed month-over-month growth in online video viewers in September, coinciding with the season premieres of many popular and new television shows. NBC.com had the largest increase in video viewers, growing 312 percent month-over-month, followed by FOX Broadcasting and …

Subjects: Internet

Identity Theft Resource Center 2008 Breach List

News release: “The total number of breaches in on the Identity Theft Resource Centers 2008 breach list surpassed the final total of 446 reported in 2007, more than 4 months before the end of 2008. As of 9:30 a.m. August 22nd, the number of confirmed data breaches in 2008 stood at 449. The actual number …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

Is a Government Bail-Out In GM's Future?

New York Times: “The rapidly deteriorating finances of General Motors are forcing the federal government to decide whether to bail out the largest American automaker or face the prospect that it might go bankrupt.” GM Announces $5 billion in Additional Liquidity Enhancement Initiatives: “GM has taken a host of aggressive self help actions to improve …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: Monthly Budget Review, November 2008

Monthly Budget Review, November 2008 – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for September and the Daily Treasury Statements for October, released November 7, 2008 “The federal government recorded a total budget deficit of $455 billion in fiscal year 2008, $293 billion more than the deficit incurred in 2007. The federal deficit rose as a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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