GPO 2012 Annual Report: “The Government Printing Office (GPO) is transforming itself from a traditional ink- on-paper operation to a digital information platform. While producing the official printed products of the Government remains an important part of our business, we are using technology to move away from a print-centric business model and toward a content-centric… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Paper – Endogenous Banks' Networks, Cascades and Systemic Risk
Bluhm, Marcel, Faia, Ester and Krahnen, Jan Pieter, Endogenous Banks’ Networks, Cascades and Systemic Risk (March 1, 2013). SAFE Working Paper No. 12. Available at SSRN. “We develop a dynamic network model whose links are governed by banks’ optmizing decisions and by an endogenous tâtonnement market adjustment. Banks in our model can default and engage… Continue Reading
Forrester – Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions
The Forrester Wave: Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions, Q1 2013 “Predictive analytics enables firms to reduce risks, make intelligent decisions, and create differentiated, more personal customer experiences. But predictive analytics is hard to do without the right tools and technologies, given the increasing challenge of storing, processing, and accessing the volume, velocity, and variety of… Continue Reading
Application of FinCEN's Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies
“The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) is issuing this interpretive guidance to clarify the applicability of the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) to persons creating, obtaining, distributing, exchanging, accepting, or transmitting virtual currencies. Such persons are referred to in this guidance as “users,” “administrators,” and “exchangers,” all as defined below. A user of… Continue Reading
Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare
“The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, written at the invitation of the Centre by an independent International Group of Experts, is the result of a three-year effort to examine how extant international law norms apply to this new form of warfare. The Tallinn Manual pays particular attention to the jus… Continue Reading
CDT – Big Win in Supreme Court Case on "First Sale"
CDT: “The Supreme Court issued a decision today that is a major win for everyone who relies on copyright law’s “first sale” doctrine — including the millions of Internet users who have flocked to Craigslist, eBay, and similar online tools to buy, sell, and “freecycle” all kinds of stuff. The case, Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, effectively… Continue Reading
National Security Archive Publishes "Essential" Primary Sources on Operation Iraqi Freedom
“A decade after the U.S. invasion of Iraq (March 19, 2003), the debate continues over whether the United States truly believed that Iraq’s supposed WMD capabilities posed an imminent danger, and whether the results of the engagement have been worth the high costs to both countries. To mark the 10th anniversary of the start of… Continue Reading
CRS – Secret Sessions of the House and Senate: Authority, Confidentiality, and Frequency
Secret Sessions of the House and Senate: Authority, Confidentiality, and Frequency. Christopher M. Davis, Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process. March 15, 2013 “Secret, or closed, sessions of the House and Senate exclude the press and the public. They may be held for matters deemed to require confidentiality and secrecysuch as national security, sensitive… Continue Reading
New Migration Tables from the Census Bureau Show County-to-County Moves Across U.S.
“Across the country, 47.3 million people lived in a different house a year earlier and 17.3 million of them lived in a different county within the U.S., according to information the U.S. Census Bureau released today on migration. This translates to an average of about 130,000 people moving every day. Seven of the top 10… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – DHS Needs to Enhance IT Management, National Preparedness, Payments to Counties, Aid to Lebanon's Security Forces, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
Information Technology – DHS Needs to Enhance Management of Major Investments, GAO-13-478T, Mar 19, 2013 National Preparedness – FEMA Has Made Progress in Improving Grant Management and Assessing Capabilities, but Challenges Remain, GAO-13-456T, Mar 19, 2013 Payments to Counties – Shortcomings in Oversight and Implementation of Key Parts of the Secure Rural Schools Act May… Continue Reading
India is the fourth largest energy consumer in the world after the United States, China, and Russia
EIA: “In 2011, India was the fourth largest energy consumer in the world after the United States, China, and Russia. India’s economy grew at an annual rate of approximately 7 percent since 2000 and proved relatively resilient to the 2008 global financial crisis. India was the 10th largest economy in the world in 2011, as… Continue Reading
New EPA Report: Initial Data Shows Significant Gains in Fuel Economy for 2012
“EPA released its annual report that tracks the fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States, underscoring the major increases made in the efficiency of the vehicles Americans drive, reducing oil consumption and cutting carbon emissions. According to the report, EPA estimates that between 2007 and 2012 fuel economy values increased by 16 percent… Continue Reading
