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Getting in Gear
Posted on November 21st, 2011 No commentsEditors’ Note: The following article is an edited excerpt from the Diesel Technology Forum’s “Clean Diesel Technology for Off-Road Engines and Equipment: Tier 4 and More.” The full paper is available at http://www.dieselforum.org/files/dmfile/CleanDieselTechOffRoad.pdf . Clean diesel technology is now the standard for everything from new passenger cars and pickup trucks to highway commercial trucks.
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BIR Congress: Steel Industry’s Health Remains Stable
Posted on May 31st, 2011 No commentsDelegates attending the Ferrous Division Meeting at the 2011 Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) World Recycling Congress heard mostly positive things about the health of the steel and ferrous scrap industries.
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Senate Democrats Unveil Cybersecurity Bill
Posted on February 2nd, 2011 No commentsBill Seen as a Commitment by Senators to Act in 112th CongressThe first of what should be a slew of bills aimed at safeguarding government IT and the nation’s critical information infrastructure was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Democratic chairs of the seven committees with IT security oversight.
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Rockefeller Eyes Online Privacy, Consumer Protection Issues
Posted on January 28th, 2011 No commentsThe split in control of Congress—where Democrats still have a majority in the Senate and Republicans now dominate the House—is bound to lead to gridlock. This week, it’s become apparent that the conflict is likely to extend to forthcoming Internet legislation and regulation.
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Personal Health Records Program Highlights Privacy Issues
Posted on November 4th, 2010 No commentsElectronic health records vendors and healthcare providers share an intense interest in defining best practices for the privacy and security of personal health records and the US Congress is turning its attention to PHRs as well.
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Privacy Expert To Congress: Mandate More Protections
Posted on October 5th, 2010 No commentsThe Center for Democracy & Technology is recommending to Congress a series of steps to go beyond the HITECH Act and further improve the privacy and security of health information.
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FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Progress of Credit-Based Insurance Score Study
Posted on September 29th, 2010 No commentsThe Federal Trade Commission today provided Congress with an update on the progress of its study on the use of credit-based insurance scores in homeowners insurance.
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Red Flags Rule Delayed Again, And In Flux For Lawyers
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 No commentsProdded by Congress, the Federal Trade Commission has yet again delayed enforcement of the so-called “Red Flags” Rule for financial institutions and creditors subject to its enforcement until June 1, 2010. At the request of some lawmakers, the 11th hour delay was announced Oct.
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FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule
Posted on October 30th, 2009 No commentsAt the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is delaying enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule until June 1, 2010, for financial institutions and creditors subject to enforcement by the FTC.
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HITECH Act: What you need to know about new data-breach guidelines
Posted on October 30th, 2009 No commentsHealthcare providers and others handling sensitive patient data are now finding the stakes raised if they suffer a data breach because of a new law known as the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act,” or HITECH Act. Passed by Congress in February, the HITECH Act is now coming into enforcement by the U.S. Depart…
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