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Attaques terroristes, blocus, coupures d'électricité, peur de parler... Dans ce Club, des témoignages du calvaire des populations, particulièrement dans le nord du pays, alors qu'elles aspirent à la paix.

Dans la plupart des pays d'Afrique subsaharienne, les détenus vivent dans des conditions précaires et généralement dans des prisons surpeuplées. La Camerounaise Jacqueline Feinting, administratrice pénitentaire à la Minusca, essaye d'améliorer la situation des detenus à Gao au Mali.

Ransomware cyberattacks vaulted into public awareness with a vengeance when an East Coast gasoline pipeline shut down for days, causing a shortage and long lines at the gas pump when drivers panicked. But hospitals, schools and local governments have been dealing with ransomware threats for some time.

One of the biggest vulnerabilities state and local governments face is the huge installed base of legacy hardware and software. They are very expensive to maintain, draining resources that could be used to offer new, internet-based services. They often are riddled with security flaws, from bad code to unsecured ports –it’s next to impossible to keep up with all the patches that need to be implemented.

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

En 2006 un bulletin électronique du réseau de veille en tourisme positionnait déjà le Mali au 2ème rang des destinations en croissance, après la Chine et même devant le Brésil. Ce pur produit touristique, était prisé de partout dans le monde. Mais la rébellion Touareg et le terrorisme sont venus tout casser / Zoom sur une jeune cadre du Nord-Kivu devenue caféicultrice pour impacter les femmes.

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

Exclusive interview with former Comptroller USA, The Honorable David M Walker. Mr Walker is the former Public Trustee for the Social Security anf Medicare accounts, former head of the General Accountability Office of Congress, appointed by President Clinton and servings also under G.W Bush. This episode begins one of several where Bruce interviews Mr. Walker regarding the national debt and deficits, and how troubled really are Social Security and Medicare? Oh yeah - and how to we FIX all this. There may be nobody better qualified to answer these questions and Mr. David M. Walker.

Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com

Exclusive interview with former Comptroller USA, The Honorable David M Walker. Mr Walker is the former Public Trustee for the Social Security anf Medicare accounts, former head of the General Accountability Office of Congress, appointed by President Clinton and servings also under G.W Bush. This episode begins one of several where Bruce interviews Mr. Walker regarding the national debt and deficits, and how troubled really are Social Security and Medicare? Oh yeah - and how to we FIX all this. There may be nobody better qualified to answer these questions and Mr. David M. Walker.

Talk to Bruce by visiting https://www.straighttalkwealth.com

TechLaw10 hosts Jonathan Armstrong and Eric Sinrod discuss legal issues related to information technology. In this episode, Jonathan and Eric discuss the possibility of hackers compromising airplane systems and causing crashes.

Political power and performance assessment at the federal level is examined by two distinguished public servants followed by a question and answer session.

Robert J. Shea, Counselor to the Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) discusses the oversight powers and procedures of the executive branch over federal programs, particularly through the use of the Performance Assesment Rating Tool (P.A.R.T.).

Professor Paul Posner, Director of the Master of Public Administration Program at George Mason University and former director of Federal Budget and Intergovernmental Relations at the Government Accountablilty Office (GAO) discusses federal oversight powers of Congress.

Both speakers are welcomed and introduced by Professor Lynne Weikart, Associate Professor at the School of Public Affairs. The event takes place March 27, 2006 as part of Baruch College's 2006 Public Affairs Week.