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News release: “Most Federal employees go beyond baseline IT security requirements, according to a new survey by the Government Business Council, the research division of Government Executive Media Group, and CDW Government LLC (CDW-G), a leading provider of technology solutions to government, education and healthcare customers. While 97 percent of Federal employees are required by …
Top Issues Facing Social Security Administration Management – Fiscal Year 2011, December 2010 “The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 requires that we summarize for inclusion in the Social Security Administrations (SSA) Performance and Accountability Report, our perspective on the most serious management and performance challenges facing SSA. We have determined that the top management issues …
January 3, 2011 – M-11-08, UNCLASSIFIED – Initial Agency Self-Assessment Program for User Access to Classified Information in Automated Systems: “Each department or agency that handles classified information should assess the agencys and its employees adherence to the policy issuances noted below, the requirements to safeguard classified information with an emphasis on their application in …
GovGab: “Is a colorless, odorless, deadly gas seeping into your home? Unless you test your home for radon, youll never know. Its estimated that one in 15 homes has elevated levels of radon…Radon in your home is a serious matter. Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, and overall it is …
News release: “The Census Bureau has released alternative income and poverty estimates covering calendar year 2009, including breakdowns by age, sex and race. These estimates do not revise or replace the official 2009 income and poverty estimates released Sept. 16, 2010. The official estimate of the national poverty rate remains at 14.3 percent. The Census …
OIG-11-21 – Management Advisory Report: Recoupment of Improper Disaster Assistance, 1/3/2011 OIG-11-20 – Annual Report to Congress on States’ and Urban Areas’ Management of Homeland Security Grant Programs Fiscal Year 2010 – 1/3/2011 OIG-11-18 – Use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Transit Security Grant Program, …
Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Improve DOD’s Oversight of Power Source Investments, GAO-11-113, December 30, 2010 “DOD lacks comprehensive, departmentwide data for its total investment in the power sources area [in terms of specific technologies, we focused on batteries, fuel cells, and capacitors. This was based on the predominance of batteries among tactically deployed power …
2011 Counterterrorism Calendar – “NCTCs Counterterrorism Calendar provides information on known terrorist groups, individual terrorists, and technical information on topics such as biological and chemical threats.” Includes an interactive map, an interactive timeline, profiles, methods and tactics, and groups.” There is also a PDF version.
The commercial data privacy issues discussed in the Departments green paper, Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework, provide a clear lens through which to assess current policy. Throughout the history of the Internet as a commercial medium, the Department of Commerce has been a key avenue of government …
Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturing Activities 2009 Dec 29, 2010: “Total shipments of solar thermal collectors decreased dramatically in 2009 from 2008, falling almost 19 percent from 17.0 million square feet to 13.8 million square feet.”
Petroleum Supply Monthly Dec 30, 2010: “Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories. Wholesale Market Data Dec 30, 2010: “This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through December 24, …
January 2011 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for October 2010 Jan 3, 2011 – “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.”
