Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, this news release: “Ninety-three percent of Americans said they are willing to sacrifice some level of privacy to increase safety when traveling by air, according to research conducted in January and February by Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS). Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) said they are willing to cooperate with full electronic body scans at the airport, and more than half (57%) would be willing to submit to identity checks using biometric data such as iris scans or fingerprints. Nearly three quarters of Americans (72%) said they are willing to provide personal data in advance of air travel to increase security. The findings, part of the latest bi-annual Unisys Security Index, illustrate that recent events such as the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing may have made security a priority for air travelers. A clear majority of citizens in nearly every country surveyed said they would be willing to forgo privacy to increase air travel security. For example, 90% of citizens in the United Kingdom and 70% of Australians said they would submit to electronic body scans.”
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Daily Archives: April 13, 2010
2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
News release: “For the seventh year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The reports present, in… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: From the Law Firm Library Trenches: A Conversation Between Two Veterans
From the Law Firm Library Trenches: A Conversation Between Two Veterans: Elaine Billingslea Dockens and Karen Krupka, each of whom has over 20 years of law librarian experience, discuss the field of law librarianship, and key issues and factors that new law librarians are likely to encounter as they enter this unique, and still vital… Continue Reading
New GAO Report on Contingency Contracting
Contingency Contracting: Improvements Needed in Management of Contractors Supporting Contract and Grant Administration in Iraq and Afghanistan GAO-10-357, April 12, 2010 “DOD, State, and USAIDs use of contractors to help administer contracts and grants was substantial, although the agencies did not know the full extent of their use of such contractors. GAO found that the… Continue Reading
New Research: Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 19802008
Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 19802008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 12 April 2010 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60518-1 “Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. Reliable information about the rates and trends in maternal mortality is essential for resource mobilisation, and for planning and assessment… Continue Reading
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2010
News release and tables: “The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total February exports of $143.2 billion and imports of $182.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $39.7 billion, up from $37.0 billion in January, revised. February exports were $0.3… Continue Reading
Gulf War and Health: Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War
Gulf War and Health – Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War “For the United States, the 1991 Persian Gulf War was a brief and successful military operation with few injuries and deaths. However, soon after returning from duty, a large number of veterans began reporting health problems they believed… Continue Reading
News Leaders and the Future The State of Journalism
News release: “America’s news executives are hesitant about many of the alternative funding ideas being discussed for journalism today and are overwhelmingly skeptical about the prospect of government financing, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism in association with the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) and… Continue Reading
UK Budget 2010: Securing the Recovery
Budget 2010 Securing the recovery – copy of Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report March 2010 as laid before the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer when opening the Budget. Stephen Timms Her Majestys Treasury 24 March 2010 “The Governments economic objective is to build a… Continue Reading
The Essentials: Medicare and Medicaid – Free MetLife Booklet
News release: “The MetLife Mature Market Institute has a new guide, The Essentials: Medicare and Medicaid, available free to the public. The publication is a concisely written how-to guide for older Americans and their families, which answers basic and in-depth questions about both health care programs, including the most common: whats the difference between the… Continue Reading
The MetLife Study of Boomers in the Middle An In-Depth Look at Americans Born 1952 – 1958
The MetLife Study of Boomers in the Middle: An In-Depth Look at Americans Born 1952 1958, March 2010 “Distinguishable by a dramatic increase in birth rate following World War II, Baby Boomers now comprise one of the largest generations in U.S. history. They total about 77 million Americans and represent one-quarter of the total… Continue Reading
8th Annual MetLife Study of Employee Benefits Trends
News release: “The economic crisis has created a significant shift in employers benefits objectives. Controlling benefits costs is now the top benefits objective for employers, edging out employee retention for the first time since 2006. And while improving employee productivity remains the third most important benefits objective, employers have renewed focus on this area due… Continue Reading
