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Semiannual Report to Congress, No. 82. October 1, 2020-March 31, 2021
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Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2021
The Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452), as amended, requires that the Inspector General report semiannually to the Congress on the activities of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) during the 6-month periods ending March 31 and September 30. This Semiannual Report presents the activities and accomplishments of the U.S. Department…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Government, Public Agencies, Federal Aid
Media Literacy, Social Networking, and the Web 2.0 Environment for the K-12 Educator. Minding the Media: Critical Issues for Learning and Teaching. Volume 4
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de Abreu, Belinha S. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
This book, a resource for educators, uses the theme of media literacy as a lens through which to view and discuss social networking and Web 2.0 environments. There is ongoing and positive research on the participatory culture created by youth who are heavily involved in the new digital technologies, yet schools tend to avoid these mediums for fear…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Internet, Social Networks, Electronic Publishing
Federal Family Education Loan Information System. Weak Computer Controls Increase Risk of Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Data. Report to the Secretary of Education.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Accounting and Information Management Div. – 1995
This report presents an evaluation of the general controls over the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) information system maintained and operated by a contractor for the U.S. Department of Education (ED), which administers FFELP. The evaluation found that ED's general controls over the FFELP information system did not adequately protect…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Security, Databases, Federal Programs
Year 2000 Computing Challenge: Education Taking Needed Actions but Work Remains. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives.
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Willemssen, Joel C. – 1999
This document provides testimony on the U.S. Department of Education's efforts to ensure that its computer systems supporting critical student financial aid activities will be able to process information reliably through the turn of the century. After providing some background information, the statement recaps prior findings and the actions that…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Federal Government
Crossing the Threshold: Practical Foundations for Government Services on the World Wide Web.
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Dawes, Sharon S.; Pardo, Theresa A.; DiCaterino, Ann – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Two Internet testbeds conducted at the New York State Center for Technology in Government (CTG) identified five threshold factors that shape a government agency's ability to initiate Web-based services: technical infrastructure, user capabilities, information content, cost, and security. Six kinds of benefits of the Web to deliver government…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Costs, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Alabama Education News. Volume 29, Number 1. August-September 2005
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White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2005
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Public Education