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Knowledge Management Toolkit for the Crisis Prevention and Recovery Practice Area

Knowledge Management Toolkit for the Crisis Prevention and Recovery Practice Area, March 2007. “Knowledge management in the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) The Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery is the Practice Leader for crisis prevention and recovery within the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). A repository for tools, methods, and experience, BCPR …

Subjects: Government Documents

DHS Awards $844 Million to Secure Nation's Critical Infrastructure

News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today more than $844 million in grant awards as part of its Infrastructure Protection Activities (IPA) grant program. Grant awards will strengthen security at ports and enhance transit, trucking and intercity bus systems. Funds provided will be used to prevent, protect against, respond to and …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

DOD OIG Audits: Navy Working Capital Fund, Capital Asset Management System, Army Working Capital Fund

D-2008-092 Controls Over the Department of the Navy Working Capital Fund Inventory Stored at Non-Defense Logistics Agency Organizations, May 13, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FC-0162.000). D-2008-091 General Controls of the Capital Asset Management System-Military Equipment, May 13, 2008 (Project No. D2007-D000FN-0124.000) D-2008-090 Controls Over Reconciling Army Working Capital Fund Inventory Records, May 13, 2008 (Project No. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Secure web browsing with the OP web browser

Secure web browsing with the OP web browser, Chris Grier, Shuo Tang, and Samuel T. King, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Current web browsers are plagued with vulnerabilities, providing hackers with easy access to computer systems via browser-based attacks. Browser security efforts that retrofit existing browsers have had limited success because …

Subjects: E-Commerce, PC Security, Privacy

Health Data Systems Need A Comprehensive Privacy and Security Framework

“CDT’s Health Privacy Project today released a paper urging policymakers and the private sector to develop and implement a comprehensive privacy and security framework to govern the wide range of computer and Internet-based systems being created to share sensitive health information. The paper examines the key issues confronting the adoption of information technology in the …

Subjects: E-Records, Privacy

CBO – Issues and Options in Infrastructure Investment

Issues and Options in Infrastructure Investment, May 2008: pdf | data “The condition and adequacy of the nation’s physical infrastructure—including its surface, air, and water transportation networks; its energy, water, and telecommunications utilities; and its dams and schools—are important for the vitality of the economy and for public health and safety. Yet calls for increased …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Archives and Ancestry.com Partner to Make Millions of Historical Documents Available Online

News release: “To celebrate Memorial Day and honor all who have served our country, Ancestry.com – the world’s largest online resource for family history – is teaming up with the National Archives and Records Administration – the nation’s record keeper – to kick off a new agreement that makes millions of historical records more easily …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry From Jail to the Community

Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry From Jail to the Community: “This Bureau of Justice Assistance monograph presents an overview of U.S. jails and the people who cycle through them, examines ways that jurisdictions can address jail reentry, and profiles numerous and diverse reentry efforts from around the country. (NCJ 220095)”

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: 2010 Census, Congressional Review Act, Credit and Debit Cards, Information Management

2010 Census: Bureau Needs to Specify How It Will Assess Coverage Follow-up Techniques and When It Will Produce Coverage Measurement Results, GAO-08-414, April 15, 2008 Congressional Review Act: Applicability to CMS Letter on State Children’s Health Insurance Program, GAO-08-785T, May 15, 2008 Credit and Debit Cards: Federal Entities Are Taking Actions to Limit Their Interchange …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research