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CNN: “WikiLeaks threw open the doors Friday to its archive of more than a quarter million secret U.S. diplomatic cables, unfiltered and unedited, exposing and possibly endangering confidential diplomatic sources. The website made the controversial decision after losing control of the documents in a series of blunders. WikiLeaks supporters posted the entire encrypted archive on …
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment was unchanged (0) in August, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in most major industries changed little over the month. Health care continued to add jobs, and a decline in information employment reflected a strike. Government employment continued to …
Homeland Security Affairs: The 9/11 Essays: Reflective essays by Secretaries Napolitano, Chertoff and Ridge, Assistant Secretary Stockton and CHDS faculty. Homeland Security Audio Archive: Recorded personal stories from CHDS alumni, students and faculty about 9/11 and other events that motivated them to serve. CHDS Education Report: Highlights of the national impact of CHDS graduate and …
News release: “Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in August for the 25th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 27th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®…”The PMI registered 50.6 percent, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from July, indicating expansion in the …
Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the Federal Reserve Board Policy Forum: The Housing Market Going Forward: Lessons Learned from the Recent Crisis, Washington, D.C. September 1, 2011 “To many, the story of the recent financial crisis and its aftereffects for the housing market is one mainly attributed to subprime lending. Although problems were concentrated initially …
News release: “A new publication from the Federal Trade Commission, Protecting Your Childs Personal Information at School, advises parents how to limit the risks of identity theft. It also explains the federal Family Educational Rights Privacy Act, which protects the privacy of student records and gives parents of school-age children the right to opt out …
“This issue of The Lancet [subscription with abstracts] allows reflections on the events of 9/11, and particularly explores some of the research, review, and opinion pieces on the short-term and long-term physical, mental, and public health consequences of the terrorist attacks. The research papers report not only US domestic health effects but also some of …
“Midlevel associates put their noses to the grindstone in 2010, and they didnt like it. While demand for legal services rose, staffing at the biggest firms still lagged behind prerecession levels. As a result, third-, fourth-, and fifth-year associates had their most demanding year since the downturn began, averaging 2,037 billable hours in 2010, compared …
Report of the Secretary-Generals Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident, July 2011 – released by New York Times on September 1, 2011 “The Secretary-General established the Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 2010 Flotilla Incident on 2 August 2010. The Panel received and reviewed reports of the detailed national investigations …
Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASA’s Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs, National Research Council, September 2011 See also Limiting Future Collision Risk to Spacecraft: An Assessment of NASAs Meteoroid and Orbital Debris Programs. Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board ∙ Division on Engineering & Physical Sciences ∙ September 2011: “Rising concerns about …
Use of DHS Purchase Cards OIG-11-101 August 2011 “DHS generally had an adequate framework for internal controls to manage its purchase card program. However, the department needs to improve its implementation of some internal controls to mitigate the inherent risks associated with purchase card use. The department needs to strengthen its post payment audit process …
