EPIC: “Google announced that it will not approve any facial recognition apps for Google Glass, pending the development of privacy safeguards. “[W]e won’t add facial recognition features to our products without having strong privacy protections in place,” the company said in a blog post. In comments on facial recognition to the Federal Trade Commission last… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2013
OMB issues New Guidance for Meeting Attendance
Via Scott A. Hodes, ASAP President – “Late last week the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance to all federal agencies that acknowledges the need for federal employees to attend mission-related conferences and provides some best practices for approving travel and conference expenses. This new guidance adopts many of the best practices suggested… Continue Reading
New Survey Details Impact of Sequester on Meals On Wheels Programs
News release: “New information detailing the devastating impact of the federally mandated budget cuts known as sequester was released today by the Meals On Wheels Association of America. Based on a survey of Meals on Wheels programscross the country, these findings reveal nearly 70% of Meals on Wheels survey respondents have reduced the number of… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – FAA Oversight of Procedures and Tech, IRS Verification Improvements
Transportation – FAA Oversight of Procedures and Technologies to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of Dense, Continuous Smoke in the Cockpit, GAO-13-551R, Jun 4, 2013 Tax Refunds IRS Is Exploring Verification Improvements, but Needs to Better Manage Risks, GAO-13-515, Jun 4, 2013 Continue Reading
Latest U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Report
The Nation’s international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $40.3 billion in April from $37.1 billion (revised) in March, as imports increased more than exports. (June 4, 2013) Continue Reading
The Global Information Technology Report 2013
The Global Information Technology Report 2013 – Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World, Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Soumitra Dutta, and Bruno Lanvin, Editors: “The Global Information Technology Report 2013 features the latest results of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), offering an overview of the current state of information and communication technologies (ICTs) readiness in the world.… Continue Reading
Paper – Why the Government Condemns and Condones Unlawful Disclosures of Information
The Leaky Leviathan: Why the Government Condemns and Condones Unlawful Disclosures of Information, David Pozen, Columbia Law School, May 25, 2013 Harvard Law Review, Forthcoming, Columbia Public Law Research Paper No. 13-341 “The United States government leaks like a sieve. Presidents denounce the constant flow of classified information to the media from unauthorized, anonymous sources.… Continue Reading
Paper – Protecting Environmental Rights Through the Bilateral Agreements of the European Union
Protecting Environmental Rights Through the Bilateral Agreements of the European Union: Mapping the Field, Elisa Morgera, University of Edinburgh June 2, 2013: “The present paper aims to map existing and future opportunities for utilizing EU bilateral agreements to promote the protection of environmental rights, as well as available legal avenues to address missed opportunities and… Continue Reading
Census – 2012 Characteristics of New Housing
2012 Characteristics of New Housing – “This report provides annual statistics on the characteristics of new privately owned residential structures — such as the type of wall material, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, type of financing, heating and square footage — for the U.S. and the four national regions. The data are gathered from the Census… Continue Reading
CRS – Who Regulates Whom and How? An Overview of U.S. Financial Regulatory Policy for Banking and Securities Markets
Who Regulates Whom and How? An Overview of U.S. Financial Regulatory Policy for Banking and Securities Markets, May 28, 2013. “This report provides an overview of the regulatory policies of the agencies that oversee banking and securities markets and explains which agencies are responsible for which institutions, activities, and markets. Some agencies regulate particular types of… Continue Reading
New York Fed Launches Interactive Regional Indicators of Consumer Debt
News release: “The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today launched an interactive regional indicators tool that allows users to view non-housing consumer debt for borrowers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The tool shows statistics for student loans, auto loans and credit cards by age group for each state in user-defined combinations. Also provided are… Continue Reading
TRAC – Legal Noncitizens Receive Longest ICE Detention
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “Timely Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data about the custody history of detainees who were deported or released by the government during November and December of 2012 shows wide variation in their detention times. For four out of every ten, custody ended very quickly — within three days. And for more… Continue Reading
