Category «Government Documents»

New DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan

“The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) provides a coordinated approach to critical infrastructure and key resource protection roles and responsibilities for federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector security partners. The NIPP sets national priorities, goals, and requirements for effective distribution of funding and resources which will help ensure that our government, economy, and public …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Revelations About Terrorism Financing Program

Following up on recent postings that appeared in chronological order as follows: Government Mines Global Financial Data in War on Terror; Disclosure of Terrorist Finance Tracking Program; and Controversy Abroad Over Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, two related articles that claim that the program’s work was known in various communities: Reports of US Monitoring of SWIFT …

Subjects: Government Documents

USDA Releases Report on Effort to Combat Avian Flu

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its 180-day report on avian influenza (AI) efforts and the use of $91 million appropriated in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriation to Address Pandemic Influenza six months ago. The report details USDA’s efforts both internationally and domestically to combat highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI H5N1).”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Thrift Savings Plan To Discontinue Use of Social Security Numbers For Accounts

Federal Times: “In a few months, the 3.6 million participants in the Thrift Savings Plan will begin using account numbers instead of Social Security numbers to access their retirement accounts. TSP administrators are switching to randomly generated account numbers to enhance security and protect participants’ Social Security numbers from being stolen, said Mark Hagerty, director …

Subjects: Government Documents, ID Theft

100 Companies Receiving The Largest Dollar Volume Of Prime Contract Awards – FY2005

“100 Companies Receiving the Largest Dollar Volume of Prime Contract Awards is published annually. This report contains summary data on the 100 companies, including their subsidiaries, which were awarded the largest total dollar volume of Department of Defense prime contract awards during fiscal year 2005.” Note this report is 4,567 pages, PDF.

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents