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DHS OIG – Transportation Security Administrations Efforts To Identify and Track Security Breaches at Our Nations Airports (Redacted) “Senator Frank Lautenberg requested an investigation into media reports focused on security breaches at Newark Liberty International Airport, including the contributing factors that led to the security breaches. He requested that we compare the incident rate of …
Working the Network: A Managers Guide for Using Twitter in Government, Ines Mergel – Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. May 14, 2012. “As of this writing, the federal government operates over 1,000 Twitter feeds. Federal civilian agencies maintain over 360 Twitter feeds, while the Department of Defense hosts more than 650. …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in the securities of 379 dormant companies before they could be hijacked by fraudsters and used to harm investors through reverse mergers or pump-and-dump schemes. The trading suspension marks the most companies ever suspended in a single day by the agency as it ramps up …
No Competitive Interest finding clears way for environmental analysis of proposed transmission backbone for Outer Continental Shelf wind farms: “The proposed project is a high-voltage, direct-current subsea transmission system that would collect power generated by wind turbine facilities off the Atlantic coasts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The first such offshore …
News release: “A record six fish populations were declared rebuilt to healthy levels in 2011, bringing the number of rebuilt U.S. marine fish populations in the last 11 years to 27, according to a report to Congress out today from NOAAs Fisheries Service. This report documents historic progress toward ending overfishing and rebuilding our nations …
DHS Information Technology Management Has Improved, But Challenges Remain, OIG-12-82, May 2012 “Since 2008, the Chief Information Officer has increased oversight and authority of information technology by reviewing DHS component programs and acquisitions. This has enabled the Chief Information Officer to make strategic recommendations to reduce costs and duplication. The Department has achieved some infrastructure …
Google Inside Search – “Punctuation and symbols in search – Generally, most punctuation and special characters are ignored in Google Search. However, were expanding our search capabilities to support some characters that modify search terms and help Google find exactly what youre looking for. Here are some examples from the growing list of popular symbols …
“U21 has published new research into national education systems gives the first ranking of countries which are the best at providing higher education. The Universitas 21 ranking of national higher education systems has been developed to highlight the importance of creating a strong environment for higher education institutions to contribute to economic and cultural development, …
