Interactive Graphic by David Ingold, David Evans and Danny Dougherty. Reporting by Danielle Ivory and Jim Snyder: “On his first full day in the White House, Barack Obama promised to usher in a new era of open government and ordered officials to be more transparent with the public they serve. An investigation to test that pledge shows that many of the presidents own appointees havent met those goals. In June, Washington-based reporters at Bloomberg News filed requests under the Freedom of Information Act for the out-of-town travel records for fiscal year 2011 for Cabinet secretaries and top officials at 57 major federal agencies subject to the law. Only about half of those contacted provided the records and costs.”
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
DHS Privacy Policy for Operational Use of Social Media
Public Intelligence: “The following is an instruction accompanying DHS Policy Directive 110-01 Privacy Policy for Operational Use of Social Media that was enacted in June 2012. The policy directive itself is only three pages and provides little information, whereas this instruction for the policy is ten pages and includes rules for compliance with the directive.… Continue Reading
A history of the U.S. Alien Tort Statute
A history of the U.S. Alien Tort Statute, by Rebecca Hamilton – Reuters: “The 33-word Alien Tort Statute, at the center of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, was enacted by the First Congress in 1789. It reads: “The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien… Continue Reading
mHealth Task Force Findings and Recommendations
mHealth Task Force Findings and Recommendations – Improving care delivery through enhanced communications among providers, patients, and payers, September 24, 2012 “Healthcare delivery is at a critical juncture in the U.S. both in terms of quality and cost. The U.S. ranks 37th in the world for healthcare system performance, yet spends more on healthcare per… Continue Reading
Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties: An Update
Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties: An Update. September 27, 2012. Sammy Almashat, M.D., M.P.H, Sidney Wolfe, M.D. Public Citizens Health Research Group. “A total of 74 additional settlements, totaling $10.2 billion in financial penalties, were reached between the federal and state governments and pharmaceutical manufacturers between November 2, 2010 and July 18, 2012, with… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review – September/October 2012
Sovereign Debt: A Modern Greek Tragedy, Fernando M. Martin and Christopher J. Waller The Boom and Bust of U.S. Housing Prices from Various Geographic Perspectives, Jeffrey P. Cohen, Cletus C. Coughlin, and David A. Lopez Disentangling Diverse Measures: A Survey of Financial Stress Indexes, Kevin L. Kliesen, Michael T. Owyang, and E. Katarina Vermann Okuns… Continue Reading
Gallup – When Americans Use Their Strengths More, They Stress Less
Gallup: But most [Americans] do not use their strengths enough to maximize mood benefits, by Jim Asplund: “The more hours per day Americans get to use their strengths to do what they do best, the less likely they are to report experiencing worry, stress, anger, sadness, or physical pain “yesterday.” Fifty-two percent of Americans who… Continue Reading
AARP – Boomers and the Great Recession
“This AARP Public Policy Institute research report examines how boomers fared during and after recent recession. It is based on the findings of two on-line surveys of a random sample of boomers aged 50 to 64 who were in the labor force in October 2010 or who had been in it at some point in… Continue Reading
EBSCO Releases 2013 Serials Price Projection Report
Periodical Price Survey: “A valuable guide for budgeting decisions, the Periodical Price Survey is published each spring in Library Journal. Authored by Stephen Bosch, the materials budget, procurement, and licensing librarian, University of Arizona Library, Tucson and Kittie Henderson, director of EBSCO’s Academic and Law Divisions, EBSCO Information Services, the report provides a detailed look… Continue Reading
The Civilian Impact of Drones: Unexamined Costs, Unanswered Questions
“This joint report from the Center for Civilians in Conflict and Columbia Law School’s Human Rights Clinic is the first systematic study of the US governments covert drone program and its impact on civilian populations. Its objective is to critically assess US government procedures and standards for ensuring civilian protection and responding to civilian harm… Continue Reading
BEA: Personal Income and Outlays: August 2012
Full release and tables: “Personal income increased $15.0 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $12.5 billion, or 0.1 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $57.2 billion, or 0.5 percent. In July, personal income increased $18.5 billion, or 0.1 percent, DPI increased $15.4… Continue Reading
Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2011
“Annual data on the labor force, employment, and unemployment in states and substate areas are available from two major sources: the Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. The CPS is a sample survey of about 60,000 households nationwide conducted for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the… Continue Reading
