“What is big data? Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data so much that 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. This data comes from everywhere: sensors used to gather climate information, posts to social media sites, digital pictures and videos, purchase… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2012
The Eurozone Crisis: Overview and Issues for Congress
CRS – The Eurozone Crisis: Overview and Issues for Congress, September 26, 2012 “What started as a debt crisis in Greece in late 2009 has evolved into a broader economic and political crisis in the Eurozone and European Union (EU). The Eurozone faces four major, and related, economic challenges: (1) high debt levels and public… Continue Reading
Analysis – Where Are the Most Uninsured Americans?
The Atlantic Cities by Richard Florida: “15.1 percent of Americans did not have health insurance in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey data released last week. But there is considerable variation across the country’s metro areas. [This map] by Zara Matheson of the Martin Prosperity Institute, charts the data…The map shows… Continue Reading
US: CFIUS Review
US: CFIUS Review – Robert Schlossberg and Christine Laciak, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP “The national security review process in the United States often referred to as the ExonFlorio or CFIUS review process, after the relevant authorising statute and enforcement agency, respectively has existed for decades. It originally focused, at least in practice,… Continue Reading
Pew Research Center – How people get local news and information in different communities
How people get local news and information in different communities, September 26, 2012 “The percentage of Americans who indicate they enjoy keeping up with the news ‘a lot’ ranges from 53% to 60% across the four community types, and similar percentages follow international news closely regardless of what is happening (ranging from 54% to 58%).… Continue Reading
Rebalancing the Economy in Response to Fiscal Consolidation
Rebalancing the Economy in Response to Fiscal Consolidation, Richard W. Peach, Federal Reserve Bank of New York “According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), under current policies the ratio of federal debt held by the public over gross domestic productthe debt-to-GDP ratiowill rise rapidly over the next decade. This unsustainable fiscal position presents the nation… Continue Reading
FHFA Federal Property Manager's Report, Second Quarter 2012
“Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 129,000 foreclosure prevention actions in the second quarter of 2012, bringing the total foreclosure prevention actions to 2.4 million since the start of conservatorship in 2008 with 1.2 million of those actions being permanent loan modifications. These actions, which have helped more than 2 million borrowers stay… Continue Reading
Individual Account Retirement Plans: An Analysis of the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances
Individual Account Retirement Plans: An Analysis of the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances, By Craig Copeland, September 26, 2012 “Although fewer American families are participating in a retirement plan at work, more of those with a plan are in a 401(k). At the same time, ownership of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) is falling, according to… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Trade Adjustment Assistance, Unemployment Insurance Systems, Defense Health Care, Organizational Transformation
Trade Adjustment Assistance One-Time Grants Awarded to Trade- Impacted Communities; Results Will Not Be Known until after 2013, GAO-12-993, Sep 26, 2012 Information Technology – Department of Labor Could Further Facilitate Modernization of States’ Unemployment Insurance Systems, GAO-12-957, Sep 26, 2012 Defense Health Care – Additional Analysis of Costs and Benefits of Potential Governance Structures… Continue Reading
Global Shell Games: Testing Money Launderers and Terrorist Financiers Access to Shell Companies
Global Shell Games: Testing Money Launderers and Terrorist Financiers Access to Shell Companies, by Michael Findley, Daniel Nielson and Jason Sharman, Centre for Governance and Public Policy “For criminals moving large sums of dirty money internationally, there is no better device than an untraceable shell company. This paper reports the results of an experiment soliciting… Continue Reading
EFF: Facebook and Datalogix – What's Actually Getting Shared and How You Can Opt Out
EFF: “Weve been seeing a range of reports about Facebook partnering up with marketing company Datalogix to assess whether users go to stores in the physical world and buy the products they saw in Facebook advertisements. A lot of the reports arent getting into the nitty gritty of what data is actually shared between Facebook… Continue Reading
Environmental Working Group's Guide to Healthy Cleaning
2012 Guide to Healthy Cleaning – Search more than 2,000 products. “Environmental Working Groups mission is to use the power of information to protect human health and the environment. EWGs Guide to Healthy Cleaning gives you practical solutions to protect yourself and your family from everyday exposures to potentially harmful chemicals. U.S. law allows manufacturers… Continue Reading
