Gongol.com Archives: February 2016
February 9, 2016
The Director of National Intelligence worries most about homegrown terrorists
As rightly he should -- they don't have to pass through borders and aren't subject to the kind of scrutiny we can place on known foreign terrorists. And it should also be noted that domestic terrorists can come from any racial, ethnic, or religious background and have a wide variety of political motivations. Terrorism is a method, not a philosophy.
Obama Administration proposes $4 trillion Federal budget with deficit amounting to 3.3% of GDP
A deficit smaller than the rate of real growth in the economy can be sustainable -- 3.3% is absolutely not
Now it's the SecDef under scrutiny for personal e-mail use
Senator Chuck Grassley, acting as Judiciary Chair, sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense asking for clarifications on his use of personal e-mail to conduct Defense Department business. As a country, we are way behind the curve on getting to grips with making sure our leadership has the right access to secure means of communications wherever they need it.
MidAmerican will get 57% of retail electric load from wind next year
Iowa is way ahead of the pack when it comes to wind-energy generation
Using Xbox technology to make reliable assessments of MS
Kinect can measure with more accuracy than human beings can observe
$3.1 billion cybersecurity revolving fund proposed
A loan program for Federal agencies to upgrade their IT infrastructure
