Day archives: March 17th, 2011

Report on Immigration in the United States: Detention and Due Process

News release: “The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today is publishing its Report on Immigration in the United States: Detention and Due Process. The report contains the conclusions of an investigation the IACHR carried out to ascertain whether policies and practices on immigrant-related detention in the United States were compatible with the country’s international …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

News GAO Reports; FY2012 Budget Request, Measuring Disaster Preparedness,

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-11-467T, March 17, 2011 Information Technology: Investment Oversight and Management Have Improved but Continued Attention Is Needed, GAO-11-454T, March 17, 2011 Measuring Disaster Preparedness: FEMA Has Made Limited Progress in Assessing National Capabilities, GAO-11-260T, March 17, 2011 Nuclear Nonproliferation: More Progress Needed in Implementing Recommendations for …

Subjects: Government Documents

How mobile devices are changing community information environments

How mobile devices are changing community information environments, by Kristen Purcell, Lee Rainie, Tom Rosenstiel, Amy Mitchell, Mar 14, 2011 – Pew Internet “Local news is going mobile. Nearly half of all American adults (47%) report that they get at least some local news and information on their cellphone or tablet computer. The information they …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management