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News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report on a Roundtable Discussion on Phishing Education that it hosted in April. Approximately 60 experts from business, government, the technology sector, the consumer advocacy community, and academia met at the FTC to discuss strategies for outreach to consumers about avoiding phishing. Phishers use deceptive …
Defense Space Activities: DOD Needs to Further Clarify the Operationally Responsive Space Concept and Plan to Integrate and Support Future Satellites, GAO-08-831, July 11, 2008 Emergency Preparedness: States Are Planning for Medical Surge, but Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources, GAO-08-668, June 13, 2008 Food Safety: Selected Countries’ Systems Can Offer …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Monday approved a final rule for home mortgage loans to better protect consumers and facilitate responsible lending. The rule prohibits unfair, abusive or deceptive home mortgage lending practices and restricts certain other mortgage practices. The final rule also establishes advertising standards and requires certain mortgage disclosures to be …
White House Fact Sheet: Allowing Offshore Exploration to Help Address Rising Fuel Costs, July 14, 2008: “Today, President Bush lifted an executive ban on producing oil from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This means that the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is action from the Democratically controlled Congress. …
News release: “The nation’s terrorist watch list has hit one million names, according to a tally maintained by the American Civil Liberties Union based upon the government’s own reported numbers for the size of the list.”
News release: “This bank was closed by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the FDIC was named Conservator. All non-brokered insured deposit accounts and substantially all of the assets of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. have been transferred to IndyMac Federal Bank, F.S.B. (IndyMac Federal Bank), Pasadena, CA a newly chartered full-service FDIC-insured institution. On July 11, …
Initial Results on Availability of Terrorism Insurance in Specific Geographic Markets, GAO-08-919R, July 11, 2008 Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC’s Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures, GAO-08-863R, July 11, 2008 Telecommunications: FCC Needs to Improve Performance Management and Strengthen Oversight of the High-Cost Program, GAO-08-633, June 13, 2008 Telecommunications: Survey of State Regulatory Commissions, …
News release: “Today EPA released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) soliciting public input on the effects of climate change and the potential ramifications of the Clean Air Act in relation to greenhouse gas emissions. Today’s action is in response to the April 2, 2007 Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, which found …
“The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is pleased to announce the release of its research brief, Ready for the Challenge? State CIOs and Electronic Records. The brief is a product of NASCIO’s Electronic Records and Digital Preservation Working Group and may be found online. States continue to struggle with new challenges presented …
DHS Office of Immigration Statistics: Naturalizations in the United States: 2007 – “This report presents information on the number and characteristics of foreign nationals who became American citizens during fiscal year 2007. View data tables on Naturalizations.”
“EPIC testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee [hearing: Passport Files: Privacy Protection Needed For All Americans], urging new protections for passport information privacy. The hearing, held at a time of increased information collection and dissemination by the government, addressed an Inspector General report [Review of Controls and Notification for Access to Passport Records in the …
News release: “Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) Initiative Statement of Capability Evaluation Report highlighting the Federal governments rapid progress toward strengthening IT security. This was achieved by reducing external connections, including Internet points of presence from over 4,300 reported in January 2008, to a target of …
