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Budget 2010 Securing the recovery – copy of Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report March 2010 as laid before the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer when opening the Budget. Stephen Timms Her Majestys Treasury 24 March 2010 “The Governments economic objective is to build a …
Intellectual Property: Observations on Efforts to Quantify the Economic Effects of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods, GAO-10-423, April 12, 2010 U.S. Postal Service: Strategies and Options to Facilitate Progress toward Financial Viability, GAO-10-455, April 12, 2010 Information Security: Agencies Need to Implement Federal Desktop Core Configuration Requirements, GAO-10-202, March 12, 2010 Information Security: Concerted Effort Needed …
News release: “Consumers with overwhelming credit card debt may be tempted to seek help from companies that promise to erase their debt for pennies on the dollar, but the Federal Trade Commission urges caution. In a new consumer publication, Settling Your Credit Card Debts, the FTC says that there is no guarantee that debt settlement …
“How well prepared are IT professionals within U.S. government agencies to respond to foreign cyber threats? Will government initiatives, such as the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative and the creation of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Coordinator role, be effective in addressing the challenges facing U.S. critical IT infrastructure? What is the impact of compliance on security …
“This report [by the Committee on Deterring Cyberattacks; National Research Council] is the first phase of a larger project to conduct a broad, multidisciplinary examination of deterrence strategies and their possible utility to the U.S. government in its policies toward preventing cyberattacks. This first phase identifies the key issues and questions that merit examination. The …
Saving Money Through Cloud Computing, Darrell M. West, April 7, 2010: “The U.S. federal government spends nearly $76 billion each year on information technology, and $20 billion of that is devoted to hardware, software, and file servers (Alford and Morton, 2009). Traditionally, computing services have been delivered through desktops or laptops operated by proprietary software. …
EPA OIG Evaluation: Need Continues for a Strategic Plan to Protect Childrens Health, Report No. 10-P-0095, April 5, 2010 “Five years after providing Office of Childrens Health Protection (OCHP) with recommendations related to the strategic and annual planning processes, agreed-to corrective actions have not been completed. According to OCHP, which is now the Office of …
New release: “As part of its continuing effort to combat distracted driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is kicking off pilot programs in Hartford, Connecticut and Syracuse, New York to test whether increased law enforcement efforts can get distracted drivers to put down their cell phones and …
DOD: Nuclear Posture Review Report (NPR), April 2010: “The 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) outlines the Administrations approach to promoting the Presidents agenda for reducing nuclear dangers and pursuing the goal of a world without nuclear weapons, while simultaneously advancing broader U.S. security interests. The NPR reflects the Presidents national security priorities and the supporting …
Charting International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, 2008 – February 2010 – Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons: “These charts present comparative trends of unemployment, employment, labor force, and population for 10 countries. The data have been adjusted for comparability. All data are based on International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force …
Analyzing the First Years of the Click It or Ticket Mobilizations “The Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement programs conducted between 2000 and 2006 were an important factor in increasing seat belt use nationwide and in virtually all States. This was the case for observed belt use, belt use in fatalities, and self-reported seat …
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC: “A meeting between top United States counter-terrorism officials and European counterparts ended in Madrid today with no agreement to restart a program that gave the US access to European financial data. The Terrorist Finance Tracking Program operated in …
