“Today, EIA issued the 2012 Annual Energy Outlook (AEO2012) Early Release Reference case, which provides updated projections for U.S. energy markets through 2035. In addition to a press release and tables that summarize the new projection, an Overview report is provided that addresses key findings and major changes in assumptions and results from the previous… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
New GAO Reports: DOJ Working Capital Fund, Homeless Women Veterans, Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse
Department of Justice – Working Capital Fund Adheres to Some Key Operating Principles but Could Better Measure Performance and Communicate with Customers, GAO-12-289, January 20 2012 Homeless Women Veterans – Actions Needed to Ensure Safe and Appropriate Housing, GAO-12-182, January 20 2012 Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse – Agencies Have Begun Coordinating Education Efforts, but Need… Continue Reading
CRS – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Terrorism Investigations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Terrorism Investigations – Jerome P. Bjelopera, Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism, December 28, 2011 “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, the Bureau) is the lead federal law enforcement agency charged with counterterrorism investigations. Since the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks, the FBI has implemented a series of reforms… Continue Reading
FTC, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pledge to Work Together to Protect Consumers
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have signed an agreement to coordinate efforts to protect consumers and avoid duplication of federal law enforcement and regulatory efforts. The FTC has always been committed to protecting consumers and legitimate companies from bad actors in the financial marketplace, said FTC… Continue Reading
EPIC: Supreme Court Upholds Fourth Amendment in GPS Tracking Case
“Today the Supreme Court unanimously held in U.S. v. Jones that the warrantless use of a GPS tracking device by the police violated the Fourth Amendment. The Court said that a warrant is required “[w]here, as here, the government obtains information by physically intruding on a constitutionally protected area,” like a car. Concurring opinions by… Continue Reading
Report – Made in heaven or marriage from hell? Social media and the financial sector
Made in heaven or marriage from hell? Social media and the financial sector, Cicero Consulting, January 2012 “Social media is revolutionising the way we all communicate. Despite this the financial sector has been slow to embrace the opportunities that social media provides. Within this research report we explore and analyse current perceptions and future perspectives… Continue Reading
Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Assets, Account Balances, and Rollovers, 20062011
Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements: Assets, Account Balances, and Rollovers, 20062011. Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief #367, January 2012 “In 2011, there was $12.4 billion in health savings accounts (HSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), spread across 8.4 million accounts, according to data from the 2011 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care… Continue Reading
Army 2020: Generating Health & Discipline in the Force – Report 2012
News release: “The Army released the Army 2020 Generating Health and Discipline in the Force, Report 2012, referred to as the Army Gold Book. The report serves as an update to the Army Red Book published in 2010. It summarizes the progress made in enhancing the health, discipline and readiness of the force. It represents… Continue Reading
Annual Findings of a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP, 2011-2012
Performing Under Pressure: Annual Findings of a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP, 2011-2012: “The annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures and cost sharing practices, conducted by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured with the Georgetown University Center for… Continue Reading
Tablet and E-Book Reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period
Tablet and E-book reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period, Lee Rainie Director, Pew Internet Project “The share of adults in the United States who own tablet computers nearly doubled from 10% to 19% between mid-December and early January and the same surge in growth also applied to e-book readers, which also jumped… Continue Reading
Stress-testing macro stress testing: does it live up to expectations?
Stress-testing macro stress testing: does it live up to expectations? by Claudio Borio, Mathias Drehmann and Kostas Tsatsaronis, BIS Working Papers No 369, January 2012 “We critically review the state of the art in macro stress testing, assessing its strengths and weaknesses. We argue that, given current technology, macro stress tests are ill-suited as early… Continue Reading
2011 Global Go To Think Tank Index
2011 Global Go To Think Tank Index, January 2012 “Given that todays world is faster paced and more dynamic than ever before, and the increasingly complex and overwhelming amount of information that is therefore available, the rise of organizations whose primary goals include the generation of research and the provision of information should, perhaps, come… Continue Reading
