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News release: “he USDA Forest Service unveiled its proposed Forest Planning Rule which would establish a new national framework to develop land management plans that protect water and wildlife and promote vibrant communities. Forest Service land management plans guide management activities on the 155 National Forests and 20 Grasslands in the National Forest System. The …
BBC: “Mankind’s capacity to store the colossal amount of information in the world has been measured by scientists. The study, published in the journal Science, calculates the amount of data stored in the world by 2007 as 295 exabytes. That is the equivalent of 1.2 billion average hard drives. The researchers calculated the figure by …
Official Google Blog: “Has anyone you know ever lost control of an email account and inadvertently sent spamor worseto their friends and family? There are plenty of examples…that demonstrate why it’s important to take steps to help secure your activities online. Your Gmail account, your photos, your private documentsif you reuse the same password on …
Enhancing International Monetary Stability A Role for the SDR? Prepared by the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department In collaboration with the Finance, Legal, Monetary and Capital Markets Departments, January 7, 2011 “The SDR has enjoyed renewed attention lately in the context of debates on international monetary reform. To be sure, the term SDR has …
FEMA’s Progress in Implementing the Remedial Action Management Program, OIG-11-32, January 2011 “FEMA needs to improve its implementation of the Remedial Action Management Program to identify lessons learned and best practices. Specifically, FEMA officials should: (1) conduct an after-action review for every disaster to identify lessons learned and best practices; and (2) develop instructions or …
