Monthly archives: January, 2010

Presidential Report on Radiation Protection Advice: Screening of Humans for Security Purposes Using Ionizing Radiation Scanning Systems

Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, see Presidential Report on Radiation Protection Advice: Screening of Humans for Security Purposes Using Ionizing Radiation Scanning Systems – A Report Prepared by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: “This Presidential Report from the National Council on Radiation …

Subjects: Government Documents, Privacy

Establishing Guidance for Prosecutors Regarding Criminal Discovery

Issuance of Guidance and Summary of Actions Taken in Response to the Report of the Department of Justice Criminal Discovery and Case Management Working Group, David W. Ogden, Deputy Attorney General, January 4, 2010 “By making deliberate choices regarding discovery issues, prosecutors are most likely to comply with discovery obligations imposed by law and Department …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

The Feasibility of Systemic Risk Measurement

The Feasibility of Systemic Risk Measurement: Written Testimony for the House Financial Services Committee Hearing on Systemic Risk Regulation, Working Paper, October 2009, Andrew W. Lo [Harris & Harris Group Professor, Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering] Related postings on financial system

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents

Energy Information Administration: Petroleum Marketing Monthly

January 2010 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for October 2009 – Jan 4, 2010: “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.”

Subjects: Government Documents

McAfee Labs Predicts Facebook, Twitter Will Be Platforms of Choice for Emerging Threats

News release: “McAfee Inc. unveiled its 2010 Threat Predictions report. McAfee Labs believes cybercriminals will target social networking sites and third-party applications, use more complex Trojans and botnets to build and execute attacks, and take advantage of HTML 5 to create emerging threats. McAfee Labs also predicts 2010 will be a good year for law …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Energy Information Administration: Quarterly Coal Report

Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) – 3rd Quarter 2009 Jan 5, 2010: “Provides detailed quarterly coal data for July-September 2009 and aggregated quarterly historical coal data for 2003 through 3rd Quarter 2009. This report now includes data for coke and breeze commercial sales, steam and metallurgical coal imports by Customs District, coke import and export …

Subjects: Government Documents

Liquid Transportation Fuels from Coal and Biomass: Technological Status, Costs, and Environmental Impacts

National Academy of Sciences: “The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the massive contribution of greenhouse gases threatens the environment. The development of domestic sources of alternative transportation fuels with lower greenhouse emissions …

Subjects: Government Documents

IRS Proposes New Registration, Testing and Continuing Education Requirements for Tax Return Preparers Not Already Subject to Oversight

News release: “The Internal Revenue Service kicked off the 2010 tax filing season today by issuing the results of a landmark six-month study that proposes new registration, testing and continuing education of tax return preparers. With more than 80 percent of American households using a tax preparer or tax software to help them prepare and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Blanket of Cold Weather One of Nation's Most Widespread Since January 1985

WSJ.com: “An Arctic blast swept across a large swath of the U.S. on Monday, sending temperatures plunging from Minnesota to Florida and bringing a bone-chilling start to the first workweek of the year…Temperatures fell below zero from the Great Plains to the Northeast, following a weekend of heavy snow. The reading of minus-16 degrees in …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

CRS: The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress

The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress, Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government, December 14, 2009 “President George W. Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA; P.L. 109-435; 120 Stat. 3198) on December 20, 2006. The PAEA was the first broad revision of the 1970 statute that …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Moussaoui's 9/11 Terror Conviction Affirmed by Appeals Court

FindLaw: “Rejecting a bid by convicted al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to overturn his guilty plea, a federal appeals court affirmed the French citizen’s terror conspiracy charges stemming from his role as an admitted terror camp trainee, member of the terrorist organization, and acknowledged flight-school his ‘intent to obtain pilot training to further “al Qaeda’s …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research

CRS: Who Regulates Whom? An Overview of U.S. Financial Supervision

Who Regulates Whom? An Overview of U.S. Financial Supervision, Mark Jickling, Specialist in Financial Economics, Edward V. Murphy, Specialist in Financial Economics, December 14, 2009: “Federal financial regulation in the United States has evolved through a series of piecemeal responses to developments and crises in financial markets. This report provides an overview of current U.S. …

Subjects: Government Documents

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