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News release: “Many medical devices contain configurable embedded computer systems that can be vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches. In addition, as medical devices are increasingly interconnected, via the Internet, hospital networks, other medical device, and smartphones, there is an increased risk of cybersecurity breaches, which could affect how a medical device operates. Recently, the FDA has …
“Lee Rainie, the Director of the Pew Internet Project, will present to the Massachusetts Library System the Project’s latest findings about the changing role of libraries and patrons’ interest in new services. He will also describe Project research on the way people use mobile devices and social media.”
FCW.com – Frank Konkel -“As reported by Information Week, the NSA relies heavily on Accumulo, “a highly distributed, massively parallel processing key/value store capable of analyzing structured and unstructured data” to process much of its data. NSA’s modified version of Accumulo, based on Google’s BigTable data model, reportedly makes it possible for the agency to …
Debt, Money, and Mephistopheles: How Do We Get Out of This Mess: “Adapted from his speech at the Cass Business School, Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, discusses causes that contributed to the financial crisis and post crisis recession. Turner argues that central bank and government policymakers need to consider radical policy options …
“Jump In Initiative – We are happy to share the results of the 2013 Jump In initiative. We had twenty-three repositories submit essays documenting their survey work, twenty-three repositories that embarked on the process of managing born-digital records. Congratulations to all of the individuals and repositories that participated this year. Getting started can be the …
“Knowledge-Based Risks (KBRs) capture risks that have been successfully mitigated in the past that are relevant to many current topics including: Project Management, Systems Engineering, Design and Development, Integration and Testing, and many more. A typical KBR will consist of subject-matter expert video interviews, white papers, articles, and presentations in order to provide an interactive …
“The Global Principles on National Security and the Right to Information were developed in order to provide guidance to those engaged in drafting, revising, or implementing laws or provisions relating to the state’s authority to withhold information on national security grounds or to punish the disclosure of such information. They are based on international (including regional) …
Quantitative Easing Withdrawal: How Bad Will it Hurt? By: Douglas J. Elliott “Quantitative Easing: Desperate Measure for Desperate Times • QE is a last resort, not an extension of normal monetary policy, because it carries serious costs and risks • It was justified by the Great Recession following on the worst financial crisis in more than half a century • …
“The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. An important vehicle for presenting the Administration’s domestic and international economic policies, it provides an overview of the nation’s economic progress with text and extensive data appendices.”
