U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Report of Investigation Concerning the Improper Disclosure of U.S. Department of Justice Information to a Member of the Media, May 2013 “…In Section II of this report, we provide background information about the Dodson memorandum and the Department policies that govern the disclosure of information to… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
New GAO Reports: Prescription Drug Pricing Comparison, DOD Business Systems Modernization
Prescription Drugs – Comparison of DOD and VA Direct Purchase Prices, GAO-13-358, Apr 19, 2013: “When GAO compared prices paid by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a sample of 83 drugs purchased in the first calendar quarter of 2012, DOD’s average unit price for the entire sample… Continue Reading
Brookings – Confronting Suburban Poverty in America
“It has been nearly a half century since President Lyndon Johnson declared his War on Poverty, setting in motion development of Americas modern safety net. Back in the 1960s, tackling poverty in place meant focusing resources in the inner city and in isolated rural areas. The suburbs were home to middle- and upper-class familiesaffluent commuters… Continue Reading
EIA UK Country Analysis Brief Overview
“The United Kingdom is the largest producer of oil and the second-largest producer of natural gas in the European Union. Following years of exports of both fuels, the UK became a net importer of natural gas and crude oil in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Although aggressive targets for renewable energy are in place, oil remains… Continue Reading
TRAC: Where Individuals Enter ICE Custody: State-by-State Details
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “On a typical work day Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took 1,509 individuals into custody, according to the latest available ICE data from November and December 2012. If activity continues at this pace, ICE will detain around 400,000 individuals during the current fiscal year. Seven out of every ten individuals were… Continue Reading
ArchiveGrid – collection of nearly 2 million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat
“ArchiveGrid is a collection of nearly two million archival material descriptions, including MARC records from WorldCat and finding aids harvested from the web. It’s supported by OCLC Research as the basis for our experimentation and testing in text mining, data analysis, and discovery system applications and interfaces. Archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums,… Continue Reading
International Comparisons of Litigation Costs: Europe, the United States and Canada
International Comparisons of Litigation Costs: Europe, the United States and Canada by David L. McKnight and Paul J. Hinton, May 2013 “The purpose of this study is to compare liability costs a phrase used here to describe the costs of claims, whether resolved through litigation or other claims resolution processes as a fraction… Continue Reading
CBO – An Analysis of the Presidents 2014 Budget
“This report by CBO presents an analysis of the proposals contained in the Presidents budget request for fiscal year 2014. The analysis is based on CBOs economic projections and estimating assumptions and models, rather than the Administrations, and incorporates estimates by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) for the Presidents tax proposals.… Continue Reading
Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence
Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence, May 14, 2013: “Despite public health efforts over the past several decades to encourage people in the United States to consume less sodium, adults still consume an average of 3,400 mg/day, well above the current federal guideline of 2,300 mg or less daily. Evidence has shown that reducing… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Negotiating Justice: The New Constitutional Spectrum of Plea Bargaining
Via LLRX – Negotiating Justice: The New Constitutional Spectrum of Plea Bargaining – Ken Strutin focuses on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. Cooper, and the upcoming appeal in Burt v. Titlow in regard to placing plea bargaining front and center on the national stage. As a… Continue Reading
WSJ – Yahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1 Billion
WSJ: “Yahoo has agreed to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the company, one of the people said. Tumblr would continue to operate largely as an independent business, the people said…Tumblr, founded in 2007, fast built a following by making it easy for people to post blogs and photos, follow other people on Tumblr and… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Voice Dream e-reading app: Stellar for text to speech – and promising as a general reader
Via LLRX – Voice Dream e-reading app: Stellar for text to speech – and promising as a general reader – David H. Rothman reviews the Voice Dream Reader app for iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches. At $10 it is more expensive than the average app, but David’s deep dive has resulted in a recommendation that… Continue Reading
