Monthly archives: December, 2010

New GAO Report: National Nuclear Security Administration Classified Supercomputing Operations

Information Security: National Nuclear Security Administration Needs to Improve Contingency Planning for Its Classified Supercomputing Operations, GAO-11-67, December 09, 2010 “All three NNSA weapons laboratoriesLos Alamos, Sandia, and Lawrence Livermorehave implemented some components of a contingency planning and disaster recovery program. NNSA, however, has not provided effective oversight to ensure that the laboratories have comprehensive …

Subjects: Government Documents

Dissent at WikiLeaks spurs claim to launch new whistleblower site

“The pressure on WikiLeaks is increasing. DN.se reveals that several key figures behind the website that publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive governmental, corporate, organizational or religious documents have resigned in protest against the controversial leader Julian Assange only to launch a new service for the so-called whistleblowers. The goal: to leak sensitive information …

Subjects: Government Documents

Quality Measures Workgroup Seeks Comment on Clinical Quality Measures Concepts

Quality Measures Workgroup Seeks Comment on Clinical Quality Measures Concepts for Stage 2 and Stage 3 Meaningful Use by December 23, 2010: “The HIT Policy Committee (a federal advisory committee that advises the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) formed the Quality Measures Workgroup to recommend new clinical quality measures to leverage the evolving …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Surgeon General – How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease

How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease, A Report of the Surgeon General, December 2010 “More than 1,000 people are killed every day by cigarettes, and one-half of all long-term smokers are killed by smoking-related diseases. A large proportion of these deaths are from early heart attacks, chronic lung …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The Principal Financial Well-Being Index – Summary 4th Quarter 2010

The Principal Financial Well-Being Index – Summary 4th Quarter 2010: “This Principal Financial Well-Being IndexSM survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Principal Financial Group® between October 20th and October 28th, 2010, among 1,159 employees and 528 retirees. This is one in a series of quarterly studies …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Announces Results of Largest-Ever Nationwide Operation Targeting Investment Fraud

News release: “Attorney General Eric Holder announced the results of Operation Broken Trust, a nationwide operation organized by the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to target investment fraud. To date, the operation has involved enforcement actions against 343 criminal defendants and 189 civil defendants for fraud schemes that harmed more than 120,000 victims throughout the …

Subjects: Government Documents

CDC – Final Birth Data for 2008 Show Slight Increase in Twin Births Rate

CDC National Vital Statistics Report – Births: Final Data for 2008, December 2010 “A total of 4,247,694 births were registered in the United States in 2008, 2% less the in 2007. The general fertility rate declined 1% to 68.6 per 1,000. The teenage birth rate declined 2% to 41.5 per 1,000. Birth rates for women …

Subjects: Government Documents

USDA Moves 120,000 Users to Microsofts Cloud

News release: “The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it is moving its on-premises e-mail and productivity applications to Microsofts cloud infrastructure, becoming the first cabinet-level federal agency to embrace the cloud. In one of the largest cloud federal government deployments ever, the USDA is moving its 120,000 users to Microsoft Online …

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

Poll: Americans Believe China Has Surpassed the United States in Economic Strength; Back Government Support of Manufacturing to Create U.S. Jobs

Heartland Monitor VII: Return to Prosperity, December 2010: “The seventh installment of the Heartland Monitor Poll reveals an American public that is still deeply concerned about the direction of the country, their personal economic situation and future opportunities for their children. Globally, there are concerns about how the US compares to other countries in terms …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Senate Report: The Real Story Behind China's Energy Policy And What America Can Learn From It

News release: “Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released a new minority report, titled, The Real Story Behind China’s Energy Policy – And What American Can Learn From It. The report shows that, regardless of its wind and solar production, China is predominantly relying on coal, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government

New GAO Reports: Defense Management, Defense Transportation, Littoral Combat Ship Program, Border Security

Defense Management: DOD Has a Rigorous Process to Select Corrosion Prevention Projects, but Would Benefit from Clearer Guidance and Validation of Returns on Investment, GAO-11-84, December 08, 2010 Defense Transportation: Additional Information Is Needed for DOD’s Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study 2016 to Fully Address All of Its Study Objectives, GAO-11-82R, December 08, 2010 Navy’s …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

UN – World Economic Situation and Prospects 2011 pre-released

News release: “The recovery of the world economy has started to lose momentum since mid-2010, and active, coordinated fiscal and monetary measures will be needed to reinvigorate it and help boost worldwide employment. International policy coordination will be essential for the recovery to work. Chapter I of World Economic Situation and Prospects 2011 – a …

Subjects: Government Documents

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