News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau announced Asians were the nation’s fastest-growing race or ethnic group in 2012. Their population rose by 530,000, or 2.9 percent, in the preceding year, to 18.9 million, according to Census Bureau annual population estimates. More than 60 percent of this growth in the Asian population came from international migration. By… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Pew – Understanding the Social Media and Technology Landscape
Data to Live By: Understanding the Social Media and Technology Landscape – “New technologies and social media have had a major impact on the way we communicate and live life. Senior Researcher Mary Madden delivered the keynote address for the Lawlor Symposium’s summer seminar, sharing “data to live by” to aid in understanding this new… Continue Reading
Paper – Foreign exchange intervention and expectation in emerging economies
Foreign exchange intervention and expectation in emerging economies by Ken Miyajima, Working Papers No 414, Bank for International Settlements, June 2013 “Using monthly data for four selected emerging economies, sterilised central bank foreign exchange intervention is found to have little systematic influence on the near-term nominal exchange rate expectations in the direction intended by the… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Export-Import Bank, Community Bank Failures, Bridge Conditions
Export-Import Bank – Recent Growth Underscores Need for Improved Risk Management and Reporting, GAO-13-703T, Jun 13, 2013 Financial Institutions – Causes and Consequences of Recent Community Bank Failures, GAO-13-704T, Jun 13, 2013 Transportation Infrastructure – Limited Improvement in Bridge Conditions over the Past Decade, but Financial Challenges Remain, GAO-13-713T, Jun 13, 2013 Continue Reading
FTC Issues Revised Business Guide on ‘Red Flags’ Identity Theft Rule
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has issued revised guidance designed to help businesses comply with the requirements of the Red Flags Rule, which protects consumers by requiring businesses to watch for and respond to warning signs or “red flags” of identity theft. The guidance outlines which businesses – financial institutions and some creditors –… Continue Reading
NY Mayor Releases Plan to Fortify and Secure Infrastructure
NYT: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg outlined a far-reaching plan on Tuesday to protect New York City from the threat of rising sea levels and powerful storm surges by building an extensive network of flood walls, levees and bulkheads along its 520 miles of coast. The mayor said the plan would initially cost about $20 billion,… Continue Reading
New resources on FDsys
Congressional Bills – S.744 (RS): Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Pilot Partnership – U.S. Department of Treasury Treasury Combined Statement of Receipts > Treasury Reporting Rates of Exchange > Official Register of the United States > Account of the Receipts and Expenditures > Continue Reading
Unsettledness in Delaware Corporate Law: Business Judgment Rule, Corporate Purpose
Unsettledness in Delaware Corporate Law: Business Judgment Rule, Corporate Purpose, Lyman Johnson, Washington and Lee University – School of Law; University of St. Thomas, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN – School of Law, June 11, 2013. 38 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, 2013, (Forthcoming) “This article revisits two fundamental issues in Delaware corporate law. One — the… Continue Reading
Amnesty International’s 2013 report – The State of the World’s Human Rights
“The Amnesty International Report 2013 documents the state of human rights during 2012. The Foreword and the country-by-country survey of 159 individual countries and territories set out a global overview of human rights violations and abuses inflicted by those in power on those who stand in the way of their vested interests. Human rights defenders, often themselves living… Continue Reading
Report – Condition of Education 2013
“The Condition of Education 2013 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 42 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to Spotlights that look more closely at 4 issues of current interest. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant… Continue Reading
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA’s Patriot Act Phone Surveillance
Follow up to previous postings, By Brett Max Kaufman, Legal Fellow, ACLU National Security Project: “In the wake of the past week’s revelations about the NSA’s unprecedented mass surveillance of phone calls, today the ACLU filed a lawsuit charging that the program violates Americans’ constitutional rights of free speech, association, and privacy. This lawsuit comes… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Combating Nuclear Smuggling, Defense Management, Info Tech Duplicative Investments, Medicare Program Integrity, Chemical Assessments
Combating Nuclear Smuggling – Lessons Learned from Cancelled Radiation Portal Monitor Program Could Help Future Acquisitions, GAO-13-256, May 13, 2013 Defense Management – More Reliable Cost Estimates and Further Planning Needed to Inform the Marine Corps Realignment Initiatives in the Pacific, GAO-13-360, Jun 11, 2013 Information Technology – OMB and Agencies Need to Focus Continued… Continue Reading
