EFF: “In a ruling that imposes important limits on the FCC’s authority to regulate the Internet, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned the FCC ruling against Comcast for interfering with the BitTorrent traffic of its subscribers. The court found that the Commission had overstepped the limits of its “ancillary authority” when it disciplined Comcast for its clandestine blocking behavior. The ruling is not likely to make much difference to Comcast subscribersComcast had already agreed to cease its BitTorrent interdiction before the FCC’s ruling was issued. Instead, the court’s ruling is important because it represents a blow to FCC Chairman Genachowski’s proposed net neutrality regulations, which are premised on the same theory of “ancillary jurisdiction” that the FCC used against Comcast and that the court rejected today.”
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Daily Archives: April 6, 2010
American Heart Association – National Start! Walking Day
“You can support the fight against heart disease by participating in National Start! Walking Day on Wednesday, April 7. This is the day that adults nationwide can make the pledge to Start! walking and to become active and heart healthy, especially in the workplace…Walking has the lowest dropout rate of any physical activity. Its the… Continue Reading
GAO Review of the Department of Homeland Securitys Certification of the Secure Flight Program
GAO Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Certification of the Secure Flight Program–Cost and Schedule Estimates, GAO-10-535R, April 05, 2010 “The matching of airline passenger information against terrorist watchlist records (watchlist matching) is a frontline defense against acts of terrorism that target the nations civil aviation system. In general, passengers identified as matches to… Continue Reading
GAO Reports: TARP and Automaker Pension Funding
Troubled Asset Relief Program: Automaker Pension Funding and Multiple Federal Roles Pose Challenges for the Future, GAO-10-492, April 06, 2010: “Over $81 billion has been committed under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to improve the domestic auto industrys competitiveness and long-term viability. The bulk of this assistance has gone to General Motors (GM) and… Continue Reading
Pew: U.S. Birth Rate Decline Linked to Recession
U.S. Birth Rate Decline Linked to Recession, by Gretchen Livingston and DVera Cohn, Pew Research Center, April 6, 2010 “Birth rates in the United States began to decline in 2008 after rising to their highest level in two decades, and the decrease appears to be linked to the recession, according to a Pew Research Center… Continue Reading
BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Job Openings and Labor Turnover February 2010: “There were 2.7 million job openings on the last business day of February 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate was little changed over the month at 2.1 percent. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and the separations rate (3.1 percent) were… Continue Reading
Pew – A Year or More: The High Cost of Long-Term Unemployment
News release: “The federal government defines long-term unemployment as a jobless period of six months or longer. In March 2010, over 44 percent of unemployed Americans met or exceeded that standardthe highest rate since World War II. In contrast, during the severe recession of the early 1980s, the percentage of workers unemployed for six months… Continue Reading
The 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report
The 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report. Authors: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Publication Date: July 2009 (168 pages). Posted Date: March 3, 2010 “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pleased to present the 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), the fourth in a series of reports on homelessness in… Continue Reading
