Category «Government Documents»

Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring CyberAttacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy

Proceedings of a Workshop on Deterring CyberAttacks: Informing Strategies and Developing Options for U.S. Policy, October 2010. “In a world of increasing dependence on information technology, the prevention of cyberattacks on a nation’s important computer and communications systems and networks is a problem that looms large. Given the demonstrated limitations of passive cybersecurity defense measures, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents

UK National Infrastructure Plan 2010

“The Government has published a National Infrastructure Plan outlining the Governments vision for the future of UK economic infrastructure. This is the first ever infrastructure plan for the UK. It outlines the scale of the challenge facing UK infrastructure and the major investment that is needed to underpin sustainable growth in the UK. It focuses …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet

DHS Risk Lexicon

“Developed by the DHS Risk Steering Committee (RSC), the purpose of the DHS Risk Lexicon is to establish and make available a comprehensive list of terms and meanings relevant to the practice of homeland security risk management and analysis. Accomplishing this goal improves the capability of the Department to assess and manage homeland security risk. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Revisions to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's Rules of Procedure

Revisions to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s Rules of Procedure, effective November 1, 2010. [Government Attic] Related postings on FISA

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

GAO – EPA Needs to Complete a Strategy for Its Library Network to Meet Users' Needs

Environmental Protection Agency: EPA Needs to Complete a Strategy for Its Library Network to Meet Users’ Needs, GAO-10-947, September 30, 2010 “Although EPA has taken a number of steps to meet the needs of library users, it has not completed a plan identifying an overall strategy for its library network, with implementation goals and a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

GAO: Closed Civil Criminal Cases Illustrate Instances of H-2B Workers Being Targets of Fraud and Abuse

H-2B Visa Program: Closed Civil Criminal Cases Illustrate Instances of H-2B Workers Being Targets of Fraud and Abuse, GAO-10-1053, September 30, 2010 “The H-2B visa program assists U.S. employers anticipating a shortage of domestic nonagricultural workers by permitting them to hire nonimmigrant foreign workers temporarily. The program is overseen by several agencies, including the Department …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

FOIA, Transparency and Additional Reviews Based on Origin of Requests

DHS Singles Out EFFs FOIA Requests for Unprecedented Extra Layer of Review: “The Identity Project notes on its blog today that the Department of Homeland Security singled out EFF, along with other activist groups and media representatives such as the ACLU, EPIC, Human Rights Watch, AP, etc, for an extra layer of review on its …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

CRS: Responsibility Determinations Under the Federal Acquisition Regulation: Legal Standards and Procedures

Responsibility Determinations Under the Federal Acquisition Regulation: Legal Standards and Procedures, Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney, October 1, 2010 “This report discusses the standards and procedures that federal agencies use in making responsibility determinations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). As a general rule, government agencies contract with the lowest qualified responsible bidder or offeror. …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

CRS: Food Safety on the Farm: Federal Programs and Legislative Action

Food Safety on the Farm: Federal Programs and Legislative Action, Renée Johnson, Specialist in Agricultural Policy, October 5, 2010 “Foodborne illness-causing bacteria on farms can enter the food supply unless preventive measures are in place to reduce them, either prior to or after harvest. Also of potential risk to the food supply are pesticide residues, …

Subjects: Government Documents

NOAA and FDA Announce Chemical Test for Dispersant in Gulf Seafood

Follow up to previous postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, news that NOAA and FDA announce chemical test for dispersant in Gulf seafood: “Building upon the extensive testing and protocols already in use by federal, state and local officials for the fishing waters of the Gulf, NOAA and FDA have developed and are using …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Engineering the Climate: Research and Strategies for International Coordination

Engineering the Climate: Research and Strategies for International Coordination, Chairman Bart Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology U.S. House of Representatives, October 2010 “Climate engineering, also known as geoengineering, can be described as the deliberate large scale modification of the earths climate systems for the purposes of counteracting and mitigating climate change. As this subject …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

SEC Staff Publishes Progress Report on Work Plan for Global Accounting Standards

News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant and Division of Corporation Finance today published their first progress report on the Work Plan related to global accounting standards. The Commission directed agency staff earlier this year to execute the Work Plan to provide the information needed to evaluate the implications of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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