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CRS – Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues

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Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues – Alison M. Smith, Legislative Attorney, May 9, 2012

  • “The recognition of same-sex marriages generates debate on both the federal and state levels. Either legislatively or judicially, same-sex marriage is legal in seven states. Other states allow civil unions or domestic partnerships, which grant all or part of state-level rights, benefits, and/or responsibilities of marriage. Some states have statutes or constitutional amendments limiting marriage to one man and one woman. These variations raise questions about the validity of such unions outside the contracted jurisdiction and have bearing on the distribution of federal benefits.”

    • OCLC Report – Lasting Impact: Sustainability of Disciplinary Repositories

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    “This report offers a quick environmental scan of the repository landscape and then focuses on disciplinary repositories–those subject-based, often researcher-initiated loci for research information. Written by Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway, Lasting Impact: Sustainability of Disciplinary Repositories is intended to help librarians support researchers in accessing and disseminating research information. The report includes profiles of… Continue Reading

    DHS OIG – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Privacy Stewardship

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    U.S. Customs and Border Protection Privacy Stewardship, OIG-12-78, April 2012 “CBP has made limited progress toward instilling a culture of privacy that protects sensitive personally identifiable information. This is in part because it has not established a strong organizational approach to address privacy issues across the component. To strengthen its organizational approach to privacy, CBP… Continue Reading

    Pew – Three-quarters of smartphone owners use location-based services

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    Mobile, Social Networking Three-quarters of smartphone owners use location-based services, by Kathryn Zickuhr, May 11, 2012 “A new report finds that 74% of smartphone owners use their phone to get real-time location-based information, and 18% use a geosocial service to “check in” to certain locations or share their location with friends. Over the past year,… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Defense Management, Homelessness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Unconventional Oil and Gas Production Opportunities

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    Defense Management – Actions Needed to Evaluate the Impact of Efforts to Estimate Costs of Reports and Studies, GAO-12-480R, May 10, 2012 Homelessness – Fragmentation and Overlap in Programs Highlight the Need to Identify, Assess, and Reduce Inefficiencies, GAO-12-491, May 10, 2012 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute – Review of the Audit of the Financial Statements… Continue Reading