The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) independent study of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Rebooting the Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed in the Digital Age, January 2013 “Over the past two decades, the shift from an industrial age to an information age has affected the way both public and private sector organizations… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
2013 Report on the State of the Legal Market
“The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at the Georgetown University Law Center and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor are pleased to present this 2013 Report on the State of the Legal Market highlighting the trends that we perceived in the legal market in 2012, as well as the factors that we believe will… Continue Reading
EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of state dashboards and comparative maps that provide the public with information about the performance of state and EPA enforcement and compliance programs across the country. Most states and tribes in the United States have the authority to implement and enforce many of the… Continue Reading
CRS – Veterans and Homelessness
Veterans and Homelessness, Libby Perl. Specialist in Housing Policy, February 4, 2013 “The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. Researchers have found both male and female veterans to be overrepresented in the homeless population, and as the number of veterans increases… Continue Reading
Social Security Annual Statistical Supplement, 2012
Social Security Administration Annual Statistical Supplement, 2012 [released February 2013] “About 55.4 million persons received Social Security benefits for December 2011, an increase of 1,372,512 (2.5 percent) since December 2010. Sixty-nine percent were retired workers and their spouses and children, 11 percent were survivors of deceased workers, and 19 percent were disabled workers and their… Continue Reading
Clearspending.org – Keeping Tabs on USASpending.gov
ClearSpending Background on Federal Spending Reporting Systems: “Clearspending analyzes the quality of data in USASpending.gov. To fully understand our analysis — and to understand why it’s necessary — it is important to know the history of the systems that have evolved into USASpending.gov. The infrastructure used to track federal spending has been steadily growing over… Continue Reading
EPIC Urges Public Support for Driver Privacy Safeguards
“The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed regulations for event data recorders (EDR) that will become mandatory in all cars and small trucks by 2014. Building on state privacy laws, EPIC has urged the federal agency to adopt comprehensive privacy safeguards for vehicle owners and operators, including driver ownership of data, limitations on disclosure,… Continue Reading
BIS – Understanding Global Liquidity
Understanding Global Liquidity, by Sandra Eickmeier, Leonardo Gambacorta and Boris Hofmann. Working Papers No 402, February 2013 “We explore the concept of global liquidity based on a factor model estimated using a large set of financial and macroeconomic variables from 24 advanced and emerging market economies. We measure global liquidity conditions based on the common… Continue Reading
BIS – Globalisation and inflation dynamics in Asia and the Pacific
Globalisation and inflation dynamics in Asia and the Pacific, BIS Papers No 70, February 2013 “The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) organised a research workshop on globalisation and inflation dynamics in Asia and the Pacific on June 18-19 in Hong Kong SAR. The topic was endorsed by the Asian Consultative Council in February 2012 as… Continue Reading
Pew – Coming and Going on Facebook
Report: Social Networking – Coming and Going on Facebook, by Lee Rainie, Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan, Feb 5, 2013. “Two-thirds of online American adults (67%) are Facebook users, making Facebook the dominant social networking site in this country. And new findings from the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project indicate there is considerable… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Charter Schools, FCC Controls over Enhanced Secured Network Project
Charter Schools – Guidance Needed for Military Base Schools on Startup and Operational Issues, GAO-13-67, Feb 1, 2013 Federal Communications Commission Needs to Strengthen Controls over Enhanced Secured Network Project, GAO-13-155, Jan 25, 2013 Continue Reading
CRS – The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), Christine Scott, Specialist in Social Policy, February 4, 2013 “The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is meant to induce employers to hire members of families receiving benefits under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program and other groups thought to experience employment problems regardless of general economic conditions… Continue Reading
