Government

NIST Special Publication 800-12, An Introduction to Information Security, June 2017

Background The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and…

March 7, 2018

Air Force Cadets No Longer Required to say “… so help me God” at the end of their Oath

Background On October 25, 2013, Business Insider reported the following: Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy now have…

February 12, 2018

Emails To/From Chair of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, containing keywords “Trump” & “Clinton” – February 3, 2014 – July 22, 2016

Background Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist. She served as the Chair of the Board…

February 12, 2018

James Comey is Fired: The Actual Documents

Background According to the White House press release on May 9, 2017: Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director…

January 21, 2018

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Immigration Raid and Enforcement Policies

Background On February 27, 2017, the Sacramento Bee published the following article (snippet below - or full article here): California…

January 19, 2018

Premium Travel Expenditure Reports

Background Travel is an important and necessary component of government to accomplish agencies’ mission. In today’s climate of increased transparency,…

December 29, 2017

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Annual Employee Survey Results, 2016

Background Excerpt from the survey results document: Once again, the responses to the employee survey are positive. Though this year's…

December 29, 2017

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Report Listings

Background The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the…

December 29, 2017

Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Investigation into Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Inspector General General David Buckley

Background In October of 2012, multiple complaints were filed against the CIA's Inspector General David Buckley.  They detailed allegations of…

December 28, 2017

Smithsonian Institute: Cooper Hewitt Brand Identity Guidelines

Background Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum located in the Upper East Side's Museum Mile in Manhattan,…

November 16, 2017