Day archives: November 30th, 2010

New GAO Reports: Feds Securing Wireless Networks, FDIC Control Weaknesses, Oral Health, Public Transportation

Information Security: Federal Agencies Have Taken Steps to Secure Wireless Networks, but Further Actions Can Mitigate Risk, GAO-11-43, November 30, 2010 Information Security: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Needs to Mitigate Control Weaknesses, GAO-11-29, November 30, 2010 Oral Health: Efforts Under Way to Improve Children’s Access to Dental Services, but Sustained Attention Needed to Address Ongoing …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

EPA Announces New Tool to Promote Safer Chemicals and Products

News release: “…the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new criteria to help companies and other groups, such as states and environmental organizations, identify safer chemicals. As part of the agencys Design for the Environment (DfE) program, EPA unveiled the new criteria which are an important tool under its DfE Alternatives Assessments for identifying …

Subjects: E-Government

NHTSA Drug Involvement of Fatally Injured Drivers

A Brief Statistical Summary – Traffic Safety Facts – Drug Involvement of Fatally Injured Drivers, November 2010 “While data focusing on the danger of driving under the influence of alcohol is readily available and often cited, less is known or discussed about drivers under the influence of other drugs. The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Issues Associated with a Repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell, Department of Defense, November 30, 2010 “We conclude that, while a repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell will likely, in the short term, bring about some limited and isolated disruption to unit cohesion and retention, we do not …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

DHS OIG – Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security

Major Management Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland Security, November 2010 “In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against America on September 11th, 2001, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was formed from 22 disparate domestic agencies. The creation of DHS represented one of the largest and most complex restructurings in the federal government. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

BLS: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Introducing the QCEW State and County Map Application: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has developed an interactive state and county map application available at http://beta.bls.gov/maps/cew/us. The application displays geographic economic data through maps, charts, and tables, allowing users to explore employment and wage data of private industry at the National, State, and county level. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Majority Staff of the Joint Economic Committee – Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots (October Data)

Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots (October Data), November 2010 “This is the eleventh edition of the state-by-state snapshots issued by the Joint Economic Committee, containing employment and unemployment data at the state level for the first ten months of 2010. Job growth in the fourth quarter of 2010 appears more robust than it was in …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government

Reversals in the patterns of women's labor supply in the United States, 19772009

Reversals in the patterns of womens labor supply in the United States, 19772009, by Diane J. Macunovich, Monthly Labor Review November 2010 “Despite strong increases in womens labor force participationespecially among married women with childrenin the 1980s, and somewhat less strong increases in the 1990s, the first decade of the twenty-first century has seen …

Subjects: Government Documents

Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base

Aggregate Reserves of Depository Institutions and the Monetary Base, Release Date; November 26, 2010 “The H.3 release provides data on aggregate reserves of depository institutions, including required reserves, total reserves, excess reserves, nonborrowed reserves, and borrowings by depository institutions from the Federal Reserve’s discount window. The release also provides data on the monetary base, which …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FinCEN Rule Strengthens SAR Confidentiality Provides Guidance to Permit Sharing with Affiliates

News release: “The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a final rule Confidentiality of Suspicious Activity Reports as well as an advisory, and two guidance documents, and a Notice of Availability of Guidance that together clarify and strengthen the scope of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) confidentiality, and expand the ability of certain financial institutions …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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