An Argument for Documenting Casualties Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006, Katharine Hall, Dale Stahl “Protecting the civilian population is one of the central tenets of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine. Until very recently, however, the U.S. military has not had a formal system for documenting the level of violence directed against Iraqi civilians. Therefore, other groups (such… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Government Data and the Invisible Hand
Robinson, David, Yu, Harlan, Zeller, William P and Felten, Edward W, Government Data and the Invisible Hand (2008). Yale Journal of Law & Technology, Vol. 11, 2008 – draft version, via SSRN. Abstract: “If the next Presidential administration really wants to embrace the potential of Internet-enabled government transparency, it should follow a counter-intuitive but ultimately… Continue Reading
Biometrics for Identification and Screening to Enhance National Security
White House: National Security Presidential Directive 59 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 24, June 5, 2008 “This directive establishes a framework to ensure that Federal executive departments and agencies (agencies) use mutually compatible methods and procedures in the collection, storage, use, analysis, and sharing of biometric and associated biographic and contextual information of individuals in… Continue Reading
NY AG Cuomo Announces Landmark Reform Agreements With Nations Three Principal Credit Rating Agencies
News release: “Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo [June 5, 2008] announced that he has reached landmark agreements with the nations three principal credit rating agencies that will fundamentally reform the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) market. The agreements with Standard & Poors (S&P) Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (Moodys), and Fitch, Inc. (Fitch) will dramatically increase the… Continue Reading
Akamai Technologies Releases Annual State of the Internet Report
Akamai, 1st Quarter 2008 – The State of the Internet Report. “During the first quarter, Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 125 unique countries around the world. China and the United States were the two largest attack traffic sources, accounting for some 30% of this traffic in total. Akamai observed attack traffic targeted at 23… Continue Reading
Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007
Bureau of Justice Statistics news release: “The growth in the number of prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction slowed during the first six months of 2007, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. The number of prisoners rose 1.6 percent, which was lower than the 2.0 percent growth during the same period… Continue Reading
Patterns of Mobility: Laws of Human Motion
Understanding Individual Human Mobility Patterns [Published Version], MC Gonzalez, CA Hidalgo, A-L Barabasi. Nature (2008) 453: 779-782. “Despite their importance for urban planning, traffic forecasting and the spread of biological and mobile viruses, our understanding of the basic laws governing human motion remains limited owing to the lack of tools to monitor the time-resolved location… Continue Reading
BLS: Employment Situation Summary, May 2008
News release: “The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-49,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In May, employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and temporary help services, while health care continued to… Continue Reading
Guidance: Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions
Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (70 pages, PDF) – Improving the Management and Use of Interagency Acquisitions, June 6, 2008: “This document provides guidance to help agencies (1) make sound business decisions to support the use of interagency acquisitions and (2) strengthen the management of… Continue Reading
Uranium Report: Plenty More Where That Came From
International Atomic Energy Agency news release: “Amid heightened international interest in nuclear energy, countries are paying closer attention to a finite resource that helps to make nuclear power possible: uranium. A report released today finds that new discoveries and re-evaluations of known conventional uranium resources will be adequate to supply nuclear energy needs for at… Continue Reading
Google Book Search Bibliography
Google Book Search Bibliography, Charles W. Bailey, Jr. Version 2: 5/27/2008 “This bibliography presents selected English-language articles and other works that are useful in understanding Google Book Search. It primarily focuses on the evolution of Google Book Search and the legal, library, and social issues associated with it. Where possible, links are provided to works… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Subpoena to Intel on Competition in Microprocessor Market
Intel news release: “On June 4 the U.S. FTC served a subpoena related to Intel’s business practices with respect to competition in the microprocessor market. Since 2006 Intel has been working closely with the FTC on an informal inquiry into competition in the microprocessor market and has provided the commission staff with a considerable amount… Continue Reading
