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News release: “Today, the total number of breaches in on the Identity Theft Resource Centers (ITRC) 2008 breach list surpassed the final total of 446 reported in 2007, more than 4 months before the end of 2008. As of 9:30 a.m. August 22nd, the number of confirmed data breaches in 2008 stood at 449. The …
Transmittal Letter: “The insider threat to critical infrastructures constitutes a real and significant threat because of the potential a trusted insider has to inflict serious damage, including cascading and cross-sector effects and economic interruptions from critical infrastructure service losses. While many critical infrastructure operators have programs or measures in place addressing this threat to some …
Executive Excess 2008 – How Average Taxpayers Subsidize Runaway Pay – 15th Annual CEO Compensation Survey, August 25, 2008 “CEOs in the United States, despite our current hard economic times, continue to pocket outlandishly large pay packages. S&P 500 CEOs last year averaged $10.5 million, 344 times the pay of typical American workers. Compensation levels …
Medical Review of Claims for the Fiscal Year 2006 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Program, August 22, 2008 | Audit A-01-07-00508 Executive Summary: “In two reviews of beneficiaries’ medical records, KePRO, an independent medical review contractor, identified errors in claims for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DME) that the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) …
Electronic Media and Youth Violence: A CDC Issue Brief for Educators and Caregivers “focuses on the phenomena of electronic aggression. Electronic aggression is defined as any kind of harassment or bullying that occurs through email, chat rooms, instant messaging, websites, blogs, or text messaging. The brief summarizes what is known about young people and electronic …
Google 2008 U.S. Election Coverage: See the latest news, videos, blog posts, and pictures from the conventions.
Library of Congress Federal Research Division Country Profile: Afghanistan, August 2008
CDT: “In comments filed with the Department of Homeland Security today, CDT highlighted privacy concerns implicated by DHS’ new system of databases to record personal information and border crossing history. CDT called on DHS to reduce the 15-year period for retaining records of the date, time and place an American re-enters the United States at …
Hurricane Katrina: Continuing Debris Removal and Disposal Issues, GAO-08-985R, August 25, 2008 Medicare Part D: Some Plan Sponsors Have Not Completely Implemented Fraud and Abuse Programs, and CMS Oversight Has Been Limited, GAO-08-760, July 21, 2008
Pew Research Center – Men or Women: Who’s the Better Leader? A Paradox in Public Attitudes, August 25, 2008 “Americans believe women have the right stuff to be political leaders. When it comes to honesty, intelligence and a handful of other character traits they value highly in leaders, the public rates women superior to men, …
“In June 2003, the FBI in conjunction with the Department of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children launched the Innocence Lost National Initiative. Their combined efforts were aimed at addressing the growing problem of domestic sex trafficking of children in the United States. In the five …
The Kindle for Professional Researchers: DC based journalist Cheryl Miller offers seven good reasons to buy this gadget seemingly tailor-made for dedicated readers, but she also provides caveats worth your attention.
