EPIC: The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Prohibiting the Use of Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Tactics in Federal Elections.” The Senate is considering new legislation to address the problem of deceptive practices and voter intimidation. Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy cited “burdensome identification laws” as one of the obstacles to public participation in federal elections. A new report highlights similar problems in the recent Canadian national election. EPIC has published reports on deceptive campaign practices and filed briefs in opposition to unnecessary voter ID requirements. For more information see EPIC Voting Privacy and EPIC – Crawford v. Marion County.”
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Daily Archives: June 27, 2012
BLS – Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary
News release: “Unemployment rates were lower in May than a year earlier in 331 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 32 areas, and unchanged in 9 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Five areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 29 areas registered rates of less than 5.0… Continue Reading
EPIC Calls On FTC to Investigate Facebook Email Changes
“EPIC has asked the Federal Trade Commission to review Facebook’s decision to change the default email address of Facebook users. The company recently removed email addresses, selected by users, with a @facebook.com address assigned by Facebook. EPIC asked the FTC to review this practice as it finalizes the terms of a settlement with Facebook. “Facebook’s… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Environmental Satellites, Transportation, Recovery Act
Environmental Satellites – Focused Attention Needed to Mitigate Program Risks, GAO-12-841T, June 27, 2012 Geostationary Weather Satellites – Design Progress Made, but Schedule Uncertainty Needs to be Addressed, GAO-12-576, June 26, 2012 Kachemak Bay Ferry – Federally Funded Ferry Was Constructed with Limited Oversight and Faces Future Operating Challenges, GAO-12-559, June 11, 2012 Management Report… Continue Reading
EU11 regular economic report: coping with external headwinds
“This study, World Bank. 2012. EU11 regular economic report : coping with external headwinds – special topic: drivers of convergence in EU11, claims that despite the challenging external environment, EU11 countries did well in 2011. First, economic growth strengthened to above 3 percent (from around 2 percent in 2010) and the region fully recovered its… Continue Reading
11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation Released
News release: “The Department of Defense released [June 21, 2012] the report of the 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC), which assesses the effectiveness of military pay and benefits. Every four years, the DoD is directed by the President to complete a review of compensation principles and concepts for members of the uniformed services.… Continue Reading
Consumer Product Safety Commission – 2011 Fireworks Annual Report
New release: “A special study conducted by CPSC staff found that 65 percent of all fireworks injuries in 2011 were sustained during the 30 days surrounding the Independence Day holiday. More than half of these injuries were the result of unexpected ignition of the device or consumers not using fireworks as intended. Fireworks injuries most… Continue Reading
Nearly half of U.S. adults were not receiving key preventive health services before 2010
“Only about half of U.S. adults received selected preventive services such as screenings, consultations and prescriptions, from a health care professional before 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services Among Adults United States, 2007-2010, offers a comprehensive look at adult… Continue Reading
BLS – Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) program produces data on job openings, hires, and separations: “There were 3.4 million job openings on the last business day of April, down from 3.7 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported [June 19, 2012]. The hires rate (3.1 percent) and separations rate (3.1… Continue Reading
Who Owns the News Media – interactive database of companies that own news properties in the U.S.
News Corp Split, Buffetts Bet Top Year of Big Media Ownership Changes: “According to the investment banking firm of Dirks, Van Essen & Murray, which monitors newspaper transactions, a total of 71 daily newspapers were sold as part of 11 different transactions during 2011, the busiest year for sales since 2007. And newspapers were not… Continue Reading
