The Social Side of the Internet – Technology use has become deeply embedded in group life and is affecting the way civic and social groups behave and the way they impact their communities, by Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Aaron Smith, Jan 18, 2011 “The internet is now deeply embedded in group and organizational life in… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
FCC Grants Approval of Comcast-NBCU Transaction
News release: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission grantswith conditions and enforceable commitmentsapproval of the assignment and transfer of control of broadcast, satellite, and other radio licenses from General Electric Company (GE) to Comcast Corporation. The approval will allow GE and Comcast to create a joint venture involving NBC Universal, Inc. (NBCU) and Comcast. An Order… Continue Reading
CBO – Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Appropriations)
Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (Appropriations). “As required, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports each January to the Congress on the following: All programs and activities funded for the current fiscal year for which authorizations of appropriations have expired, and All programs and activities for which authorizations of appropriations will expire during the current fiscal… Continue Reading
Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review – Executive Order
January 18, 2011 WSJ Opinion by President Obama: Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System, introducing his initiative to streamline the regulatory process – Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review – Executive Order – By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to… Continue Reading
Law Review – Sanctions For E-Discovery Violations: By The Numbers
Sanctions For E-Discovery Violations: By The Numbers – Dan H. Willoughby, Jr., Rose Hunter Jones & Gregory R. Antine – King & Spalding, Vol. 60 Duke Law Review December 2010, 789. “This Article reviews our comprehensive survey of written opinions from cases in federal courts prior to January 1, 2010, involving motions for sanctions relating… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Consumer Finance, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Defense Acquisitions, Maritime Security, Employment Verification
Consumer Finance: Regulatory Coverage Generally Exists for Financial Planners, but Consumer Protection Issues Remain, GAO-11-235, January 18, 2011 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act: Role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in the Municipal Securities Markets and Its Past Funding, GAO-11-267R, January 18, 2011 Defense Acquisitions: Further Action Needed to Better Implement Requirements for Conducting Inventory… Continue Reading
2010 Year-End Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update
“Gibson Dunn 2010 Year-End Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update calls for Reform Reach Crescendo. Sanctions Granted Less Frequently. Government’s Duties Clarified. No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy In Social Media.” “There were also numerous interesting developments in e-discovery case law. This Update is based on our review of 323 decisions, which are listed in an… Continue Reading
EEOC Reports Job Bias Charges Hit Record High of Nearly 100,000 in Fiscal Year 2010
News release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that private sector workplace discrimination charge filings with the federal agency nationwide hit an unprecedented level of 99,922 during fiscal year (FY) 2010, which ended Sept. 30, 2010. Despite the increase in overall charges filed with the EEOC last fiscal year, the Commission dramatically… Continue Reading
From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century Military
From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century Military – Final Report of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission – Predecisional Draft “This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Military Leadership Diversity Commission (MLDC). Under the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009, Section 596, and Public Law 110-417, Congress asked… Continue Reading
HBR – Using What We Know: Turning Organizational Knowledge into Team Performance
Using What We Know: Turning Organizational Knowledge into Team Performance, Bradley R. Staats, Melissa A. Valentine, and Amy C. Edmondson. December 31, 2010 “This paper examines how teams draw on knowledge resources in the firm in the production of novel output. We theorize positive effects of team use of an organizational knowledge repository on two… Continue Reading
American Border Collie Has Largest Known Dog Vocabulary
NYT: Chaser, a border collie who lives in Spartanburg, S.C., has the largest vocabulary of any known dog. She knows 1,022 nouns, a record that displays unexpected depths of the canine mind and may help explain how children acquire language. Chaser belongs to John W. Pilley, a psychologist who taught for 30 years at Wofford… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Food Labeling, H-1B Visa Program, Program Evaluation, Rail Safety
Food Labeling: FDA Needs to Reassess Its Approach to Protecting Consumers from False or Misleading Claims, GAO-11-102, Jan 14, 2011 H-1B Visa Program: Reforms Are Needed to Minimize the Risks and Costs of Current Program, GAO-11-26, January 14, 2011 Program Evaluation: Experienced Agencies Follow a Similar Model for Prioritizing Research, GAO-11-176, January 14, 2011 Rail… Continue Reading
