Federal report finds deficiencies in use of forensics Sep 12, 2009
" As an example, he said a fingerprint expert, when asked his error rate, said it was "zero," which Mr. Mearns said was impossible. For forensic disciplines that include subjective opinions like fingerprint analysis, he said, the true answer should be "I don't know," he said. The NAS report said there are great disparities among existing forensic science operations in federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. It urges Congress to establish a new, independent National Institute of... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Oberthur Technologies and Comex Electronics Sign a Partnership Agreement Sep 8, 2009
"We see this partnership as a very strategic channel for providing security for authentication and logon solutions up to the highest level of security criteria's in the world. For example Comex is very excited about Oberthur Technologies validated fingerprint comparison technology embedded on smart card chip like the ID-ONE COSMO(TM). It provides a very secure way of authenticating the card holder with exceptional performances in terms of interoperability, accuracy and speed, while maintaining... (PR Newswire)
Boks need little motivation to push advantage Sep 5, 2009
Ultimately, it all comes down to which team boasts the lowest error rate. Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is praying his team's recent string of errors are over. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Court: Federal contractors covered by E-Verify rule Sep 3, 2009
9 percent rate of nonmatches in the system; however, critics contend the error rate is higher because the system is not designed to catch stolen or borrowed Social Security numbers. About the Author. (FCW.com)
Wallabies to dig deep into mental lapses Aug 31, 2009
It's hard to say what is causing this, but the error rate sees you not finding yourself in a good position right from the start. The Springboks are a very good side, but we can't give them a leg up. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Gov. Granholm: Web site for needy Mich. residents Aug 28, 2009
The online and phone resources could help the state further reduce its food stamp error rate, which for much of the past decade was so high that Michigan had to pay hefty fines to the federal government for being out of compliance. Now, with an error rate that has dropped by more than three percentage points to 5. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Braves' playoff shot not so hot? Aug 25, 2009
Walsh says the sites formula has an error rate of less than two percent ... Wow this guys error rate is only 2 ... So if the Braves get the WC how does this adjust his error rate of 2. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Sex Offenders Illegally Get Public Housing Aug 21, 2009
HUD officials put the error rate at between. 03 percent and. (CBS News)
For-profit insurance firms work efficiently Aug 16, 2009
9 percent error rate. Estimates are that the fraud rate for Medicare is as much as one-third. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
U.S. Medicare's Recovery Audit Cont... Aug 11, 2009
Using a program called CERT, or Comprehensive Error Rate Testing, the Medicare Fee-for-Service (traditional Medicare) error rate has dropped from 14 percent in 1996 to 3. 6 percent in 2008. (Suite101.com)
Wallabies angry about errors and lack of composure Aug 10, 2009
When asked if the high error rate was infuriating, Deans replied: ''Yes, it is because it gave them [the Springboks] an unnecessary leg-up. Some elements did drop off, such as the lineout where we didn't adapt. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sustained Quantum Information Processing Aug 10, 2009
The scientists demonstrated repeated rounds of a sequence of logic operations (four single-qubit operations and a two-qubit operation) on the ions and found that operational error rates did not increase as they progressed through the series, despite transporting qubits across macroscopic distances (960 micrometers, or almost a millimeter) while carrying out the operations ... In addition, the error rate was the same for each of two consecutive repeats of the logical sequence, demonstrating that... (Science Daily)
Government Clears TSU Debt Aug 6, 2009
"We challenged the error rate because we were able to go back and show the department we actually had the files," TSU President John Rudley said. After years of negotiations and settlements spearheaded by U.S. Rep. (Click2Houston, TX)
No rest for the 'wicked' All Blacks Aug 5, 2009
With their high error rate that played into the hands of the Springboks who used their good defence to force mistakes that inevitably came to them in good field positions which they capitalised on. Hansen said the All Blacks' problems lay more with their decision making on when to kick and when to run. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
State keeping up with filings despite surge in food stamps Jul 27, 2009
The error rate statewide for fiscal year 2008 was 0 ... 59 percent error rate in 2006 ... The national error rate for food stamps was 5. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Moanalua facility uses a Yacker Tracker to monitor noise Jul 25, 2009
Puu said the error rate was reduced to zero after three years of use at the Kaiser medical center in Hayward, Calif ... She said it will be 18 months to two years before Moanalua Medical Center can compare its medication error rate with what it was previously ... She couldn't say what the error rate has been. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Big Ben's a timely boost for Bulldogs Jul 25, 2009
They have dangerous attackers spread through the forwards and the outside backs, so it's a simple matter of completing sets, keeping the error rate down and wheeling into action when opportunities present themselves. For the Eels to win. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
5 Can Enterprise Software Aid IT Management? Jul 17, 2009
Workforce management software vendor released a report (available here in PDF format) from Nucleus Research that said that its products deliver better ROI than Oracle's "because they can deploy faster, better reduce their payroll error rate, and reduce application costs.". Kronos focuses on the accurate measurement of and accounting for the hours worked by employees. (Datamation)
Obama could ramp up E-Verify Jul 11, 2009
E-Verify is a smart, simple and effective tool that reflects our continued commitment to working with employers to maintain a legal workforce," she said. Legislatures in 12 states have passed bills that mandate E-Verify use for specific groups of workers, such as state employees. But the program has been the subject of persistent mixed messages and setbacks. Debate continues over whether E-Verify should be mandatory and whether its error rates and other shortcomings cause harm to U.S. workers by... (FCW.com)
Senate passes E-Verify provision for contractors Jul 10, 2009
Critics contend the error rate is higher because the system is not designed to catch stolen or borrowed Social Security numbers. Intel Corp. conducted a study in 2008 that reported an initial 13 percent error rate ... The Homeland Security and Social Security databases used by E-Verify have unacceptably high error rates involving U.S. citizens records. (FCW.com)
Contractors must use E-Verify system Jul 9, 2009
9 percent rate of nonmatches in the system; however, critics contend the error rate is higher because the system is not designed to catch stolen or borrowed Social Security Numbers. Implementing the mandatory E-Verify system has been postponed four times, first in January. (FCW.com)
Georgia gets $4M bonus from feds Jul 8, 2009
The average national payment error rate for fiscal 2008 was 5 ... In fiscal 2007, Georgia s payment error rate was 8 ... Georgia also outperformed the nation in the negative error rate, which measures whether a state correctly determines eligibility. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Bangladeshi Software Company TigerIT is Ranked in the Top Three in the NIST AFIS Benchmark Battle Jul 4, 2009
Using image quality assurance routines currently deployed on projects worldwide, the NIST PFT test results reveal that TigerAFIS can easily attain an Equal Error Rate below one-half (1/2) of one-tenth (1/10) of a percent, leveraging two fingers for matching. The TigerAFIS is built upon Web 2. (Primezone Releases)
Letters to the editor: State budget crisis Jul 1, 2009
Indeed, the entire Florida tally was suspect because antiquated punch card machines with a raw error rate of 3. 5 percent measured an apparent difference of 0. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Lions ready for Loftus Jun 25, 2009
"On this tour, he has not been spectacular but rock solid. There's always a time when Shane's going to make a break and score a try but what's been impressive is that his error rate has been very, very low. "He's in contention. " AFP Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2009 iafrica.com, a division of Primedia Online* - a Primedia company Reproduction without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.. (iAfrica.com)
> Emerging Boks hold Lions Jun 24, 2009
Both teams deserve credit for trying to play rugby, but in the testing conditions it was not a wise decision and resulted in a very high error rate. The outstanding feature of the match was the Emerging Boks' aggressive defending and other than a gift first-half try the Lions seldom looked threatening. (iAfrica.com)
* Junior All Blacks step up in Pacific Nations Jun 19, 2009
Fiji showed flashes of their characteristic free-running talents, but a high error rate meant they were unable to maintain possession and string phases together. Gears speed and power showed he is making a speedy return to form after an injury-interrupted season, which stalled his momentum following a strong showing for the All Blacks on their European tour late last year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Samoa surge to victory over Japan Jun 18, 2009
Fiji showed flashes of their characteristic free-running talents, but a high error rate meant they were unable to maintain possession and string phases together. In the other second round match of the round-robin tournament on Thursday, in nearby Sigatoka, a late four-try surge clinched a 34-15 win for Samoa over Japan. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Improper payments made in state child-care subsidy program Jun 16, 2009
In a response letter to the Audit Bureau, agency secretary Reggie Bicha said the 5 percent error rate on subsidy payments found by the audit was "unacceptable" but also said that most of those payments were due to mistakes in determining eligibility. The agency is taking steps with county eligibility workers to address those mistakes, Bicha said. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Readers Write Jun 6, 2009
A 50 percent error rate is not acceptable when it affects voting rights. If Handel thinks it is justifiable to unnecessarily hamper, and perhaps disenfranchise, thousands of otherwise qualified voters so that she can rest assured that not one illegal vote was cast, then she needs to re-examine her priorities. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Massacre in the Park Jun 4, 2009
Last Updated: 08:48am 04 Jun 2009. Get up to R1,000 free. (iAfrica.com)
Handel defiant after feds reject voter screening Jun 2, 2009
She's willing to suffer a 50% error rate, and to incorrectly flag thousands of people as non-citizens to compensate for a mere 30 cases of voting by non-citizens. If it were sound, she should be happy to disclose the state's methodology for deciding whom to flag. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Business digest May 25, 2009
The region also received the Conrad J. Moe Traveling Trophy for achieving the lowest error rate among the state's six administrative regions ... County social service offices also were evaluated against like-type counties and recognized for achieving the most improved error rates from the 2007 to 2008 fiscal year ... Lowest error rates awards were grouped by caseload size, percentage of the statewide SNAP caseload, and 2006-08 fiscal years quality control data. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Obama's Guantanamo Legal Plan Rife With Problems May 23, 2009
Such a system would have all the same problems, including a high error rate because its hard to know what someone is going to do in the future based on what they've done in the past. "There's also a tremendous incentive for politicians to over-detain because then their mistakes on the detention side are hidden," Kadidal said. (Newsmax)
Brother, Can You Spare a Petabyte? May 20, 2009
The biggest issue is the hard error rate of the technology. Every disk and tape drive has a hard error rate specified in the average number of bits, which if read or written, will return an error saying that the device cannot be accessed ... You know what they say about lies and statistics, but the hard error rates below come from drive manufacturers for both disk and tape. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Sun Sees Growth in Data Tape Storage May 20, 2009
The claims a bit error rate that is than tape and hard disk drives, and Sun has addressed by locking the hub when the cartridge is out of the drive to protect the edges of the tape, among other features designed to enhance stability. Tom Wultich, Sun's group manager of tape, said Sun achieves its bit error rate in part by employing 32 channels instead of 16, so it takes fewer passes and lower speeds to fill the tape. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Payment Errors Continue to Plague Medicare Program May 19, 2009
But Medicare estimated the error rate at less than 10 percent, citing its own contractor, AdvanceMed of Richmond, Virginia ... Peter Ashkenaz, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said Tuesday that the agency "has made significant changes to how it measures the error rate and, in addition, has clarified its medical review instructions for contractors." ... Medicare officials estimated their total payment error rate for fiscal 2008 was 3. (ABC News -- Wire)
Stormers end on a high May 17, 2009
However, their high error rate continued to cost them. However, there was some late reward for the Cheetahs - with lock David de Villiers strolling over for a try after the full-time hooter had sounded. (iAfrica.com)
Exhausted Dragons burnt by poor scheduling May 11, 2009
There were plenty of other tired legs in the St George Illawarra side, possibly contributing to a high error rate - they completed just 25 of their 38 sets in possession, which led to them being forced to make 321 tackles to their opponents' 246. Given the circumstances, which included an exhausted Boyd failing to finish the match, it was an impressive effort but one which yielded little for the Dragons as they arrived in Sydney at 1pm yesterday to begin preparations for Friday's clash with the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
US terror watchlist has 35% error rate May 7, 2009
1 million-strong watchlist of suspected terrorists has a 35 percent error rate and no established way to remove or update records. The FBI watchlist audit, released by the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General, shows that "large portions of the list are governed by no formal processes for updating or removing records," said the rights group American Civil Liberties Union in a statement. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Secretary of State: 230,000 Mo. voters may lack ID May 6, 2009
She said there could be an error rate of about 4 percent because of name changes, misspelled names or nicknames used by the different databases. Article Rating. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
New machines help ER staff members save time May 2, 2009
Poe said WMC nurses have only a 7 percent error rate, while hospitals usually have an 11 to 15 percent error rate when they first use i-STAT. An error means the machine was unable to process the results the first time. "It shows how diligent our nurses have been at getting this done," Poe said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
* [ TECHNOLOGY ] Why computers are bad at counting votes May 2, 2009
But the loss, which exceeds the error rate allowed under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, was only spotted because a local citizen group, the Humboldt County Election Transparency Project (humtp. com) monitored the vote using a ballot-imaging scanner to create an independent record. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Electronic tax filing jumps 19 percent May 1, 2009
Electronically prepared and filed returns have an error rate of less than 1 percent, compared with an error rate of about 20 percent for paper returns, the agency said. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Development of an accurate classification system of proteins into structured and unstructured regions that uncovers novel structural domains: its application to human transcription factors Apr 30, 2009
The system was found to be highly accurate: its application to a set of proteins with experimentally verified ID regions had an error rate as low as 2. Application of this system to human TFs (401 proteins) showed that 38% of the residues were in structural domains, while 62% were in ID regions. (BioMed Central)
Audit of DBEDT demands serious response Apr 28, 2009
The audit cited DBEDT's "many errors" in implementing the code, including a 40 percent error rate in a sampling of items. Those responsible for following the code didn't fully understand it. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Quantum Computers: Powerful Method Of Suppressing Errors Developed Apr 28, 2009
"Simulations show that under appropriate conditions this method can reduce the error rate in quantum computing systems up to a hundred times more than comparable techniques. Our measurement results validate these predictions," says Hermann Uys, a NIST guest researcher who is a lead author of the paper ... The new NIST error-suppression method could enable quantum computers of various designs to achieve error rates far below the so-called fault-tolerance threshold of about 1 error in 10,000... (Science Daily)
Patient Knights to the fore with creativity in attack Apr 19, 2009
They were patient and kept their error rate and missed tackles to a minimum. Their big forwards attacked the advantage line at every opportunity, looking to gain superiority. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Still hope for last-minute tax filers Apr 15, 2009
Filing electronically results in quicker processing of tax refunds and also increases accuracy (according to the IRS, e-filing has a 1 percent error rate, while paper filing averages a 20 percent error rate). The IRS-sponsored Free File program (www. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Startup Claims Solid State Storage Breakthrough Apr 14, 2009
The company says it has also overcome write limitations of flash technology, with read and write performance of 30,000 , 250 MB/s sequential reads and writes, and an error rate that's better than drives. Objective Analysis analyst Jim Handy said the company's claims are impressive. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Waugh on path for redemption Apr 13, 2009
Waugh again found himself lamenting the side's failure to convert opportunities into points, poor skills and a huge error rate that included 30 turnovers ... So, assuming the Waratahs do rediscover their verve, how do they eliminate the error rate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sam vows to take a backward step Apr 11, 2009
With the Super 14 at round nine and the finals race tightening, the pressure is on the Waratahs to drop their error rate. "We will have to convert the field position and opportunities we have into points. Otherwise we will end up on the wrong side of the ledger," captain Phil Waugh said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
'Canes steal it at the death Apr 11, 2009
Suddenly the Hurricanes turned up the heat, cut down on their high error rate and scored when it mattered most ... With just about 15 minutes to go it did give the visitors some hope, but the high error rate continued to haunt them. (iAfrica.com)
Cancer labs no closer to national standards Apr 2, 2009
pathologist Barry Sawka after a review found a six-per-cent error rate and missed cancer diagnoses in his work. A public inquiry was held in New Brunswick after an audit found work by Miramichi pathologist Rajgopal Menon to be inaccurate and incomplete. (Globe and Mail)
Soul searching: Apr 2, 2009
That's how we will overcome," said Hasler, pointing to Manly's high error rate and poor completions. So intense has the week been at Manly that media-friendly skipper Matt Orford declined to talk on Thursday. "I want to get us back on track rather than talk. " Meanwhile, Cronulla star Trent Barrett is unlikely to recover from his neck injury in time to play the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Sunday. Barrett failed to train with the team on Thursday and still does not have full range of movement in... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Simple Method Devised To Predict Rises In Ebro River Level Apr 1, 2009
The predictive ability of the model has been contrasted with information from the historical database of the Hydrographic Confederation of the Ebro River, resulting in an average error rate of 2. 5% over a 20-hour prediction timescale. (Science Daily)
Crucial win for 'Canes Mar 30, 2009
Now the Lions looked the more secure of the two teams, with the Hurricanes beginning to show signs of panic which contributed to their increased error rate. They remained dangerous, but just not as accurate on the ball. (iAfrica.com)
Rocks Don't Need to Be Backed Up Mar 28, 2009
Commentary: What a 4,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk can teach us about data backup, archiving and preservation of our history and why it's critical that we get started now (EnterpriseStorageForum)
Absolute Analysis Enables Engineers with New Integrated Test Tool for Real-Time Delay Simulation, Modification, Analysis, and Verification Mar 25, 2009
Hardware/firmware device development tool boasts first-ever, real-time integrated functionality of protocol analysis, traffic generation, error injection, impairment test, and bit error rate test in a single solution ... In addition to the new Impairment Test and Error Injection Test capabilities, Absolute Investigator also offers a Protocol Analyzer, Protocol Editor, Traffic Generator, Bit Error Rate Test (BERT), Trace Viewer, and Performance Statistics applications. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Cells Get Two Chances, Not Just One, To Fix Their Mistakes Mar 20, 2009
What we do is try to find out where that error rate number comes from, said Ibba, also an investigator in Ohio State s Biochemistry Program and its Center for RNA Biology. Understanding where the mistakes come from means you can try to predict conditions that will either raise or lower the frequency of mistakes. (Science Daily)
NRL power rankings Mar 19, 2009
As long as they keep the error rate down, they will do well. 10 GOLD COAST (14) 1-0. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Convicted drivers kept their licenses Mar 15, 2009
The review of some 90,000 citations issued between 2003 and 2008 found records were missing for 1,991 of them, an error rate of roughly 2 percent. Of those, 988 involved convictions that required license suspensions that were not imposed. (Boston Globe)
Navarrette: Immigrants didn't cause your problems Mar 14, 2009
According to the Wall Street Journal, in 2007, DHS commissioned an independent study of the program, which found that "the database used for verification is still not sufficiently up to date to meet the requirements for accurate verification." The error rate was almost 10 percent. Someone using a valid Social Security card that doesn't belong to him would go undetected. (CNN -- US)
E-Verify Clings to Life Despite No New Funding Mar 13, 2009
Over the course of the program, E-Verify has earned an error rate of less that 4 percent. Under the program, an employer enters information provided by a prospective employee into an online portal. (Newsmax)
Sloppy Cheetahs lose again Mar 8, 2009
For the Cheetahs, as has been the case all season, their high error rate put them under pressure the sign of a team that lacks confidence as silly mistakes cost them good field position ... However, as has been the case throughout the season, their high error rate put paid to several great scoring opportunities. (iAfrica.com)
