State of the States 2010 – How the Recession Might Change States
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Daily Archives: February 18, 2010
HHS Report: Insurance Companies Prosper, Families Suffer
News release: Over the last year, Americas largest insurance companies have requested premium increases of 56 percent in Michigan, 24 percent in Connecticut, 23 percent in Maine, 20 percent in Oregon, and 16 percent in Rhode Island, to name just a few states, said HHS Secretary Sebelius. Premium increases have left thousands of families that… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: License Suspensions for Nondriving Offenses, Recovery Act, E-Records for Health Info,
License Suspensions for Nondriving Offenses: Practices in Four States That May Ease the Financial Impact on Low-Income Individuals, GAO-10-217, February 18, 2010 Recovery Act: Project Selection and Starts Are Influenced by Certain Federal Requirements and Other Factors, GAO-10-383, February 10, 2010 Electronic Personal Health Information Exchange: Health Care Entities’ Reported Disclosure Practices and Effects on… Continue Reading
NetWitness Discovers Massive ZeuS Compromise
News release: “NetWitness, the world leader in advanced persistent threat detection and real-time network forensics, announced today that its analysts have discovered a dangerous new ZeuS botnet affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations around the world. The newly-discovered infestation, dubbed the “Kneber botnet” after the username linking the infected systems worldwide, gathers login credentials to… Continue Reading
Brookings Essay: In Defense of Much, But Not All, Financial Innovation
In Defense of Much, But Not All, Financial Innovation, Robert E. Litan1 “In this essay [I highlight] many, perhaps most, of the key truly financial (not mechanical) innovations since the 1960s that have changed the way finance carries out its four economic functions: enabling parties to pay each other; mobilizing societys savings; channeling those savings… Continue Reading
House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoena for Toyota Documents
News release: “House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Ed Towns (D-NY) and Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued a subpoena today for all documents relating to Toyota motor vehicle safety and Toyotas handling of alleged motor vehicle defects and related litigation in the possession of Dimitrios Biller [who is suing Toyota under… Continue Reading
Open Access Scholarly Journals Gather Support and Opposition
Chronicle of Higher Education: “This is a strong vehicle for academic freedom,” says Mr. Willinsky, whose Public Knowledge Project offers free journal-publishing software to academics. In a world where subscriptions to some medical journals can cost more than $10,000 a year, and many colleges in developing countries cannot afford more than a handful of scholarly… Continue Reading
DHS OIG: DHS Controls Over Firearms
DHS Controls Over Firearms, OIG-10-41, January 2010 “The departments management and oversight of component safeguards and controls over firearms were not effective. A key reason that firearm controls were not sufficient was because DHS did not have specific firearms policies and procedures in place. Instead, DHS relied on its components to augment its general property… Continue Reading
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.K. Increases Again
News release: “The Conference Board Leading Economic IndexTM (LEI) for the U.K. increased by 0.4 percent in December to 99.0 (2004 = 100), following gains of 0.9 percent in November and 1.1 percent in October. Six of the seven components made positive contributions to the index. Said Jean-Claude Manini, The Conference Board Senior Economist for… Continue Reading
E-Government Transparency Index – Quantifying the Relationship Between Online Transparency and Trust in Government
The Inaugural ForeSee Results E-Government Transparency Index – Quantifying the Relationship Between Online Transparency and Trust in Government, February 16, 2010 “In January of 2009, President Barack Obama issued a memorandum addressed to the executive heads of departments and agencies called Transparency and Open Government. Even as the White House and Office of Management and… Continue Reading
Justia Launches Portal to Mexican Statutes and Regulations
Ley.mx is another terrific addition to the family of legal sources developed and hosted by Justia. With content available in both PDF and HTML, this straight forward, well designed site hosts a database providing quick access to primary law, including the Mexican constitution, state and federal laws, codes, and regulations. The site also links to… Continue Reading
