Follow up to March 27, 2008 posting, FTC Announces Settlement of Action Against Data Brokers Reed Elsevier and Seisint for Failing to Provide Adequate Security for Consumers’ Data, this August 1, 2008 FTC news release: “Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and authorized the staff… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Brookings: An Economic Strategy for Investing in America's Infrastructure
Brookings Hamilton Project: An Economic Strategy for Investing in Americas Infrastructure, Manasi Deshpande, Douglas W. Elmendorf – July 2008. “Infrastructure investment has received more attention in recent years because of increased delays from road and air congestion, high-profile infrastructure failures, and rising concerns about energy security and climate change. The United States now has the… Continue Reading
New Bureau of Justice Statistics Reports
8/3/08: “State parole agencies reported 65,000 full-time and 2,900 part-time employees at midyear 2006.” The report, Characteristics of State Parole Supervising Agencies, 2006, (NCJ 222180), was written by BJS statistician Thomas P. Bonczar. 7/31/08: “In 2005 and 2006 more than 4,000 allegations of sexual violence were reported in juvenile facilities — About one in five… Continue Reading
SEC Advisory Committee Makes Recommendations to Improve Financial Reporting for Investors
Follow up to February 14, 2008 posting, SEC: Progress Report of Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting, this August 1 news release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox…received the final report of an SEC advisory committee containing 25 recommendations to make financial information more useful and understandable to investors. Last year, Chairman Cox… Continue Reading
Treasury Economic Update August 1, 2008
Treasury Economic Update 8.1.08: “Job Growth: Payroll employment fell by 51,000 in July, following a decrease of 51,000 in June. The United States has added about 7.8 million jobs since August 2003. Employment increased in 33 states and the District of Columbia over the year ending in June. (Last updated: August 1, 2008). Unemployment: The… Continue Reading
CBO Testimony: Navys Surface Combatant Programs
CBO Testimony, Statement of Eric J. Labs, Senior Analyst, The Navys Surface Combatant Programs before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives, July 31, 2008. “The total cost of the Navys shipbuilding program through the period covered by the Department of Defenses 20092013 Future Years Defense Program… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources Updated
Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources: Ruth Bird’s guide is expertly updated by Dianne Thompson and Anna Matich, each of whom possess comprehensive legal research expertise on this topical area Published July 31, 2008. Continue Reading
New Technology Reveals Higher Number of New HIV Infections in U.S. than Previously Known
News release: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced…that an estimated 56,300 HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006. That estimate differs from the agencys previous estimate of 40,000 because CDC is now using a more precise method for estimating annual HIV incidence, which is the number of individuals who become… Continue Reading
Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan
Secretary-General sounds alarm on fragility of Sudans north-south peace accord: “The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ending Sudans long-running north-south civil war has faced some of its most volatile and challenging months since it was signed in 2005, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes in a report made public [August 1, 2008]. Related postings on Sudan Continue Reading
Government Fleet Cost to Taxpayers In Excess of 3 Billion for 2007
AP report, July 31, 2008: “While Cabinet and other officials say they need the vehicles to do their jobs, watchdogs say mismanagement of the government fleet is costing millions of dollars a year in wasteful spending.” Federal Fleet Report for Fiscal Year 2007, January 31, 2008 [Word doc.]: “Federal departments, agencies, and their contractors use… Continue Reading
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary, July 2008
News release: “The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in July (-51,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries, while health care and mining continued to add jobs. Average hourly… Continue Reading
FCC Orders Comcast to End Discriminatory Network Management Practices
RE: Formal Complaint of Free Press and Public Knowledge Against Comcast Corporation for Secretly Degrading Peer-to-Peer Applications; Broadband Industry Practices, Petition of Free Press et al. for Declaratory Ruling that Degrading an Internet Application Violates the FCCs Internet Policy Statement and Does Not Meet an Exception for Reasonable Network Management, File No. EB-08-IH-1518, WC Docket… Continue Reading
