Thursday, October 15, 2009

Computer Data on 103,000 Va. Adult Ed Students Misplaced - washingtonpost.com

Computer Data on 103,000 Va. Adult Ed Students Misplaced - washingtonpost.com: "A Virginia Education Department employee handed off a two-gigabyte flash drive that was not encrypted during a Sept. 21 meeting in Richmond to a representative of Virginia Tech's Center for Assessment, Evaluation and Educational Programming. The information was to be used for federally mandated research.

The flash drive was reported missing the next day. It contained personal information for all students who finished an adult education course in Virginia from April 2007 through June 2009 or who passed a high school equivalency test between January 2001 and June 2009.

Pyle said it is against agency policy to transfer sensitive information without encrypting it."

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Get Tax Credits for Home Projects - WSJ.com

Get Tax Credits for Home Projects - WSJ.com: "Upgrade your insulation, windows, doors, roofing, heating and air-conditioning system or water heater, and you could qualify for a federal tax credit for 30% of the purchase price of the product -- up to a $1,500 maximum credit.

To qualify for the credit, you must place those purchases in service between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2010."