Forest Managment/ EPA/ College Tuition/ Cybersecurity

Chief Tom Tidwell on Planning Rule

Missoulian: Obama administration releases new national forest management rules

New Forest Planning Rule Seeks to Restore the Nation’s Forests through Science and Collaboration
“USDA and the Forest Service carefully considered nearly 300,000 comments received on the proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement issued last February, to develop the agency’s preferred course of action for finalizing the planning rule. This is included in the PEIS released today as USDA’s preferred alternative.”
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Missoulian: Missoula County applying for EPA brownfields grant for asbestos clean-up

EPA: Brownfields and Land Revitalization
“Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties protects the environment, reduces blight, and takes development pressures off greenspaces and working lands.”

Missoulian: Obama to target rising college tuition costs
FACT SHEET: President Obama’s Blueprint for Keeping College Affordable and Within Reach for All Americans
“President Obama has emphasized the responsibility shared by the federal government, states, colleges, and universities to promote access and affordability in higher education, by reining in college costs, providing value for American families, and preparing students with a solid education to succeed in their careers.”

How Will You Pay for College?
“If you need help paying for college, Federal Student Aid can help. Each year, Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, provides more than $150 billion in higher education grants and loans to students attending college—but to qualify, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).”

Missoulian: US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns
S. 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011
“Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 - Internet Freedom Act - Declares that neither the President, the Director of the National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications, nor any officer or employee of the U.S. government shall have the authority to shut down the Internet.”

S.21 Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011
“Calls for the enactment of bipartisan legislation to secure the United States against cyber attack, enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses….”

H.R.3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011
“Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add provisions concerning cyber threat intelligence and information sharing. Defines "cyber threat intelligence" as information in the possession of an element of the intelligence community directly pertaining to a vulnerability of, or threat to, a system or network of a government or private entity, including information pertaining to the protection of a system or network from: (1) efforts to degrade, disrupt, or destroy such system or network; or (2) theft or misappropriation of private or government information, intellectual property, or personally identifiable information.”