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Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Current Overview of Dam Safety in the U.S. (November 2007): “Roughly 85% of the US dams are regulated (not owned) by state governments. Most states are under-funded and under-staffed, and many do not have complete statutory authority to perform critical regulatory functions such as requiring Emergency Action Plans to …
Press release: “The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service; and the New York Department of State has prepared a final EIS for a liquefied …
Rains wash pollutants into area waters – Experts worry about high bacteria levels from feces, By Suzanne Bohan, Inside Bay Area: “One of the rewards of enduring days of downpours is the fresh look of local landscapes, cleansed of the grime of urban life. But while the skies clear, pollutants the overflows and leaks …
FAA Fact Sheet: “Following through on its commitment to the ambitious government and industry plan to improve safety at U.S. airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed extending the enhanced standards for taxiway centerline makings to all certificated airports to reduce the risk of runway incursions. Simultaneously, the FAA is recommending regular recurrent driver …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a final rule establishing minimum security standards for state-issued drivers licenses and identification cards. The rule sets uniform standards that enhance the integrity and reliability of drivers licenses and identification cards, strengthen issuance capabilities, and increase security at drivers license and identification card production …
OIG-08-20 – The State of Florida’s Management of State Homeland Security Grants Awarded During Fiscal Years 2002 through 2004 (PDF, 28 pages) – New 01/11/2008 OIG-08-14 – Improved Administration Can Enhance Federal Emergency Management Agency Classified Laptop Computer Security, Unclassified Summary (PDF, 3 pages) – New 01/11/2008
“State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States. Data last updated on January 11, 2008.”
Press release: “In October 2006, the Transportation Security Administration launched a website to help travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists. This redress website had multiple security vulnerabilities: it was not hosted on a government domain; its homepage was not encrypted; one of its data submission pages was not encrypted; and its …
“World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) is a joint product of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the five United Nations regional commissions. It provides an overview of recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy and of some key global economic …
Perceptions 2007: An International Survey of Library Automation by Marshall Breeding. January 9, 2008: “Introduction – The year 2007 saw considerable upheaval in the library automation industry. To get some sense of the aftermath of the recent rounds of mergers, acquisitions, product consolidations, and to gauge interest in open source automation systems, I created and …
Law.com: Tripled FOIA Requests Put SEC to the Test, Harold K. Gordon and Tracy V. Schaffer. “In recent years, the number of requests the SEC has received under the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. §552, has more than tripled, leaving the agency with a hefty backlog of thousands of requests. According to the SEC, it received 8,961 …
“The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced…the results of a year-long effort to put the power grid in the hands of consumers through technology. The Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration Project found that advanced technologies enable consumers to be active participants in improving power grid efficiency and reliability, while saving money in the process. …
