Category «Government Documents»

OMB: Initial Assessments of Safeguarding and Counterintelligence Postures for Classified National Security Information in Automated Systems

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 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, PC Security

January is National Radon Action Month

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 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Census Bureau Releases Alternative Income and Poverty Estimates

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 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Feed The Future Guide – The Global Commitment to Food Security

The Feed the Future Guide describes the strategic approach and implementation structures of Feed the Future (FTF), the U.S. global hunger and food security initiative: “Today, more than one billion people nearly one-sixth of the world’s population suffer from chronic hunger. This crisis has devastating and far-reaching effects. Each year, more than 3.5 …

Subjects: Government Documents

Berkeley Lab: New Insights Into Link Between Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Dan Krotz: “A stack of punch cards from a landmark study published in 1966, and the legwork to track down the studys participants years later, has yielded the longest analysis of the effects of lipoproteins on coronary heart disease. John Gofman initiated studies that led to the understanding of the effects of lipoproteins on cardiovascular …

Subjects: Government Documents

Corals provide evidence of changes to oceanic currents through Global Warming

Eawag – Acquatic Research, January 4, 2011: “Examination of deep sea corals reveals that there have been drastic changes to oceanic currents in the western North Atlantic since the 1970s. The influence of the cold water Labrador Current, which is in periodic interchange with the warm Gulf Stream, has been decreasing continually since the 1970s. …

Subjects: Government Documents

In Ohio, Renewable energy industry shows surprising clout

Renewable energy industry shows surprising clout, by Rob Gurwitt – Stateline: “Ohios renewable portfolio standard, which originated in the Republican-led state Senate in 2008, requires that 25 percent of Ohios energy come from renewable sources by 2025, and that half of that renewable portion be created in-state. Its passage along with grants from a …

Subjects: Government Documents

New DHS OIG Reports

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, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Report: Opportunities Exist to Improve DOD's Oversight of Power Source Investments

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 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The National Counterterrorism Center Releases 2011 Counterterrorism Calendar

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.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Green Paper: Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework

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 …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet

EIA – Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturing Activities 2009

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.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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