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(Schools and Libraries) E-rate Client Service Bureau Closed: Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Schools and Libraries Program’s Client Service Bureau (CSB) will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. CSB will reopen Monday, November 28 for the regular hours of 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM ET.
USDA Report Highlights Scientific Research, Development Breakthroughs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released results of investments in scientific research including 222 new inventions, 94 patents awarded and 125 new patent applications filed in 2015. The USDA Annual Report on Technology Transfer includes new agriculture-related discoveries, inventions and processes made by USDA researchers, universities and small businesses with the potential for commercial application.
Disaster Recovery and the DMV: Testing is Key
In late October, a systems outage at the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) lasted roughly two weeks, and stemmed from the “cascading failure” of three hard drives that overwhelmed the agency’s network — despite it being decentralized and using two independent hardware systems, a state official said.