CRS – Publishing Scientific Papers with Potential Security Risks: Issues for Congress, Frank Gottron. March 18, 2013 “The federal government generally supports the publication of federally funded research results because wide dissemination may drive innovation, job creation, technology development, and the advance of science. However, some research results could also be used for malicious purposes.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 113th Congress
CRS – Congress Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 113th Congress, Thomas Lum, Specialist in Foreign Affairs. March 15, 2013 “This report examines human rights issues in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), including ongoing rights abuses, legal reforms, and the development of civil society. Major events of the past year… Continue Reading
CRS – Financial Condition of Depository Banks
Financial Condition of Depository Banks, Darryl E. Getter, Specialist in Financial Economics. March 18, 2013 “A bank is an institution that obtains either a federal or state charter that allows it to accept federally insured deposits and pay interest to depositors. In addition, the charter allows banks to make residential and commercial mortgage loans; provide… Continue Reading
CRS – Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification
Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification, Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy. March 19, 2013 The 113th Congress is expected to take up comprehensive immigration reform. Some of the most difficult immigration policy questions on the table concern unauthorized immigration and unauthorized employment. Todays discussions about these issues build on the work of prior Congresses. In 1986,… Continue Reading
Supporting Criminal Justice System Reform in Mexico: The U.S. Role
CRS – Supporting Criminal Justice System Reform in Mexico: The U.S. Role, Clare Ribando Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs. March 18, 2013 “Fostering security, stability, and democracy in neighboring Mexico is seen by analysts to be in the U.S. national security and economic interest. Reforming Mexicos often corrupt and inefficient criminal justice system is… Continue Reading
Basel Committee publishes for consultation supervisory guidance on external audits of banks
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consultative Document, External audits of banks, March 2013 “The recent financial crisis not only revealed weaknesses in risk management, control and governance processes at banks, but also highlighted the need to improve the quality of external audits of banks. Given the central role banks play in contributing to financial stability,… Continue Reading
Federal Computer Week: Amazon and CIA ink cloud deal
“In a move sure to send ripples through the federal IT community, FCW has learned that the CIA has agreed to a cloud computing contract with electronic commerce giant Amazon, worth up to $600 million over 10 years. Amazon Web Services will help the intelligence agency build a private cloud infrastructure that helps the agency… Continue Reading
2010 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) data
News release: “Total energy consumption in the manufacturing sector decreased by 17 percent from 2002 to 2010, according to data released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Manufacturing gross output decreased by only 3 percent over the same period. Taken together, these data indicate a significant decline in the amount of energy used per… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – DOE, Entrepreneurial Assistance, Financial Institutions, Puerto Rico, U.S. Assistance to Yemen
Department of Energy – Concerns with Major Construction Projects at the Office of Environmental Management and NNSA, GAO-13-484T, Mar 20, 2013 Entrepreneurial Assistance – Opportunities Exist to Improve Programs’ Collaboration, Data-Tracking, and Performance Management, GAO-13-452T, Mar 20, 2013 Financial Institutions – Causes and Consequences of Recent Failures of Community Banks, GAO-13-476T, Mar 20, 2013 Puerto… Continue Reading
Paper – Visitors and Residents: What Motivates Engagement with the Digital Information Environment?
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, David White, Donna Lanclos, & Alison Le Cornu. 2013. Visitors and Residents: What Motivates Engagement with the Digital Information Environment? Information Research, 18,1 (paper 556). “The project is an attempt to fill the gap in user behavior studies identified in the JISC Digital Information Seeker Report…Although the project continues through 2014, the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from March 2013 FOMC meeting
“Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests a return to moderate economic growth following a pause late last year. Labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement in recent months but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened further,… Continue Reading
Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community
Statement for the Record – Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, March 12, 2013 “This year, in both content and organization, this statement illustrates how quickly and radically the worldand our threat environmentare changing. This environment is demanding reevaluations of the… Continue Reading
