News release: “The online magazine ForeignPolicy.com today published an extraordinary CIA document on the recent Iraq war which the National Security Archive obtained through a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request to the CIA. The document, “Misreading Intentions: Iraq’s Reaction to Inspection Created Picture of Deception,” dated January 5, 2006, blames “analyst liabilities,” such as neglecting to examine Iraq’s deceptive behavior “through an Iraqi prism,” for the failure to correctly assess the country’s virtually non-existent WMD capabilities. The review was one in a series of reevaluations the agency produced of its own work after Operation Iraqi Freedom.”
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Daily Archives: September 5, 2012
Weather-Related Power Outages and Electric System Resiliency
CRS – Weather-Related Power Outages and Electric System Resiliency. Richard J. Campbell, Specialist in Energy Policy. August 28, 2012 “High winds, especially when combined with precipitation from seasonal storms, can cause damage to electricity utility systems, resulting in service interruptions to large numbers of electricity customers. While most such power outages are caused by damage… Continue Reading
Pew Survey – Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices
Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices, by Jan Lauren Boyles, Aaron Smith, Mary Madden. Sep 5, 2012. “More than half of mobile application users have uninstalled or avoided certain apps due to concerns about the way personal information is shared or collected by the app, according to a nationally representative telephone survey conducted by… Continue Reading
FTC Publishes Guide to Help Mobile App Developers Observe Truth-in-Advertising, Privacy Principles
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has published a guide to help mobile application developers observe truth-in-advertising and basic privacy principles when marketing new mobile apps. The FTCs new publication, Marketing Your Mobile App: Get It Right from the Start, notes that there are general guidelines that all app developers should consider. They include: Tell… Continue Reading
Users increasingly sharing photos over text on social media
eMarketer – Users turn to Instagram, Tumblr and Twitter itself to post pictures. “As the number of Twitter users grows, consumers are using the site to share photos, videos and other links with their followers. eMarketer forecasts that US adult Twitter users will reach 31.8 million in 2013, up 14.9% from the 27.7 million users… Continue Reading
An Introduction to the Insider Trading Research Handbook
Bainbridge, Stephen M., An Overview of Insider Trading Law and Policy: An Introduction to the Insider Trading Research Handbook (September 4, 2012). Research Handbook on Insider Trading, Stephen Bainbridge, ed., Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2013; UCLA School of Law, Law-Econ Research Paper No. 12-15. Available at SSRN “This essay will serve as the introduction to… Continue Reading
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013. The World Economic Forum – Geneva Switzerland 2012. Klaus Schwab/Editor, World Economic Forum “This years Report features a record number of 144 economies, and thus continues to be the most comprehensive assessment of its kind. It contains a detailed profile for each of the economies included in the study as… Continue Reading
Understanding of the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Health Care System
“For more than 20 years, the Dartmouth Atlas Project has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project uses Medicare data to provide information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as hospitals and their affiliated physicians. This research has helped policymakers, the… Continue Reading
European Year of Citizens: raising awareness of EU citizens' rights
“2013 has been designated European Year of Citizens, with the aim of raising awareness of the rights linked to EU citizenship, under an agreement between Parliament and Council endorsed on Monday by the Civil Liberties Committee. Events will be organised during the Year to explain the rights of citizens who decide to go and live… Continue Reading
Lifestyle, social factors, and survival after age 75: population based study
Lifestyle, social factors, and survival after age 75: population based study. British Medical Journal. 2012; 345: e5568. Published online 2012 August 30. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e5568 Results: “During follow-up 1661 (91.8%) participants died. Half of the participants lived longer than 90 years. Half of the current smokers died 1.0 year (95% confidence interval 0.0 to 1.9 years)… Continue Reading
DHS IG – Assessment of Security Within the Department of Defense Security Policy
Assessment of Security Within the Department of Defense Security Policy, Report No. DoDIG-2012-114, July 27, 2012 “Security spans the entire Department and is necessary for the Department to protect its resources. Department of Defense security disciplines have as one fundamental purpose the protection of DoD critical assets and must be applied in a fully… Continue Reading
