House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security – Hearing on the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act – Statement for the Record of Professor Matt Blaze, May 17, 2012 Re – Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, S. 1212: “GPS is only one technology for cell location, and while it is… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Dow Jones Announces Twitter Content Incorporated into Factiva
News release: “The curated Twitter content in Factiva covers 31 industries, including energy, financial services and technology, with a focus on the most influential tweeters from around the globe. The real time content is available via Factiva Snapshot, a business search tool with news dashboards that help businesses to efficiently gather intelligence and identify trends,… Continue Reading
Decoding Medicaid Care Delivery and Financing Models: A Glossary of Widely Used Terms
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured: “As care delivery and financing models in Medicaid have multiplied, so has the terminology used to refer to them. This glossary seeks to clarify and define the terms that are widely used to describe the diverse approaches that states are taking to reform the way they organize and… Continue Reading
Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012
Annual Report to Congress – Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2012, May 2012 “The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is pursuing a long-term, comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve the capacity of Chinas armed forces to fight and win local wars under conditions of informatization, or high-intensity, information-centric regional… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – U.S. Power Plants, FDA Employee Performance Standards
Natural Resources and Environment – Air Emissions and Electricity Generation at U.S. Power Plants, GAO-12-545R, Apr 18, 2012 Food and Drug Administration, Employee Performance Standards for the Timely Review of Medical Product Applications, GAO-12-650R, Apr 18, 2012 Continue Reading
New Book – China's Remarkable Economic Growth
FYI – no affiliation implied: China’s Remarkable Economic Growth by John Knight and Sai Ding, Oxford University Press: “How has the Chinese economy managed to grow at such a remarkable rate – no less than ten per cent per annum – for over three decades? This well-integrated book combines economic theory, empirical estimation, and institutional… Continue Reading
Jobless rate down in 37 states, up in 5 in April; payroll jobs up in 32 states, down in 18
BLS – Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, April 2012: “Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while only one state experienced an increase and one had no change. The national jobless rate was little changed from March at 8.1 percent but was 0.9 percentage point… Continue Reading
Kaiser – Marylands First Green House Project Nursing Home Aids Low-Income Seniors
KHN Blog: “What was once a novel idea for longterm care for the elderly small, homey facilities of 10 to 12 residents each is now a model cropping up around the country…The Green House Project an alternative to senior institutional care created by Dr. William H. Thomas, a geriatrician and self-described nursing home… Continue Reading
BBC – Iran 'to sue Google' for not labelling Gulf on world map
BBC: Google is facing legal action over its decision to not label the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its online map service. The Iranians call the waterway the Persian Gulf, while Arab countries often refer to it as the Arabian Gulf. Iran has warned Google it will face “serious… Continue Reading
The Economist – Special Report on Retail Banking
Retail renaissance – The internet and mobile phones are at long last turning boring old retail banking into an exciting industry, says Jonathan Rosenthal “The effect of the debt bubble was more insidious than it appeared at first glance. In encouraging universal banks to build up their investment side, and some retail banks to dabble… Continue Reading
Women's Well-Being: Ranking Americas Top 25 Metro Areas
“In which U.S. cities are women living the longest, earning the most money, and boasting the highest levels of educational attainment? Lots of studies compare American citieswhere is the rent cheapest, the commutes shortest, the crime lowest, the weather balmiest? Womens Well-Being: Ranking Americas Top 25 Metro Areas explores where women are doing best, ranking… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, 2020 Census, Foreign Police Assistance, Grants Management, Assistance for Needy Families
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties – Management Enhancements Needed to Improve Efforts to Detect and Deter Duty Evasion, GAO-12-551, May 17, 2012 2020 Census – Additional Steps Are Needed to Build on Early Planning, GAO-12-626, May 17, 2012 Foreign Police Assistance – Defined Roles and Improved Information Sharing Could Enhance Interagency Collaboration, GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012… Continue Reading
