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“MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government’s website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are buying a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401(k), the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you maximize your financial decisions. Throughout the site, you will find important information from 20 Federal agencies and Bureaus …
Follow up to Your Office Copy Machine Might Digitally Store Thousands of Documents That Get Passed on at Resale, news that FTC Offers Businesses Tips for Securing Data on Digital Copiers. Copier Data Security: A Guide for Businesses
News release: “The number of adults tested for HIV reached a record high in 2009, according to an analysis of national survey data released today in a CDC Vital Signs report. Last year 82.9 million adults between 18 and 64 reported having been tested for HIV. This number represents an increase of 11.4 million people …
“The State of the Service Report 200910 details the activities and human resource management practices of APS [Australian Public Service] agencies during 200910. The report outlines some of the key achievements and contributions agencies have made in assisting the government during this period to meet its policy objectives and achieve its stated outcomes….Key findings from …
Testimony, Congressional Budget Office, Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf Director – Trends in Federal Tax Revenues and Rates – before the Committee on Finance United States Senate, December 2, 2010 “Over the past 40 years, federal revenues have ranged from nearly 21 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal year 2000 to less than …
Immigration Policy in the United States: An Update, December 3, 2010 This document updates the Congressional Budget Office’s February 2006 paper Immigration Policy in the United States. It presents data through 2009 on permanent and temporary admissions of foreign nationals to the United States, the number and types of visas issued, the naturalization of residents, …
Follow up to WikiLeaks Releases Secret US Embassy Cables, news via Computerworld of a new search engine, CableSearch.org, lets users search the disclosed cables by word, source, security classification, classification tag and date. CableSearch was the brainstorm of Henk Van Ess, chairman of VVOJ (Vereniging van Onderzoeksjournalisten), or Association of Investigative Journalists, a Dutch-Flemish reporters’ …
September 11: World Trade Center Health Programs Business Process Center Proposal and Subsequent Data Collection, GAO-11-243R, December 03, 2010 Aviation Security: DHS Has Taken Steps to Enhance International Aviation Security and Facilitate Compliance with International Standards, but Challenges Remain, GAO-11-238T, December 02, 2010 Displaced Iraqis: Integrated International Strategy Needed to Reintegrate Iraq’s Internally Displaced and …
Follow up to WikiLeaks Releases Secret US Embassy Cables, this news release: “The news media are reporting today, accurately, that the Library of Congress is blocking access to the Wikileaks site across its computer systems, including those for use by patrons in the reading rooms. I wanted to provide here the same statement weve been …
Employment Situation November 2010: The unemployment rate edged up to 9.8 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+39,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Temporary help services and health care continued to add jobs over the month, while employment fell in retail trade. Employment in most major industries changed …
“The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced a new feature of its Data Download Program that allows users to create custom charts. Users will now be able to create and view interactive graphics of data packages from the program before downloading the underlying data and charts. The charting feature allows users to view multiple data …
Follow up to Google Files Bid Protest Against Dept. of Interior Over Hosted Email and Collaboration Services news that “the U.S. General Services Administration will become the first federal agency to use a hosted e-mail service, choosing Google, Unisys and others to offer the service.” GSA Becomes First Federal Agency to Move Email to the …
