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Journal of the American Medical Association – JAMA. Published online September 16, 2008 (free articles as follows): Association of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentration With Medical Disorders and Laboratory Abnormalities in Adults – “Using data representative of the adult US population, we found that higher urinary concentrations of BPA were associated with an increased prevalence of …
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that for the first nine months of FY 2008, the federal government reported 111,874 prosecutions, a marked increase over the previous year. If activity continues at the same pace for the remaining months of the year, the total will be 149,165, up …
Arctic sea ice settles at second-lowest, underscores accelerating decline: “The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the second-lowest extent recorded since the dawn of the satellite era. While above the record minimum set on September 16, 2007, this year further reinforces the strong negative trend in summertime …
“Food at home and shelter prices in the Washington-Baltimore area advanced, while energy prices declined in August, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Sheila Watkins, the Bureaus regional commissioner, noted that despite the one-month decrease in …
Cyber Analysis and Warning: DHS Faces Challenges in Establishing a Comprehensive National Capability, GAO-08-588, July 31, 2008 Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Better Address Its Cybersecurity Responsibilities, GAO-08-1157T, September 16, 2008 Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Fully Address Lessons Learned from Its First Cyber Storm Exercise, GAO-08-825, September 09, 2008 Environmental Health: EPA …
Overview of all 88 FOIA Countries (15 pages, PDF) by Roger Vleugels.
Top Ten Challenges Facing the Next Secretary of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Advisory Council, September 11, 2008.
News release: “Credit can be a helpful tool for a healthy, prosperous financial existence. But all too often, many Americans fall prey to the pitfalls of not using credit wisely. This is especially true for young Americans who may have a less thorough understanding of credit and who tend to think less about the consequences …
Commentary: New FBI Anti-Terror Guidelines – Beth Wellington’s commentary focuses on congressional and public response to the guidelines, related public surveillance actions, and on ramifications to civil liberties now and in future.
CBO – U.S. Policy Regarding Pandemic-Influenza Vaccines, September 2008 “The possibility of an influenza pandemic is cause for concern among policymakers, public health experts, and the worlds populations. Against that prospect, in 2005, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a plan that includes a series of measures, first to monitor the spread …
News release: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement repatriated more than 1,000 cultural antiquities that had been seized for false declaration of country of origin to the Government of Iraq. The items included terra cotta cones, figurines, coins and remnants of cuneiform tablets. Import restrictions apply to any cultural property of Iraq. ICE handles investigations into …
“Some 69% of online Americans use webmail services, store data online, or use software programs such as word processing applications whose functionality is located on the web. Online users who take advantage of cloud applications say they like the convenience of having access to data and applications from any Web-connected device. However, their message to …
