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British Educational Communications and Technology Agency Report on Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007

Press release: “Becta [British Educational Communications and Technology Agency], the education technology agency, has published a key report on Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 and on document interoperability which analyses the suitability of both software packages for adoption by schools and colleges.” Microsoft Vista and Office 2007: full report, Published: 9 January 2008, Publication ID: …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Microsoft

Keep Your Enemies Close: Distance Bounding Against Smartcard Relay Attacks

Keep Your Enemies Close: Distance Bounding Against Smartcard Relay Attacks, by Saar Drimer and Steven J. Murdoch, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge “Modern smartcards, capable of sophisticated cryptography, provide a high assurance of tamper resistance and are thus commonly used in payment applications. Although extracting secrets out of smartcards requires resources beyond the means of …

Subjects: Cybercrime

Army Destroys Half of Chemical Stockpile

Press release: “As of Dec. 10, the Army has safely destroyed 50 percent of the United States’ chemical-agent stockpile since beginning to comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention April 29, 1997. Officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, the CWC is a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Birds of America By John James Audubon

Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: List of Plates Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: List of Families Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.: State Birds Birds of America By John James Audubon, F. …

Subjects: Internet

Report: State and Federal Oversight of Dam Safety Must Be Improved

Association of State Dam Safety Officials, Current Overview of Dam Safety in the U.S. (November 2007): “Roughly 85% of the US dams are regulated (not owned) by state governments. Most states are under-funded and under-staffed, and many do not have complete statutory authority to perform critical regulatory functions such as requiring Emergency Action Plans to …

Subjects: Government Documents

FERC Staff issues Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Broadwater LNG Project

Press release: “The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service; and the New York Department of State has prepared a final EIS for a liquefied …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Heavy Rains in SF Area Intensify Water Pollution

Rains wash pollutants into area waters – Experts worry about high bacteria levels from feces, By Suzanne Bohan, Inside Bay Area: “One of the rewards of enduring days of downpours is the fresh look of local landscapes, cleansed of the grime of urban life. But while the skies clear, pollutants the overflows and leaks …

Subjects: Government Documents

FAA Reinforces Runway Safety Commitment

FAA Fact Sheet: “Following through on its commitment to the ambitious government and industry plan to improve safety at U.S. airports, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed extending the enhanced standards for taxiway centerline makings to all certificated airports to reduce the risk of runway incursions. Simultaneously, the FAA is recommending regular recurrent driver …

Subjects: Government Documents

REAL ID Regulation Released

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a final rule establishing minimum security standards for state-issued drivers licenses and identification cards. The rule sets uniform standards that enhance the integrity and reliability of drivers licenses and identification cards, strengthen issuance capabilities, and increase security at drivers license and identification card production …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

DHS OIG Audits: Classified Laptop Computer Security, Florida State Homeland Security Grants

OIG-08-20 – The State of Florida’s Management of State Homeland Security Grants Awarded During Fiscal Years 2002 through 2004 (PDF, 28 pages) – New 01/11/2008 OIG-08-14 – Improved Administration Can Enhance Federal Emergency Management Agency Classified Laptop Computer Security, Unclassified Summary (PDF, 3 pages) – New 01/11/2008

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Updated State Fact Sheets from USDA

“State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States. Data last updated on January 11, 2008.”

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Chairman Waxman Releases Report on Information Security Breach at TSA's Traveler Redress Website

Press release: “In October 2006, the Transportation Security Administration launched a website to help travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists. This redress website had multiple security vulnerabilities: it was not hosted on a government domain; its homepage was not encrypted; one of its data submission pages was not encrypted; and its …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Privacy

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