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Pew: The Web Is Dead? No. Experts expect apps and the Web to converge in the cloud; but many worry that simplicity for users will come at a price, Janna Quitney Anderson, Elon University – Lee Rainie, Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project, March 23, 2012 “According to estimates by Cisco, by 2016 …
IT Supply Chain – National Security-Related Agencies Need to Better Address Risks, GAO-12-361, Mar 23, 2012 Nursing Homes – CMS Needs Milestones and Timelines to Ensure Goals for the Five-Star Quality Rating System Are Met, GAO-12-390, Mar 23, 2012 Telecommunications – To Date, DISH Network Is Cooperating with the Court-Appointed Special Master’s Examination of Its …
Computers in Libraries 2012 – access the presentations online using this link.
Jeffrey T. Richelson: “A central element of the current debate over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program has focused on the possible difficulty of destroying the Qom underground uranium enrichment facility via air strikes. However, documents posted today by the National Security Archive show that Qom is only the latest in a long series …
FHFAs Oversight of Fannie Maes Single-Family Underwriting Standards, Audit Report: AUD-2012-003, March 22, 2012 “Although FHFA has taken steps to ensure that the mortgages that the Enterprises purchase conform to underwriting standards, the Agencys oversight of underwriting is limited. FHFA informally reviews Fannie Maes proposed credit policy changes, which may or may not affect underwriting …
“Between December 1, 2011 and February 29, 2012 the Chief Privacy Officer of the DHS approved and published eleven Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) on the DHS Privacy Office Web site, under the link for Privacy Impact Assessments. These PIAs cover eleven separate DHS programs. Below is a short summary of those programs, indicating the DHS …
Cathryn Delude, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory: “Our fond or fearful memories that first kiss or a bump in the night leave memory traces that we may conjure up in the remembrance of things past, complete with time, place and all the sensations of the experience. Neuroscientists call these traces memory engrams. …
