Day archives: September 22nd, 2010

New GAO Reports: Building Security, Child Care and Development Fund, Disaster Response, Public Transit Security Info Sharing, Mortgage Financing

Building Security: New Federal Standards Hold Promise, But Could Be Strengthened to Better Protect Leased Space, GAO-10-873, September 22, 2010 Child Care and Development Fund: Undercover Tests Show Five State Programs Are Vulnerable to Fraud and Abuse, GAO-10-1062, September 22, 2010 Disaster Response: Criteria for Developing and Validating Effective Response Plans, GAO-10-969T, September 22, 2010 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The Forbes 400: America's Richest

The Forbes 400: America’s Richest: “The price of a ticket onto the Rich List is back at $1 billion. Who’s up? Gates and Buffett. Jay-Z is on his way.” View complete list – users may filter results by industry and by state In Pictures: Faces Of The Super Wealthy Methodology 14 Washingtonians on Forbes 400 …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Secretary Clinton Announces the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves at the Clinton Global Initiati

Global Effort to Address One of Worst Overall Health Risks in Developing World: “Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today announced the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, a new public-private partnership led by the United Nations Foundation (UNF) to create a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions that will save lives, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Hearing: Nine Years After 9/11 – Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland

Statement of Secretary Janet Napolitano before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Nine Years After 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland, September 22, 2010 “Chairman Lieberman, Senator Collins, and members of the Committee: Thank you for this opportunity to testify on the continuing and evolving terrorist threat to …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

One place to find everything new from Google

Official Google Blog: “But if you want to keep up just with whats new (or even just what Google does besides search), youll want to know about Google New. A few of us had a 20 percent project idea: create a single destination called Google New where people could find the latest product and feature …

Subjects: Search Engines

National Archives and Records Administration Issues Guidelines on Cloud Computing

News Release: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has issued guidance for Federal Agencies on records management and cloud computing. NARA Bulletin 2010-05: Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments, builds on the NARA FAQ about Cloud Computing posted on the Archives.gov website in February, 2010. The new guidance defines and outlines cloud …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States

Impact of Genetically Engineered Crops on Farm Sustainability in the United States, Committee on the Impact of Biotechnology on Farm-Level Economics and Sustainability; National Research Council, 2010 “Since genetically engineered (GE) crops were introduced in 1996, their use in the United States has grown rapidly, accounting for 80-90 percent of soybean, corn, and cotton acreage …

Subjects: Government Documents

BJS: County-based and Local Public Defender Offices, 2007

County-based and Local Public Defender Offices, 2007, Donald J. Farole, Jr. Ph.D., Lynn Langton, September 16, 2010 – NCJ 231175 “Examines the provision of public defender services in the 27 states and the District of Columbia in which indigent defense services were funded and administered by counties or local jurisdictions in 2007. The report presents …

Subjects: Legal Research

Federal Financial Institution Regulators Announce Availability of 2009 Data on Mortgage Lending

News release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 8,124 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. The HMDA data made available today cover 2009 lending activity–applications, originations, purchases …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Economic Commission for Europe: Financing Global Climate Change Mitigation

Financing Global Climate Change Mitigation, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: “Climate change is widely recognized as the most fundamental and defining challenge of our generation. The average temperature of the earth’s surface has risen by 0.74°C since the late 1800s and it is projected to increase by up to 4° C by the year …

Subjects: Government Documents

IRA Balances and Contributions: An Overview of the EBRI IRA Database

IRA Balances and Contributions: An Overview of the EBRI IRA Database, September 2010, EBRI Issue Brief #346, Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2010 The Employee Benefit Research Institute® created the EBRI IRA Database in order to more closely examine retirement savings behavior. The EBRI IRA Database is able to link individuals within and across the data …

Subjects: Government Documents

CDC: Public Health Preparedness – Strengthening the Nations Emergency Response State by State

Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening the Nations Emergency Response State by State. A Report on CDC-funded Preparedness and Response Activities in 50 States, 4 Cities, and 8 U.S. Insular Areas. September 21, 2010 “Section 1 of this report focuses on core public health functions and provides national-level data on preparedness activities in laboratories and response readiness. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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