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Presidential Inaugural Committee: “Dont miss it when Barack Obama takes the Oath of Office next Tuesday, January 20th. As part of our commitment to making this the most open inauguration in history, well be streaming the swearing-in ceremony on our site using Microsofts Silverlight. You can view high quality Silverlight streams, in full screen, and …
Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (Draft), Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, January 13, 2009. “Breaches of personally identifiable information (PII) have increased dramatically over the past few years and have resulted in the loss of millions of records. Breaches of PII are hazardous to both individuals …
News release: “The Prime Minister and the Chancellor have announced new measures to bring stability to the banking sector and ensure the resumption of lending to families and businesses across the UK…the PM said that a new asset protection scheme would allow the Government to provide insurance cover to banks looking to expand their lending. …
Follow up to January 7, 2009 posting, Bush Administration Releases Highlights of Accomplishments and Results, the next report in what appears to be a series, The Accomplishments of the U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2009 “Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Department made combating terrorism its top priority. This shift required a significant revision …
Inspector General, Department of Defense: Examination of Allegations Involving DoD Office of Public Affairs Outreach Program, Jauary 14, 2009. “We initiated this review to further examine issues that were raised in an April 2008 New York Times article entitled, Behind TV Analysts, Pentagons Hidden Hand. The article documented a DoD public affairs outreach program that …
News release: “In the first 21 months of operation, the Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) recorded information on more than 1,200 alleged incidents of human trafficking, the U.S. Department of Justices Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced. The HTRS contains data collected by 38 federally funded human trafficking task forces on alleged incidents of human …
News release: The National Archives…open[ed] more than 150 cubic feet of records of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, an independent, bipartisan commission created by Congress. The Commissions mandate was to provide a full and complete accounting of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and recommend …
“The IRS does not initiate communication with taxpayers through e-mail. Before identity theft happens, safeguard your information…IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit, toll-free at 1-800-908-4490.”
News release: “Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) show that cellular phone expenditures increased rapidly from 2001 through 2007. Cellular phone expenditures surpassed spending on residential landline phone services beginning in 2007…annual expenditures for cellular phone services per consumer unit increased from $210 in 2001 to $608 in 2007, an …
News release: “The U.S. government entered into an agreement today with Bank of America to provide a package of guarantees, liquidity access and capital as part of its commitment to support financial market stability. Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will provide protection against the possibility of unusually large losses on an asset pool …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in collaboration with other agencies, has released a report that discusses the impacts of sea level rise on the coast, coastal communities, and the habitats and species that depend on them. The report, Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region, examines multiple opportunities for …
GPO Access: “The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget …
