http://www.ftc.gov/os/2009/08/R911002hbn.pdf

Text of final regulation that requires vendors of personal health records to notify consumers when the security of their health information has been violated. From the Federal Trade Commission.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err78/

This report analyzes rural broadband use by consumers and businesses, rural broadband availability, and broadband's social and economic effects on rural areas. Shows that rural communities with greater broadband access had greater economic growth. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22444_20090319.pdf

Describes net neutrality as the effort to ensure equal access and non-discriminatory treatment by placing restrictions on the owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet. Debate occurs between those who believe that more regulations are needed to ensure unfettered access to the Internet and those who believe that existing laws and policies are sufficient to prevent anticompetitive behavior. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-53-Rev3/sp800-53-rev3-final.pdf

The purpose of this publication is to provide guidelines for selecting and specifying security controls for information systems supporting the executive agencies of the federal government. From the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/Special%20Report%20226_Media%20as%20Global%20Diplomat.pdf

Offers a summary of the ideas emerging from a February 2009 meeting of 250 media professionals, diplomats, policymakers, and scholars to discuss how the U.S. could best use media to renew its publich diplomacy and strengthen efforts to build a more peaceful world. From the United States Institute of Peace.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40674_20090713.pdf

The convergence of wireless telecommunications technology and Internet protocols is fostering new generations of mobile technologies. This transformation has created new demands for advanced communications infrastructure and radio frequency spectrum capacity that can support high speed uses. This report considers the possibility of modifying spectrum policy to support national goals for broadband deployment by attracting new providers of wireless broadband services and to accommodate the wireless broadband needs of key industries such as energy, health care, and transportation. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-292193A1.pdf

Statistics on local telephone competition. From the Federal Communications Commission.

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12615

Describes the dangers and vulnerabilities of research data in the digital age and offers recommendations for how to maintain reliable scientific data through the use of data management plans from the beginning of research projects. From the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine.

http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf

Subtitled: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies. Claims that students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction. Based on a review of more than a thousand studies from 1996 to 2008. From the U.S. Department of Education.

http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm76/7642/7642.pdf

Covers threats, vulnerabilities, impacts and opportunities. Command Paper Cm7642 From the United Kingdom Office of Cyber Security.

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils77.pdf

This report focuses on where people work, whether at workplace, home, or some other location. It examines annual average hours worked from 2003 to 2007 to determine whether there are changes in where workers performed their jobs. Finds little overall change except for a slight increase in those working from home. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics