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Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information

This report provides a selection of materials for locating information on foreign countries and international organizations. In the general information section, it presents sources giving an overview of politics, economics, and recent history. A specialized information section cites sources on human rights, immigration, international organizations, military strengths, terrorism, and other topics. Included are titles of some of the most frequently consulted bibliographic sources that are availab… more

Date: August 8, 2006

Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Department of Veteran Affairs: Information Security and Information Technology Management Reorganization

On May 3, 2006, the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data analyst was burglarized, resulting in the theft of a laptop computer and an external data storage device that was reported to contain personal information on more than 26 million veterans and United States military personnel. The VA Secretary testified that he was not informed of the incident until May 16, 2006, almost two weeks after the data had been stolen. VA publicly announced the theft on May 22. On June 29, VA announc… more

Date: August 14, 2006

Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga