Category «Knowledge Management»

Affordable Care Act: Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Systems Development Controls for Premium Tax Credit Project

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration – Affordable Care Act: Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Systems Development Controls for the Premium Tax Credit Project. September 27, 2013. Reference Number: 2013-23-119. “The overall objective of this review was to determine if the IRS is adequately managing systems development risks for the PTC Project. TIGTA evaluated the IRS’s key management controls and processes for …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management

“Investigative journalism – the immune system of a functioning democracy – is broken”

“Uncoverage is a connector between journalists who believe in revealing new information in the public interest, and backers like you who can make investigations and stories happen. Journalists with proven track records will be vetted into the platform. Approved journalists will associate themselves with topics they believe in, and work with topic editors to craft pitches and …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

New on LLRX – UsBook: Toward a family-friendly Facebook alternative to preserve your memories and help future historians

Via LLRX.com – UsBook: Toward a family-friendly Facebook alternative to preserve your memories and help future historians–while respecting privacy David Rothman’s commentary focuses on how the Digital Public Library of America is still on track to be a mostly academic creature despite the P word in its name. But David supports innovative, creative and value-added goals that …

Subjects: Blogs, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Project ranks billions of drug interactions

Drugable.com predicts mechanisms through computation: “For decades, drug development was mostly a game of trial and error, with brute-force candidate screens throwing up millions more duds than winners. Researchers are now using computers to get a head start. By analysing the chemical structure of a drug, they can see if it is likely to bind …

Subjects: E-Government, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Better Botanical Business Bureau

“Welcome to the Better Botanical Business Bureau, where botanical mistakes in commercial and public venues and products are showcased and corrected. It is not unusual with products, ingredients, and images used in media, design, and commercial works to be presented with the wrong common names, wrong species names, and/or wrong ingredients. This blog provides educational …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Knowledge Management

Women and men in leadership positions in the European Union, 2013

Women and men in leadership positions in the European Union, 2013. A review of the situation and recent progress October 2013. “Women account for 46% of people in employment across the EU13 and on average they have a higher level of education than their male colleagues: 34% of working women have some form of tertiary level education compared to …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Historians and the Use of Primary Source Materials in the Digital Age

Historians and the Use of Primary Source Materials in the Digital Age, Alexandra Chassanoff, 2013/9/1. American Archivist. Volume 76 Issue 2 Pages 458-480.Society of American Archivists “This study examines how academic historians search for, access, and use primary source materials in their research pursuits. Recruited historians completed an online questionnaire about current information practices and potential information needs in archival settings. The results shed …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

A Corporate Governance Breakdown – Exposing companies to greater risk of fraud and corruption

Deloitte: “Internal auditors play a vital role in reducing the risk of fraud, corruption and other corporate wrongdoing. Yet, according to Deloitte’s new analysis of member survey data from The Institute of Internal Auditors (“IIA”), 62 percent or more of internal audit (“IA”) functions at public companies globally do not comply with all of the …

Subjects: Government Documents, Knowledge Management

The Boston Bombing Digital Archive

“The Boston Marathon is woven into the fabric of our community: it brings together runners from around the world, spectators, family members, and neighbors, forging a river of people stretching from Hopkinton to downtown Boston. The April 15, 2013 bombing at the marathon finish line aimed to destroy that fabric. We invite you to help mend …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Broad Agency Announcement Cyber Grand Challenge: Automated Cyber Reasoning

Broad Agency Announcement – Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC): Automated Cyber Reasoning. DARPA-BAA-14-05, Amendment 2, November 27, 2013. “The Department of Defense (DoD) maintains information systems using a software technology base comprised of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) operating systems and applications. This COTS technology base is common to the DoD, industry, and the Defense Industrial Base, …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Defense, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Young adult readers ‘prefer printed to ebooks

Liz Bury – The Guardian: “Survey finds that 62% of 16 to 24-year-olds prefer traditional books over their digital equivalents – Sixteen to 24-year-olds are known as the super-connected generation, obsessed with snapping selfies or downloading the latest mobile apps, so it comes as a surprise to learn that 62% prefer print books to ebooks. Asked about preferences for physical …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Libraries

UCLA Report – Dogs likely originated in Europe more than 18,000 years ago

UCLA news release: ‘Wolves likely were domesticated by European hunter–gatherers more than 18,000 years ago and gradually evolved into dogs that became household pets, UCLA life scientists report. “We found that instead of recent wolves being closest to domestic dogs, ancient European wolves were directly related to them,” said Robert Wayne, a professor of ecology and …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

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