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GAO – Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (commonly known as the “Green Book”), sets the standards for an effective internal control system for federal agencies and provides the overall framework for designing, implementing, and operating an effective internal control system. An entity uses the Green Book to help achieve its objectives related …
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a new report [Read the report here] uncovering the far-reaching scope of Trump’s attacks on science and their impact on public health. “Since January, Trump has launched an unprecedented, illegal and outrageous attack on science and scientists. …
CNET: “Most router manufacturers collect some form of data about you. Here’s what you need to know. Your W-Fi router is responsible for conveying nearly 100% of your internet traffic. That’s a lot of data — enough to make privacy a concern when picking one out. So, how do you know if your router is …
CRS Report – Medicaid: Selected Resources for National, State, and Local Enrollment Data – “Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services, as well as long-term services and supports (LTSS). Each state designs and administers its own Medicaid program within federal parameters. Medicaid is jointly financed by …
United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General: ” Last mile package theft – commonly referred to as “porch piracy” — is a significant challenge for the entire parcel delivery industry, impacting consumers, retailers, and delivery providers alike. Package theft creates substantial financial burdens and operational disruptions across the delivery and ecommerce ecosystems, and may …
The New York Times [no paywall]: “Fearing the loss of federal funding, the nation’s largest anti-sexual-violence organization has barred its crisis hotline staff from pointing people to resources that might violate President Trump’s executive orders to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The organization, RAINN (the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) has removed more …
It’s hard to imagine a more wasteful way to catch fish” David Attenborough narrates never-before-seen footage of destructive bottom trawlers. The widespread fishing practise has been filmed for the first time in such detail as part of a new Attenborough-narrated documentary: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/david-attenborough-narrates-footage-of-bottom-trawler-fishing Never-before-seen footage of bottom trawling released from Ocean with David Attenborough: https://silverbackfilms.tv/never-before-seen-footage-of-bottom-trawling-released-from-ocean-with-david-attenborough/
PopSci: “10 beautiful images from the 2025 GDT Nature Photographer of the Year awards. A curious lion cub, a brave wolf spider, and a frolicking fox.”
Lifehacker: “The internet is not a private place. Every time you connect to a website, ads and beacons—both visible and invisible—attempt to follow your every move. They’ll even take the anonymized information they collect and build a profile that other trackers can use to identify you as you surf the web. It’s pretty bleak. Luckily, …
WSJ, Part One – Go Delete Yourself From the Internet. Seriously, Here’s How. Find your data, request removal…and repeat [no paywall] – “Google updated its “Results About You” tool, and using it has been an eye-opening experience. It uncovered my home address, phone number and email on so-called people-search websites, along with my birth date …
Via Ray Lament, LinkedIn [click graphic to enlarge] “On 13 May 2025 the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered OpenAI to preserve and segregate every chat record that would normally be deleted. The directive stands until the court decides otherwise. Surveys show plenty of practitioners have preferred the public version …
The New York Times [no paywall]: “The decision by nine of America’s biggest law firms to “bend the knee” to President Trump drew condemnation among lawyers across the political spectrum, including from attorneys inside the firms who quit or launched resistance campaigns. Others have chosen a less career-limiting form of rebellion. That would be offering …