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Gallery: Digitizing the past and present at the Library of Congress, Rob Beschizza: “The Library of Congress has nearly 150 million items in its collection, including at least 21 million books, 5 million maps, 12.5 million photos and 100,000 posters. The largest library in the world, it pioneers both preservation of the oldest artifacts and …
Official Google Blog: “When we announced three weeks ago that we had mistakenly included code in our software that collected samples of payload data from WiFi networks, we said we would ask a third party to review the software at issue, how it worked, and what data it gathered. That report, by the security consulting …
News release: “he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to end all uses of the insecticide endosulfan in the United States. Endosulfan, which is used on vegetables, fruits, and cotton, can pose unacceptable neurological and reproductive risks to farmworkers and wildlife and can persist in the environment. New data generated in response to …
Follow up to International Atomic Energy Agency Report on Status of Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program, this news release: “The Security Council voted today to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme. …
Military Readiness: Navy Needs to Reassess Its Metrics and Assumptions for Ship Crewing Requirements and Training, GAO-10-592, June 09, 2010. National Security: Key Challenges and Solutions to Strengthen Interagency Collaboration, GAO-10-822T, June 09, 2010: “Federal agencies have an opportunity to enhance interagency collaboration by addressing long-standing problems and achieving meaningful results that better position the …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this letter to: Doug Suttles, Chief Operating Officer, Exploration & Production, BP America Inc. From: James A. Watson, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal On-Scene Coordinator: “The discharge of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill is unprecedented in American history. This crisis has …
Testimony by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke – Economic and financial conditions and the federal budget, before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2010 “The recovery in economic activity that began in the second half of last year has continued at a moderate pace so far this year. Moreover, …
Full Report – Beige Book, June 9, 2010 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, and link to reports by Districts: “Economic activity continued to improve since the last report across all twelve Federal Reserve Districts, although many Districts described the pace of growth as “modest.” Consumer spending and tourism …
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) produce the Fuel Economy Guide to help car buyers choose the most fuel efficient vehicle that meets their needs. This Guide provides annual fuel cost estimates for each vehicle. The estimates are based on the assumptions that you travel 15,000 miles per year …
The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program: $5 Billion Will Last About Two Years – July 2010, Vol. 31, No. 7, Employee Benefit Research Institute “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 created a temporary reinsurance program for sponsors of employment-based health plans that provide retiree health benefits to retirees who are over age …
