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Obama Aims For $1.5 Trillion In New Tax Revenue To Reduce Deficit, September 21, 2011 “President Obama unveiled a $3 trillion federal budget Deficit Reduction Plan on September 19, 2011 including $1.5 trillion in tax increases. Th e Presidents Deficit Reduction Plan (Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: The Presidents Plan For …
News release: “Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. announced the results of a new report revealing 48 percent of enterprises surveyed have been victims of social engineering, experiencing 25 or more attacks in the past two years, costing businesses anywhere from $25,000 to over $100,000 per security incident. The report, The Risk of Social Engineering on …
DOD Financial Management: Weaknesses in Controls over the Use of Public Funds and Related Improper Payments, GAO-11-950T, Sep 22, 2011 Homeland Security: DHS and TSA Acquisition and Development of New Technologies, GAO-11-957T, Sep 22, 2011 Incapacitated Adults: Improving Oversight of Federal Fiduciaries and Court-appointed Guardians, GAO-11-949T, Sep 22, 2011 Recovery Act Education Programs: Funding Retained …
News release: “State personal income growth slowed to 1.1 percent, on average, in the second quarter of 2011, down from 2.1 percent in the first quarter, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Growth rates ranged from 2.2 percent in Nebraska and South Dakota to 0.7 percent in the states …
Steven Aftergood: “The number of persons who held security clearances for access to classified information last year exceeded 4.2 million far more than previously estimated according to a new intelligence community report to Congress. The report, which was required by the FY2010 intelligence authorization act, provides the first precise tally of clearances held …
News release: “During the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned off to reduce the size of surface oil slicks and minimize impacts of oil on sensitive shoreline ecosystems and marine life. In response to the spill, NOAA quickly redirected its WP-3D research …
News release: “Symantec Corp. announced the findings of its 2011 Information Retention and eDiscovery Survey which examined how enterprises manage their ever-growing volumes of electronically stored information and prepare for the eventuality of an eDiscovery request. The survey of legal and IT personnel at 2,000 enterprises worldwide found email is not the primary source of …
The One Hundred Billion Dollar Problem in Small Claims Court: Robo-Signing and Lack of Proof in Debt Buyer Cases, Peter A. Holland, University of Maryland School of Law “Recent years have seen the rise of a new industry which has clogged the dockets of small claims courts throughout the country. It is known as the …
“A report released today by the Center for Democracy & Technology and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society highlights the dilemmas companies and users face when enforcement of a website’s Terms of Use policy results in deactivation of user accounts or removal of user-generated content. The report recommends principles, strategies, and tools that both …
Identity Theft – Trends, Patterns, and Typologies Based on Suspicious Activity Reports. Filed by the Securities and Futures Industries January 1, 2005 December 31, 2010. Report released September 2011. “This report focuses on identity theft in the securities and futures industries. Based on Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industries (SAR-SF) filings, …
House Committee on the Judiciary: Background on H.R. 1249, the America Invents Act: “On June 23 the House overwhelmingly approved HR 1249, the America Invents Act, by a vote of 304-117. H.R. 1249 updates our patent system to encourage innovation, job creation, and economic growth. The last major patent reform was nearly 60 years ago. …
