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D-2008-111 DoD IG Report to Congress on Section 324 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Review of DoD Guidelines on Considering Civilians for New and Contracted Functions, July 23, 2008 (Project No. D2008-D000CH-0165.000) “Section 343 of the FY 2006 National Defense Authorization Act required DoD to issue guidelines and procedures for …
News release: “The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) released [a] guidance on allocating and targeting pandemic influenza vaccine. The guidance provides a planning framework to help state, tribal, local and community leaders ensure that vaccine allocation and use will reduce the impact of a pandemic on public health …
FDIC’s Depositor’s Bill of Rights “You have the right to automatic deposit insurance coverage when you open a deposit account at an FDIC-insured bank, with no additional cost or action on your part. You have the right to separate FDIC insurance coverage for deposits held at different FDIC-insured banks. You have the right to confirm …
08-P-0206 Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs Have Limited Potential, [Report PDF – 40 pages], July 23, 2008. “The set of voluntary GHG programs we reviewed use outreach efforts to recruit program partners and reduce GHG emissions. We found the greatest barriers to participation were the perceived emission reduction costs and reporting requirements. We also found …
D-2008-114 Accountability for Defense Security Service Assets With Personally Identifiable Information, July 24, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000LC-00042.000) “DSS management in place during the transfer of the personnel security investigation function to OPM created a lack of accountability for assets, posing an undue risk of compromising [Personally Identifiable Information] PII for military, civilian, and contractor employees …
Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology July 24, 2008 – Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives. “This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis focuses on evidence about the benefits and costs of health IT and identifies and analyzes barriers to its adoption. Research …
InformationWeek: ” “More than three-quarters of bank Web sites have design flaws that could expose bank customers to financial loss or identity theft, according to a University of Michigan study that will be presented this week at the Symposium on Usable Security and Privacy. The study, Analyzing Web Sites For User-Visible Security Design Flaws, examined …
Agencies Believe Strengthening International Agreements to Improve Collection of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Would Be Difficult and Ineffective, GAO-08-876R, July 24, 2008 Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains, GAO-08-1024T, July 24, 2008 Cayman Islands: Business Advantages and Tax Minimization Attract U.S. …
Fact Sheet: Advancing the Freedom Agenda – “Today, President Bush observed Captive Nations Week and discussed the progress of his Freedom Agenda while calling on future Presidents and Congresses to continue leading the cause of freedom worldwide. Different Presidents, from different eras and parties, have acted to defend and advance the cause of liberty. Because …
News release: “Worldwide consumer broadband connections will grow from 323 million connections in 2007 to 499 million in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide consumer broadband connections penetrated 18 percent of households in 2007, and by 2012, households with a broadband connection will reach 25 percent. Five countries exceeded 60 percent broadband penetration into the …
A Review of Zotero, the free, Firefox extension to assist in collecting, managing and citing research sources – Stacy Bruss focuses on specific and practical examples of using this flexible application to organize and manage current collections of resources as well as citations to documents, web sites, and blogs. Published July 24, 2008
OIG-08-71 – Management of Department of Homeland Security International Activities and Interests (PDF, 138 pages) New 07/23/2008
