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From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency
Author David Wright , Anne Dig
From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency is the first book devoted to the social history of people with learning disabilities in Britain. Approaches to learning disabilities have changed dramatically in recent years. The implementation of 'Care in the Community', the camp....
Release Date 2002/09 -
Author Observer Foundation Observer Research Foundation
The Second Bush Presidency: Global Perspectives contains nine national perspectives on what a second Bush term portends for the world. Taken on one yardstick, five of the countries chosen (including the US) are members of the Security Council; using another, four ar....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Sarbanes-Oxley Ongoing Compliance Guide: Key Processes and Summary Checklists
Author Anne M. Marchetti
Quick and easy implementation and maintenance guide for ongoing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance For most companies, achieving compliance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) has proven to be more challenging, and more costly, than initially anticipated. In many cases, initial ....
Release Date 2007/03 -
The IT Regulatory and Standards Compliance Handbook
Author Craig S. Wright
The IT Regulatory and Standards Compliance Handbook provides comprehensive methodology, enabling the staff charged with an IT security audit to create a sound framework, allowing them to meet the challenges of compliance in a way that aligns with both business and t....
Release Date 2008/07 -
Author S. K. Basu
Auditing is a multi-dimensional subject. The scope of auditing is not only restricted to financial audit under the Companies Act, but has also been extended to cost accounting aspects, managerial policies, operational efficiencies and system applications and audit u....
Release Date 2009/07 -
The Prompt Payment Act Answer Book
Author William G. Arnold
Find the Answers You Need to Comply with the Prompt Payment Act!It can be challenging for federal agencies to comply with the Prompt Payment Act. Although the basic rules are simple, they can be difficult to interpret and apply properly — until now. Designed a....
Release Date 2009/09 -
The Antideficiency Act Answer Book
Author William G. Arnold
Avoid Violations of the Antideficiency Act!Antideficiency Act (ADA) violations within both the financial and audit communities are now at an all-time high. Violations often result from a lack of knowledge about what is and what is not permissible under the law....
Release Date 2009/09 -
Getting Your Retirement Act Right
Author Trent Hamm
This Element is an excerpt from The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams (9780137054251) by Trent Hamm. Available in print and digital formats.Retirement: how to start imagining and planning your exciting “next act”!Reti....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Auditing IT Infrastructures for Compliance
Author Michael G. Solomon , Martin Weiss
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Information systems and IT infrastructures are no longer void from governance and compliance given recent U.S.-based compliancy laws that were consummated during the ear....
Release Date 2010/09 -
Security Policies and Implementation Issues
Author Mark Merkow , Robert Johnson
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! The study of information system security concepts and domains is an essential part of the education of computer science students and professionals alike. Security Polic....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Hacker Techniques, Tools, and Incident Handling
Author Michael Gregg , Sean-Philip Oriyano
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Hacker Techniques, Tools, and Incident Handling begins with an examination of the landscape, key terms, and concepts that a security professional needs to know about ....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Legal Issues in Information Security
Author Joanna Lyn Grama
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Legal Issues in Information Security addresses the area where law and information security concerns intersect. Information systems security and legal compliance are n....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Security Strategies in Web Applications and Social Networking
Author Mike Harwood
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Security Strategies in Web Applications and Social Networking provides a unique, in-depth look at how to secure mobile users as customer-facing information migrates fro....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Fundamentals of Information Systems Security
Author Michael G. Solomon , David Kim
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! Fundamentals of Information System Security provides a comprehensive overview of the essential concepts readers must know as they pursue careers in information systems....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Security Strategies in Windows Platforms and Applications
Author Michael G. Solomon
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES! More than 90 percent of individuals, students, educators, businesses, organizations, and governments use Microsoft Windows, which has experienced frequent attacks aga....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Health Care Reform Simplified: Guide Your Family And Your Business Through Health Care Reform
Author Dave Parks
Health Care Reform Simplified describes the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It translates the law's complex language into terms that are easy to understand, explaining what the new law does, when its provisions take effect, and how to plan for indiv....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Taxation for Decision Makers, 2012 Edition
Author Karen A. Fortin , Shirley Dennis-Escoffier
The 2012 edition of this text has been completely updated for new legislation including the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, the Small Business Jobs Act, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the Health ....
Release Date 2011/07 -
The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations, 3rd Edition
Author Bruce R. Hopkins , Thomas K. Hyatt
Authoritative and entirely up to date to reflect recent changes in health law and tax-exempt law, The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations, Cumulative Supplement, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive, one-volume source of detailed information on federal, st....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Compliance by Design: IT Controls that Work
Author Chong Ee
Reconsider how you view compliance – and your business will reap the rewards!A must have book for anyone who is looking to develop awareness and deeper insight into IT controls, strategies and techniques to solve compliance challenges!What does 'compliance' mean t....
Release Date 2011/09 -
The Appropriations Law Answer Book
Author William G. Arnold
Avoid Violations of the Antideficiency Act!Antideficiency Act (ADA) violations within both the financial and audit communities are now at an all-time high. Violations often result from a lack of knowledge about what is and what is not permissible under the law....
Release Date 2012/02 -
The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding for Small Businesses and Startups
Author William Michael Cunningham
On April 5, 2012, President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, better known as the JOBS Act. The act is designed to "reopen American capital markets to small companies," defined in the act as Emerging Growth Companies. This is one of the mo....
Release Date 2012/09 -
Author Chris Turner
A new volume in the successful Unlocking the Law series on this fascinating and dynamic area of law, containing the essential recent developments, including the Equality Act 2010. Each chapter opens with aims and objectives and contains activities such as quick quiz....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Land Law Reform in Eastern Africa: Traditional or Transformative?
Author Patrick McAuslan
Land Law Reform in East Africa reviews development and changes in the statutory land laws of 7 countries in Eastern Africa over the period 1961 – 2011. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 sets up the conceptual framework for consideration of the reforms, and ....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Designing Trustworthy Organizations
Author Robert F. Hurley , Nicole Gillespie , Donald L. Ferrin , Graham Dietz
In the aftermath of the well-publicized frauds of Enron, WorldCom and Tyco circa 2001 and 2002, there were major efforts in the United States to restore trust and enforce corporate compliance. Among other things, the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Pearl Harbor Revisited: United States Navy Communications Intelligence, 1924-1941
Author Frederick D. Parker
The history of various aspects of the development of the U.S. Navy's communications intelligence structure and processes in the years leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The history of various aspects of the deve....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Back to the Land: Arthurdale, FDR's New Deal, and the Costs of Economic Planning
Author C. J. Maloney
How New Deal economic policies played out in the small town of Arthurdale, West VirginiaToday, the U.S. government is again moving to embrace New Deal-like economic policies. While much has been written about the New Deal from a macro perspective, little has been wr....
Release Date 2013/12 -
Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations, Fifth Edition 2014 Cumulative Supplement
Author Jody Blazek
The cumulative supplement to the Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations, 5th EditionNonprofit organizations including health and welfare organizations, colleges and universities, private foundations, churches, libraries, museums, cultural instituti....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Security Policies and Implementation Issues, 2nd Edition
Author Johnson
PART OF THE NEW JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY & ASSURANCE SERIES Security Policies and Implementation Issues, Second Edition offers a comprehensive, end-to-end view of information security policies and frameworks from the raw organizational....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Author Mark Lustig
It’s tough enough to meet performance goals with a complex system of web servers, application servers, and multiple middleware, but it’s much harder when you also have to meet regulatory requirements. In this O’Reilly report, Mark Lustig breaks down the IT issues f....
Release Date 2014/11