Monthly archives: April, 2010

CRS: Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress

Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress, Rebecca M. Nelson, Analyst in International Trade and Finance, April 9, 2010 “The multilateral development banks (MDBs) include the World Bank and four smaller regional development banks: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the …

Subjects: Government Documents

World Development Indicators 2010 released

News release: “The World Development Indicators (WDI) 2010, released today, gives a statistical progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The WDI database, launched along with the World Bank’s Open Data initiative to provide free data to all users, includes more than 900 indicators documenting the state of all the world’s economies. The WDI …

Subjects: Government Documents

What it will take to feed the world?

Nature.com – Q&a: What it will take to feed the world: “Marion Guillou is the chief executive of France’s National Institute for Agricultural Research, Europe’s largest agricultural-research agency. She talks to Declan Butler about how researchers are trying to meet the challenge of feeding a world population that is estimated to grow to 9 billion …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

StopFraud.gov – Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force

StopFraud.gov – Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force “What is the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force?: President Obama established the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force in November 2009 to hold accountable those who helped bring about the last financial crisis, and to prevent another crisis from happening.The task force is improving efforts across the government and …

Subjects: E-Government

National Academies: Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States

“Reducing the intake of sodium is an important public health goal for Americans…Americans consume unhealthy amounts of sodium in their food, far exceeding public health recommendations. Consuming too much sodium increases the risk for high blood pressure, a serious health condition that is avoidable and can lead to a variety of diseases. Analysts estimate that …

Subjects: Government Documents

East West Institute: Global Cyber Deterrence

Global Cyber Deterrence – Views from China, the U.S., Russia, India, and Norway by Tang Lan, Zhang Xin, Harry D. Raduege, Jr., Dmitry I. Grigoriev, Pavan Duggal, and Stein Schjølberg. Edited by Andrew Nagorski. April 2010 “Cybersecurity looms as the 21st century’s most vexing security challenge. The global digital economy hinges on a fragile system …

Subjects: Cybercrime, PC Security

Symantec White Paper: Problems with Microsoft Outlook Personal Storage Tables

Death to PST Files, A Symantec Hosted Services Whitepaper: “Email is one of your company’s most critical—and most widely used—assets. According to a 2009 study by The Radicati Group, the average corporate email user sends and receives 167 email messages per day. The report estimates that this number will increase to 219 messages per day …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Knowledge Management, Microsoft

New GAO Reports: Drawdown of U.S. Forces and Equipment from Iraq, Poorly Performing Nursing Homes, Combat Skills Training

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Actions Needed to Facilitate the Efficient Drawdown of U.S. Forces and Equipment from Iraq, GAO-10-376, April 19, 2010 Poorly Performing Nursing Homes: Special Focus Facilities Are Often Improving, but CMS’s Program Could Be Strengthened, GAO-10-197, March 19, 2010 Military Training: Actions Needed to Further Improve the Consistency of Combat Skills Training Provided …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents