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Top Ten Trends for Legal Outsourcing in 2012

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Top Ten Trends for Legal Outsourcing in 2012 – An insider’s guide to the changing dynamics set to impact the legal outsourcing field in the coming year. Fronterion LLC. December 2011.

  • The Top Ten Trends for 2012 are: 1. Profitability Squeeze for LPO; 2. Growth Beyond Litigation Support; 3. Technology and LPO Combine; 4. Adoption of LPO Techniques; 5. Law Firm Insurers Target LPO; 6. Changes in the Executive Ranks; 7. LPO Faces Formidable Competition 8. Winner take all Mentality; 9. Changing Professional Guidelines; 10. Evolution of the Law Firm Client Relationship.”

    • Memories for the Future – Japan: Before and After the Earthquake and Tsunami

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    Follow up to previous postings on the 2010 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, see Japan: Before and After the Earthquake and Tsunami Pre- and post-disaster imagery in Google Street View “Google is now also providing thousands of miles of Street View imagery in the affected areas that were collected before and after the disaster. Seeing the… Continue Reading

    CDC – Obesity in K–8 Students: New York City, 2006–07 to 2010–11 School Years

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    Follow up to related postings on public health and obesity, see this new CDC report: Obesity in K–8 Students — New York City, 2006–07 to 2010–11 School Years, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), December 16, 2011 / 60(49);1673-1678 “Overweight and obese children are more likely to develop risk factors that can lead to respiratory,… Continue Reading

    New Report: Obama Administration Makes Transparency Gains; Challenges Remain

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    News release: “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and OpenTheGovernment.org released a joint report, Measuring Transparency Under the FOIA: The Real Story Behind the Numbers, analyzing the government’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data for 2010 and how it compares to the previous administration’s data…The results paint a very mixed picture on the… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports – Arlington National Cemetery, Coast Guard, Delphi Pension Plans, DOD Health Care, Drug Shortages

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    Arlington National Cemetery – Additional Actions Needed to Continue Improvements in Contract Management, GAO-12-99, December 15, 2011 Arlington National Cemetery – Management Improvements Made, but a Strategy Is Needed to Address Remaining Challenges, GAO-12-105, December 15, 2011 Coast Guard – Communication of Post-Government Employment Restriction Can Be Strengthened, GAO-12-174, December 15, 2011 Delphi Pension Plans… Continue Reading

    UK clarifies law on information held in private email accounts

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    News release: “The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today published new guidance making it clear that information concerning official business held in private email accounts is subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham said: “It should not come as a surprise to public authorities to have the clarification that information held… Continue Reading

    TRUSTe Privacy Index Shows Online Privacy Policies Are Lengthy, Complicated

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    News release: “TRUSTe, the leading online privacy solutions provider, released its first privacy index as part of its new “Privacy Pulse” information series tracking changes and trends in online privacy. In the 2011 Website Edition of its Privacy Index, TRUSTe analyzed the privacy policies of the top 100 U.S. websites (as ranked by Alexa Sept.… Continue Reading

    Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future: The Cybersecurity Strategy for the Homeland Security Enterprise

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    “The Blueprint for a Secure Cyber Future builds on the Department of Homeland Security Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report’s strategic framework by providing a clear path to create a safe, secure, and resilient cyber environment for the homeland security enterprise. With this guide, stakeholders at all levels of government, the private sector, and our international… Continue Reading

    Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 13 Years Later

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    Kaiser – Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, A Broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 13 Years Later – A Report on the States’ Allocation of the Tobacco Settlement Dollars “Since the states settled their lawsuits against the tobacco companies in November 1998, our organizations have issued annual reports assessing whether the… Continue Reading