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News release: “The demographic divide the inequality in the population and health profiles of rich and poor countries is widening. Two sharply different patterns of population growth are evident: Little growth or even decline in most wealthy countries and continued rapid population growth in the worlds poorest countries. In 2008, world population is …
Technology Tools for Information Management – Roger V. Skalbeck and Barbara Fullerton’s share a fast paced presentation of 19 practical, low cost and innovative tech tools they respectively use on a regular basis. So if you are looking for ideas to improve your use of Outlook, RSS, Adobe, and enhance your presentations and collaborative goals, …
“Judicial Facts and Figures is a set of tables containing historical caseload data primarily for the fiscal years from 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2002 through 2007. The tables include data on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.”
News release: “Investors engaging with U.S. companies on the financial risks and opportunities from climate change achieved breakthrough results during the 2008 proxy season. A record 57 climate-related shareholder resolutions were filed with U.S. companies, of which nearly half were withdrawn after the companies agreed to positive climate-related commitments. Remaining resolutions that went to a …
Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and Trends in Mineral Imports and Exports, GAO-08-849R, July 21, 2008. “Since the passage of the General Mining Act of 1872, miners have extracted billions of dollars worth of gold, silver, copper, and other hardrock (locatable) minerals from federal lands without having to pay a royalty. Congress is now …
Library of Congress Federal Research Division, Country Profiles: Turkey and Yemen.
Via FAS – CRS: Journalists Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses, Updated July 29, 2008 “In Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665, 679-680 (1972), the Supreme Court wrote journalists claim that to gather news it is often necessary to agree either not to identify the source of information …
“President Bush…announced his intention to nominate CDT Vice President for Public Policy James X. Dempsey to serve a five year term on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent agency within the executive branch that will review the civil liberties impact of anti-terrorism policies and programs, providing advice on policy development and implementation …
OCED Economic Survey of Norway 2008 – Executive Summary: “The Norwegian economy has been flourishing of late, enjoying substantial real income growth with low inflation and very low unemployment. Benefiting from rising world energy prices and favourable supply shocks in the wake of globalisation, this good performance also reflects fiscal restraint, broadly successful monetary policy …
Social Security Administration OIG: A-09-07-27154, Social Security Cards Mailed to the Social Security Administration’s Field Offices, August 19, 2008.
Tracking the Economic Slowdown, August 18, 2008: “The troubled U.S. economy has been a complex story for journalists to report and tell. How did the media cover the slump? Was that coverage timely? And to what it extent did it influence public attitudes about the state of the economy? A new PEJ study examines those …
“The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released for public review and comment a major revision to its security certification and accreditation (C&A) guidelines for federal information systems. A substantial rewrite of the original document, the new Guide for Security Authorization of Federal Information Systems: A Security Lifecycle Approach, represents a significant step …
