This document summarizes three draft reports from the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence and requests public comments on the reports. It provides contact information for the public to access the draft reports and submit comments by May 30, 2014. The reports relate to establishing digital forensics as a forensic science discipline, best practices for examining magnetic card readers, and best practices for forensic audio examination.
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Digital disruption is blowing a Schumpeterian gale of creative destruction throughout the global economy. These winds of change are delivering substantial increases in consumer welfare. The glowing glass screen of a smartphone enables us to access the library of all human knowledge. We can order any imaginable good or service; literally at our fingertips.
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This paper considers unique competition issues raised by high technology industries with a particular focus on software-driven digital platforms. This paper argues that Australian competition law strikes an appropriate balance between preserving competition and promoting innovation, but continued prioritisation of high technology markets by Australian regulators and policy-makers is justified. High technology markets are as susceptible to anti-competitive behaviour as any other markets and, in some areas, particularly so.
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Myanmar Business Today is Myanmar’s first and the only bilingual (English-Myanmar) business newspaper,
distributed in both Myanmar and Thailand. MBT covers a range of news encompassing local business stories,
special reports and in-depth analysis focusing on Myanmar’s nascent economy, investment and finance, business opportunities,
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What is a Brain CT Imaging Perfusion Study?Carestream
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Successfully navigating the challenges of today’s rapidly globalising marketplace led us to once again redefine the line between service partner, technological innovator and solution provider. I pushed each of our 10 operational regions, comprising a multitude of countries, industries and businesses, to seek out and deliver an impressive array of new services in 2013. The vision has helped SGS remain at the forefront of developing cross-industry synergies: unique offerings that ease the increasing pressures on businesses.
Throughout the year our 80,000 employees and 1,650 offices and laboratories around the world continued to exceed the expectations of our customers, and kept SGS known as the industry ‘best in class’.
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-Too many interfaces — not a user friendly system.
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Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE)
1. 26268 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 88 / Wednesday, May 7, 2014 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1657]
Draft Report and Recommendations
Prepared by the Scientific Working
Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE)
AGENCY: National Institute of Justice,
DOJ.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In an effort to obtain
comments from interested parties, the
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, National Institute of
Justice, Scientific Working Group on
Digital Evidence will make available to
the general public the following three
draft documents: (1) ‘‘Digital Forensics
as a Forensic Science Discipline;’’ (2)
‘‘SWGDE Best Practices for Examining
Magnetic Card Readers;’’ and (3)
‘‘SWGDE Best Practices for Forensic
Audio.’’ The opportunity to provide
comments on this document is open to
law enforcement agencies,
organizations, and all other stakeholders
and interested parties. Those wishing to
obtain and provide comments on the
draft document under consideration are
directed to the following Web site:
http://www.swgde.org.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 30, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Kashtan, by telephone at 202–
353–1856 [Note: this is not a toll-free
telephone number], or by email at
Patricia.Kashtan@usdoj.gov.
Greg Ridgeway,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
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Salience Insight, Inc.; F/K/A KD Paine
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Group International Berlin, New
Hampshire; Notice of Affirmative
Determination Regarding Application
for Reconsideration
By application dated March 25, 2014,
a state workforce official requested
administrative reconsideration of the
negative determination regarding
workers’ eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
applicable to workers and former
workers of the subject firm. The
determination was issued on February
24, 2014. The subject firm is engaged in
activity related to the supply of media
measurement and analysis services.
The initial investigation resulted in a
negative determination based on the
findings that the workers at the subject
firm do not produce an article as
defined by the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended.
Pursuant to 29 CFR 90.18(c)
reconsideration may be granted under
the following circumstances:
(1) If it appears on the basis of facts
not previously considered that the
determination complained of was
erroneous;
(2) If it appears that the determination
complained of was based on a mistake
in the determination of facts not
previously considered; or
(3) If in the opinion of the Certifying
Officer, a misinterpretation of facts or of
the law justified reconsideration of the
decision.
The request for reconsideration
alleges that the negative determination
is erroneous because it is based on a
mistake in facts not previously
considered. Specifically, the request
states that ‘‘the firm produces computer
software including but not limited to a
produce known as dlyDashboard which
an article under the Trade Act’’ and
referenced U.S. Court of International
Trade slip opinion 05–49 in support of
the allegation.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the request for reconsideration
and the existing record, and will
conduct further investigation to
determine if the workers meet the
eligibility requirements of the Trade Act
of 1974, as amended.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the U.S. Department
of Labor’s prior decision. The
application is, therefore, granted.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of
April, 2014.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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2. 26269Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 88 / Wednesday, May 7, 2014 / Notices
Type of Meeting: Partial Closed
Contact Person: John Cozzens, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 1115, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:
(703) 292–8910.
Purpose of Meeting: To assess the progress
of the STC Award: CCF–1231216, ‘‘Emerging
Frontiers of Science of Information’’, and to
provide advise and recommendations
concerning further NSF support for the
Center.
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Sunday, June 15, 2014
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Closed Site Team
and NSF Staff meets to discuss Site Visit
materials, review process and charge.
Monday, June 16, 2014
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Open Presentations
by Awardee Institution, faculty staff and
students, to Site Team and NSF Staff.
Discussions and question and answer
sessions.
1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.: Closed Draft report on
education and research activities.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
8:30 a.m.–noon: Open Response
presentations by Site Team and NSF
Staff Awardee Institution faculty staff to.
Discussions and question and answer
sessions.
Noon to 3:00 p.m.: Closed Complete written
site visit report with preliminary
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reviewed include information of a
proprietary or confidential nature, including
technical information; financial data, such as
salaries; and personal information
concerning individuals associated with the
proposals. These matters are exempt under 5
U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government
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original notice was published in the
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24757–58).
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CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)
Open Session: 1:00 p.m.
• Chairman’s remarks and approval of
the open February 2014 meeting
minutes, and January 16 and February
6 teleconference meeting minutes
• Discussion of Proposed FY 2013 APR
recommendations
• Discussion of Facility Plan draft
templates
• FY 2014 APR of Facilities
Closed Session: 1:40 p.m.
• Discussion of Regional Class Research
Vessels
Changed Agenda
Open Session: 1:00 p.m.
• Chairman’s remarks and approval of
the open February 2014 meeting
minutes, and January 16 and February
6 teleconference meeting minutes
• Discussion of Proposed FY 2013 APR
recommendations
• FY 2014 APR of Facilities
Closed Session: 1:40 p.m.
• Discussion of Regional Class Research
Vessels
• Discussion of Facility Plan draft
templates
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information under the provisions of the
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Efforts Related to the NRC’s Safety
Culture Policy Statement.
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Washington, and Wisconsin.
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response rate of 50 percent; therefore,
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