Diann Daniel: “The arguments for allowing your workforce to have more telecommuting options are many. There’s the environmental argument, to begin with: Telecommuting raises your company’s green profile; it keeps cars off the road and reduces traffic congestion. Telecommuting already saves 10 million barrels of oil per year, according to a 2011 study (PDF) from the Mobility Choice coalition. (See this infographic for more connections between telecommuting and green practices.) Environmental sustainability and greater work business continuity are valid reasons to create more flexibility in your company’s work arrangements. Another, arguably more pressing one? Your employees want it. Also see A Managers Guide to Telecommuting for mentoring advice.
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Daily Archives: March 5, 2012
FTC Testimony Outlines Agency's Work to Protect Consumers, Promote Competition
News release: “In testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, the Federal Trade Commission summarized the agency’s FY 2013 budget request and described its ongoing work to promote competition and protect American consumers. The testimony, delivered by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, outlined steps the… Continue Reading
The Search for a New Business Model: in-depth look at how newspapers are faring trying to build digital revenue
The Search for a New Business Model: An in-depth look at how newspapers are faring trying to build digital revenue, March 5, 2012 “A new study, which combines detailed proprietary data from individual newspapers with in-depth interviews at more than a dozen major media companies, finds that the search for a new revenue model to… Continue Reading
TRAC: Surprising Judge-to-Judge Variations Documented In Federal Sentencing
Via Jeff Lamicela – “An analysis of all criminal cases completed in the federal courts during the last five years has discovered extensive and hard-to-explain variations in the sentencing practices of district court judges working in many different districts. This key finding is based upon the first ever review of the sentences imposed by 885… Continue Reading
IG Audit – Department of Energy's Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
The Department of Energy’s Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12; DOE/IG-0860 February 2012 “Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), Policies for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors, was established in August 2004 to enhance national security and mandate the use of a Federal government-wide standard for secure and reliable forms of… Continue Reading
CRS – Gun Control Legislation
Gun Control Legislation, William J. Krouse, Specialist in Domestic Security and Crime Policy, March 2, 2012 “Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. Since March 2011, much of the gun control debate in the 112th Congress has swirled… Continue Reading
CRS – Rising Gasoline Prices 2012
Rising Gasoline Prices 2012. Neelesh Nerurkar, Specialist in Energy Policy; Robert Pirog; Specialist in Energy Economics; March 1, 2012 “Average national gasoline prices have increased by $0.46 to $3.78 per gallon between the end of December 2011 and the end of February 2012. This is $0.20 higher than the 2011 average annual gasoline price of… Continue Reading
Financial Crimes Report to the Public: Fiscal Years 2010 – 2011
FBI – Financial Crimes Report to the Public: Fiscal Years 2010-2011 “Overview and Priorities: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigates matters relating to fraud, theft, or embezzlement occurring within or against the national and international financial community. These crimes are characterized by deceit, concealment, or violation of trust and are not dependent upon the… Continue Reading
DHS Privacy Office 2011 Data Mining Report to Congress, February 2012
Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office 2011 Data Mining Report to Congress, February 2012 “The Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office (DHS Privacy Office or Office) is providing this report to Congress pursuant to the Departments obligations under section 804 of the Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Commission Act),… Continue Reading
