Day archives: November 21st, 2011

Recent GAO Reports: Adoption Tax Credit, IT Acquisitions, TSA Products and Mechanisms, TSA Info Sharing, Intragovernmental Revolving Funds

Adoption Tax Credit: IRS Can Reduce Audits and Refund Delays, GAO-12-98, Oct 20, 2011 Information Technology: Critical Factors Underlying Successful Major Acquisitions, GAO-12-7, Oct 21, 2011 Review of U.S. Response to the Honduran Political Crisis of 2009, GAO-12-9R, Oct 20, 2011 Transportation Security Information Sharing: Results of GAO’s Survey of Stakeholder Satisfaction with TSA Products …

Subjects: Government Documents

McAfee Q3 2011 Threats Report Shows 2011 on Target to Be the Busiest in Mobile Malware History

News release: “McAfee today released the McAfee Threats Report: Third Quarter 2011, which showed that the Android mobile operating system solidified its lead as the primary target for new mobile malware. The amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped nearly 37 percent since last quarter, and puts 2011 on track to be the busiest …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Executive Order 13382 Designations on Iran

Treasury Fact Sheet: New Sanctions on Iran – 11/21/2011: “Today, the United States is taking a series of actions to confront the threat posed by Iran and significantly increase pressure on Iran to comply with the full range of its international obligations and to address the international communitys longstanding concerns regarding its nuclear program. These …

Subjects: Government Documents

New UNEP report: governments and businesses accelerating plans for global transition to green economy

Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication [632 pages, PDF] – “The Green Economy Report is compiled by United Nations Environmental Programme’s (UNEP) Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new …

Subjects: Government Documents

Basel III counterparty credit risk – Frequently asked questions (Basel Committee)

Basel III counterparty credit risk – Frequently asked questions (Basel Committee) The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has received a number of interpretation questions related to the 16 December 2010 publication of the Basel III regulatory frameworks for capital and liquidity and the 13 January 2011 press release on the loss absorbency of capital at …

Subjects: Government Documents

EIA India Country Analysis Brief

India Background – India boasts a growing economy, and is increasingly a significant consumer of oil and natural gas: “In 2009, India was the fourth largest energy consumer in the world, after the United States, China, and Russia. Despite a slowing global economy, India’s energy demand continues to rise. As vehicle ownership expands, petroleum demand …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Chronicle Review – The Reach of 'Prospect Theory'

“Based on thousands of citation records from Thomson Reuters, this chart shows the scholarly influence of “Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk,” written by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, and published in Econometrica in 1979. The theory has turned up as a reference for an increasing number of journal articles and book chapters …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New on LLRX – Learning to Live Without a Statistical Abstract: Thinking about Future Access to Government Information

Learning to Live Without a Statistical Abstract: Thinking about Future Access to Government Information – The U.S. Census Bureau anticipates that budget cuts will likely dismantle the entire Statistical Compendia division. James T. Shaw’s presentation focuses on why there is no truly good alternative to the Statistical Abstract in terms of providing both convenience and …

Subjects: Government Documents

UN – The Least Developed Countries Report 2011

The Least Developed Countries Report 2011 – The Potential Role of South-South Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development: “The least developed countries (LDCs) are a group of countries that have been classified by the United Nations as least developed in terms of their low gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, weak human assets and high …

Subjects: Government Documents

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