CRS – Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues, Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government. October 4, 2012 “Small business size standards are of congressional interest because the standards determine eligibility for receiving Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance as well as federal contracting and tax preferences. Although there is… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Pew – Public Less Negative About Economic News
Views of Job News Improve Across Partisan Lines – Public Less Negative About Economic News, October 10, 2012 “Americans are hearing less negative news about the nations economy than they were just a month ago, and perceptions of news about other economic sectors notably, the job situation have improved as well. Most Americans… Continue Reading
Kaiser: Health Care in the 2012 Election
“This months Visualizing Health Policy provides a snapshot of how health carerelated issues are shaping the 2012 presidential election, including the percentage of Democrats, Republicans, and independents who named health care or the economy as the issue that is most important in determining their vote for President; which health care issues are considered most important… Continue Reading
Gallup – Americans Who Like Where They Live Are in Better Health
Gallup news release: “Americans who are either satisfied with their community or feel that their community is becoming a better place to live have Physical Health Index scores that are roughly nine points higher than score for Americans who are not satisfied with their communities or feel that their community is becoming a worse place… Continue Reading
Seniors and the 2012 Presidential Election
“This charts and data note draws primarily on two national surveys, the September Kaiser Health Tracking Poll and the Kaiser 2012 National Survey of Seniors, to examine how health issues are playing as a 2012 election issue for seniors, how this politically important group feels about a variety of policy proposals related to Medicare, including… Continue Reading
CRS: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer on TANF Financing and Federal Requirements, Gene Falk, Specialist in Social Policy. October 10, 2012 The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal grants to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Indian tribes, and the territories for a wide… Continue Reading
Government's free information resource about Alzheimer's disease
“Welcome to alzheimers.gov, the government’s free information resource about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Here you can find links to authoritative, up-to-date information from agencies and organizations with expertise in these areas.” Continue Reading
A framework for dealing with domestic systemically important banks – final document
A framework for dealing with domestic systemically important banks – final document, October 2012 “In November 2011, the Basel Committee issued final rules for global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). The G20 leaders endorsed these rules at their November 2011 meeting and asked the Basel Committee and the Financial Stability Board to work on extending the… Continue Reading
Judge Issues Ruling in Favor of Favorable Ruling in HathiTrust Fair-Use Case
the Chronicle of Higher Education – Jennifer Howard: “Academic libraries indexing of digitized works counts as fair use. So says the federal judge overseeing a major copyright-infringement lawsuit brought last year by the Authors Guild against the HathiTrust digital repository and its university partners. At stake was the uses the libraries could make of millions… Continue Reading
EPIC – FBI Exempts Massive Database from Privacy Act Protections
EPIC: “The Federal Bureau of Investigation has exempted the FBI Data Warehouse System, from important Privacy Act safeguards. The database ingests troves of personally identifiable information including race, birthdate, biometric information, social security numbers, and financial information from various government agencies. The database contains information on a surprisingly broad category of individuals, including “subjects, suspects,… Continue Reading
Presentation – Networked and Hyperconnected: The New Social (and work) Operating System
Lee Rainie – Oct 11, 2012, at National Conference of State Legislators: “Being connected to the web, mobile technologies and social media have made many of us feel over or hyper-connected. Could being hyper-connected actually benefit younger generations? Lee Rainie [reviews] the latest data that shows how constant contact among younger generations allows them to… Continue Reading
CBO – Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program – October 2012
Troubled Asset Relief Program: “By CBOs estimate, $431 billion of the $700 billion initially authorized for the TARP will ultimately be disbursed, including $417 billion that has already been disbursed and $14 billion in additional projected disbursements. The estimated net cost for the TARP of $24 billion represents the estimated subsidy cost of all transactions… Continue Reading
