Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age, James Waldo, Herbert S. Lin, and Lynette I. Millett, Editors, Committee on Privacy in the Information Age, National Research Council. “Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the Internet and the seemingly boundaryless options for collecting, saving,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2007
New Rand Reports: The Victims of Terrorism and Project AIR FORCE Annual Report 2007
The Victims of Terrorism An Assessment of Their Influence and Growing Role in Policy, Legislation, and the Private Sector, by Bruce Hoffman, Anna-Britt Kasupski (66 pages, PDF): “Little attention and analysis have focused on terrorism victims, including survivors. This report focuses on the organized groups of families and friends that have emerged since September 11,… Continue Reading
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards
Press release: “Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, according to the 22nd annual toy safety survey released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)…According to the most recent data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), toy-related injuries sent almost 73,000 children under the age of five to… Continue Reading
New Monthly Update on Health Care Policy Research and Analysis
“Health Policy Picks is a monthly selection of recent publications, such as technical reports, conference proceedings, and other material produced by organizations and government agencies that conduct health care policy analysis and research. Health Policy Picks is a partnership between KaiserEDU.org and the New York Academy of Medicine Library’s Grey Literature Collection…This month’s Health Policy… Continue Reading
2007 UN AIDS Epidemic Update
Press release: “New data show global HIV prevalencethe percentage of people living with HIVhas levelled off and that the number of new infections has fallen, in part as a result of the impact of HIV programmes. However, in 2007 33.2 million [30.6 36.1 million] people were estimated to be living with HIV, 2.5 million… Continue Reading
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Unidentified Human Remains in the United States, 1980-2004
Unidentified Human Remains in the United States, 1980-2004, November 2007: “Examines the number of unidentified persons reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) National Death Index (NDI), by State, from 1980 to 2004. This report also looks at the number of unidentified human remains reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)… Continue Reading
The Internet Singularity, Delayed: Why Limits in Internet Capacity Will Stifle Innovation on the Web
The Internet Singularity, Delayed: Why Limits in Internet Capacity Will Stifle Innovation on the Web – “In this research study, Nemertes performed an independent in-depth analysis of Internet and IP infrastructure (which we call capacity) and current and projected traffic (which we call demand) with the goal of understanding how each has changed over time,… Continue Reading
Report Documents Top 100 Private Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Center for Public Integrity: “It’s been four years since the Center released its acclaimed Windfalls of War investigation, which first named Halliburton as the largest single contractor in Iraq and revealed the most comprehensive list of the top Iraq and Afghanistan contractors available at the time. That list included more than 70 American companies that… Continue Reading
Federal Agencies Continue to Improve Financial Reporting Results
OMB: “For the third year in a row, all major Federal agencies successfully met the 45-day financial audit deadline as required by the rigorous reporting guidelines set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Since 2001, agencies are required to complete the financial report 45-days after the end of the Fiscal Year, compared to… Continue Reading
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts
Pretrial Release of Felony Defendants in State Courts, November 2007: “Presents findings on the pretrial release phase of the criminal justice process using data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in the 75 largest U.S. counties in May during even-numbered years from 1990 to 2004. It includes trends on pretrial release rates… Continue Reading
CBO Directors Presentation on Climate Change
CBO Statement of Peter R. Orszag, Director, Issues in Climate Change, Presentation for the CBO Directors Conference on Climate Change, November 16, 2007, November 16, 2007 “Global climate change is one of the nations most significant long-term policy challenges. Human activities are producing increasingly large quantities of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). The accumulation… Continue Reading
New Free Online Consumer Health Portal From Publishers of PDR
Press release: “Thomson Healthcare, publisher of the definitive drug resource for physicians, the Physicians Desk Reference…announced the launch of PDRhealth.com, an online health Web site for the more than 80 percent of consumers that use the Internet to search for health information. Developed for consumers, PDRhealth.com is based on the same information platform that Thomson… Continue Reading
