News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released the agenda for its second roundtable on consumer privacy issues scheduled for January 28, 2010. The second roundtable, hosted by the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, will take place at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Booth Auditorium. The roundtable is the second of three public events designed to explore the privacy challenges that are posed by technology and business practices that collect and use consumer data. The agenda continues the public dialogue by focusing on how technology affects consumer privacy, including its potential to weaken and/or strengthen privacy protections. The roundtable will also explore privacy implications of several evolving technologies, including social networking and other platform services, cloud computing, and mobile computing.”
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Daily Archives: January 25, 2010
New GAO Reports: Defense Infrastructure, Emergency Preparedness
Defense Infrastructure: DOD Needs to Take Actions to Address Challenges in Meeting Federal Renewable Energy Goals, GAO-10-104, December 18, 2009 Emergency Preparedness: State Efforts to Plan for Medical Surge Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources, GAO-10-381T, January 25, 2010 Continue Reading
Work of Special IG For TARP Draws Increasing Attention
New York Times: Mr. Neil A. Barofsky [Special Inspector General for the TARP – SIGTARP] is setting off fireworks on Capitol Hill as he quietly and methodically pieces together the most complete historical record yet of the financial bailout. His reports are careful but not cautious, showing a willingness to stand up to some of… Continue Reading
Department of Commerce Issues Report for Vice Presidents Middle Class Task Force
News release: “The Commerce Departments Economics and Statistics Administration today issued a new report for Vice President Bidens Middle Class Task Force: Middle Class in America. The report, which identifies what it means to be middle class in America today, uses a host of measures to show that it is more difficult today to both… Continue Reading
EPA Strengthens Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a new national air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2). This new one-hour standard will protect millions of Americans from peak short-term exposures, which primarily occur near major roads. Short-term exposures to NO2 have been linked to impaired lung function and increased respiratory infections, especially in… Continue Reading
DHS OIG: Cargo Targeting and Examinations
DHS OIG-10-34 – Cargo Targeting and Examinations, January 2010. “U.S. Customs and Border Protection could improve its record retention processes to support decisions made to waive or inspect high-risk shipments. Of the 391 shipments identified as high-risk and selected for review, 57 did not have enough documentation to support the decisions that were made. Therefore,… Continue Reading
CRS – Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969
CRS – Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969, Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, January 20, 2010 “Congress has linked increases in federal pay to the ECI so that wages for federal employees will remain competitive with wages paid by firms in the private sector. Congress has linked COLAs for Social Security and… Continue Reading
CRS Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants
CRS – Displacing Coal with Generation from Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants, Stan Mark Kaplan, Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy, January 19, 2010 “Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants is a focus of many proposals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. One option is to replace some coal power with natural gas generation, a… Continue Reading
Pew Report: Women, Men and the New Economics of Marriage
Women, Men and the New Economics of Marriage: “The institution of marriage has undergone significant changes in recent decades as women have outpaced men in education and earnings growth. These unequal gains have been accompanied by gender role reversals in both the spousal characteristics and the economic benefits of marriage. A larger share of men… Continue Reading
