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Pew Posting On Doctor-Approved Health Information Online

Pew Internet & American Life Project: “This morning’s NPR story, Patients Turn to the Internet for Health Information, featured data from [Pew’s] e-patients report, but also some research that has been conducted at the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) at the University of Wisconsin. CHESS researchers Robert Hawkins and Suzanne Pingree talked about …

Subjects: Internet

New GAO Reports: DOD's Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, Retirement Security, Tax Administration

Improvement Continues in DOD’s Reporting on Sustainable Ranges, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Its Range Assessments and Comprehensive Plan, GAO-08-10R, October 11, 2007 Retirement Security: Women Face Challenges in Ensuring Financial Security in Retirement, GAO-08-105, October 11, 2007 Tax Administration: The Internal Revenue Service Can Improve Its Management of Paper Case Files, GAO-07-1160, September 28, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Antitrust Division Launches Website on Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage Industry

Press release: “The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice launched a new Web site today to educate consumers and policymakers about the potential benefits that competition can bring to consumers of real estate brokerage services and the barriers that inhibit that competition. Among its features, the Web site includes maps identifying states with real …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers, Version 2

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Computer Security Division: “SP 800-44 version 2, Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers, is published as final. It is intended to aid organizations in the installation, configuration, and maintenance of secure public Web servers. It presents recommendations for securing Web server operating systems, applications, and content; protecting Web servers …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security

2006 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

Department of Homeland Security, 2006 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: “The Yearbook is a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during fiscal year 2006, were granted lawful permanent residence, were admitted into the United States on a temporary basis, applied for asylum or refugee status, or were naturalized. The Yearbook also presents …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The eHealth Initiative Blueprint: Building Consensus for Common Action

Press release: “The eHealth Initiative Blueprint: Building Consensus for Common Action represents multi-stakeholder consensus on a shared vision and a set of principles, strategies and actions for improving health and healthcare through information and information technology (IT). Through a collaborative process led by eHI’s multi-stakeholder leadership, development of the Blueprint involved nearly 200 organizations representing …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Arrest-Related Deaths in the United States, 2003-2005

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Arrest-Related Deaths in the United States, 2003-2005, 10/07: “Presents the first findings from the law enforcement collection of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP), which is the largest resource of information ever collected on arrest-related deaths. The report provides counts of all arrest-related deaths reported by State authorities in over …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents