Declan McCullagh,Chief political correspondent, CNET: How police have obtained iPhone, iPad tracking logs “Law enforcement agencies have known since at least last year that an iPhone or iPad surreptitiously records its owner’s approximate location, and have used that geolocation data to aid criminal investigations. Apple has never publicized the undocumented feature buried deep within the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2011
BLS: Auto Industry Labor Costs in Perspective
Auto Industry Labor Costs in Perspective, by Richard Wallick, Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 22, 2011 “The perception that auto industry compensation costs for blue-collar workers exceed those of many other manufacturing industries is supported by data from the NCS data series on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)…the ECEC indicates that average hourly compensation… Continue Reading
Information Security Oversight Office released its Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Report to the President
Information Security Oversight Offices (ISOO) Report to the President for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010: “This report provides information on the status of the security classification program as required by Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information (the Order). It provides statistics and analysis concerning key components of the system, primarily classification and declassification, and coverage… Continue Reading
CRS: Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment
Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment, April 15, 2011 “The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. Some have called this incident the biggest manmade release… Continue Reading
IASB published its Exposure Draft to propose significant changes to the hedge accounting requirements in IAS 39
“The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are considering how best to improve and simplify standards for financial reporting of financial instruments, and, at the same time, provide users with clearer and more complete information. This Invitation to Comment is being issued as part of that effort…The exposure draft… Continue Reading
BP Sues Transocean, Halliburton and Maker of Blowout Preventer Over Gulf Oil Spill
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, via FindLaw: BP’s Complaints Against Transocean Over Gulf Oil Spill: “BP submitted a court filing in the ongoing litigation regarding last year’s oil rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico alleging that the owner of the Deepwater oil rig violated the law… Continue Reading
Justia's new free service provides Daily & Weekly Opinion Summaries for all Federal Courts
Another invaluable service for researchers that facilitates free access to court opinions – from the innovative experts at Justia – who are now “providing FREE Daily & Weekly Opinion Summaries for all Federal Courts, and selected State Supreme Courts. See an example daily email for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals or a weekly… Continue Reading
NRDA Trustees announce $1 billion agreement to fund early Gulf Coast restoration projects
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, this news release from NOAA: “Under an unprecedented agreement announced today by the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Trustees), BP has agreed to provide $1 billion toward early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to natural resources… Continue Reading
OECD Economic Survey of Japan 2011
Economic Survey of Japan 2011: “The 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake was the strongest ever recorded in Japan and triggered the countrys worst disaster of the post-war era…while it is still too early to assess the full extent of the damage, the immediate impact will be to reduce output, although this will later… Continue Reading
FDA 'Strategic Priorities 2011 2015'
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released the final version of a strategic priorities document outlining the goals that will guide the agency and its 12,000 employees through 2015. Titled Strategic Priorities 2011 2015: Responding to the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century, the 50-page document provides a vision of… Continue Reading
Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets
News release: “Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. The Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group will monitor oil and gas markets for potential violations of criminal or civil laws to safeguard against unlawful consumer… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Border Security, Criminal Alien Statistics, Energy-Water Nexus
Border Security: DHS’s Visa Security Program Needs to Improve Performance Evaluation and Better Address Visa Risk Worldwide, GAO-11-315, March 31, 2011 Criminal Alien Statistics: Information on Incarcerations, Arrests, and Costs, GAO-11-187, March 24, 2011 Energy-Water Nexus: Amount of Energy Needed to Supply, Use, and Treat Water Is Location-Specific and Can Be Reduced by Certain Technologies… Continue Reading
