“The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special issue focusing for the first time on the relationship between bullying and suicide. The special issue was assembled by an expert panel brought together by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The panel looked at the latest research that examined youth involvement in bullying as a victim, perpetrator,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2013
ICBA Report: Ending-Too-Big-to-Fail
“The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) [on May 22, 2013] released End Too-Big-To-Fail, a report that examines the impact of too-big-to-fail financial institutions on the U.S. economy and why too-big-to-fail must be brought to an end now. In the report, ICBA also highlights the Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2013 (TBTF Act,… Continue Reading
USDA People’s Gardens Initiative and Interative Maps
“WHAT IS THE PEOPLE’S GARDEN INITIATIVE? Secretary Vilsack began the People’s Garden Initiative – named in honor of President Lincoln’s description of USDA as the “People’s Department” – in 2009 as an effort to challenge employees to create gardens at USDA facilities. It has since grown into a collaborative effort of over 700 local and… Continue Reading
EPIC: Senator Rand Paul Issues Questions on Domestic Drone Surveillance
EPIC: “Senator Rand Paul issued a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller seeking answers about the FBI’s domestic use of drones. In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, Director Mueller admitted that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance. Mueller also stated there were no guidelines in place to regulate the FBIs use… Continue Reading
The Measure of America 2013–2014
“In the era of “big data,” it would seem that policymakers and regular people alike would have the information they need at their fingertips to understand their world and make it better. Unfortunately, that’s far from the case. Though we know the country’s gross domestic product quarterly, its retail sales monthly, and stock market numbers… Continue Reading
UK Guardian posts the top secret rules that allow NSA to use U.S. data without a warrant
Follow up to previous postings on NSA’s big data domestic surveillance program – via UK Guardian: Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA’s surveillance of Americans’ communication Top secret documents submitted to the court that oversees surveillance by US intelligence agencies show the judges have signed off on broad orders which allow the NSA… Continue Reading
WHO – Violence against women: a problem of epidemic proportions
News release: “Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally, according to a new report released by WHO in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council. The report, Global and regional estimates of violence… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Climate Change, Defense Infrastructure, Military Airlift, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Personnel Security Clearances
Climate Change – Various Adaptation Efforts Are Under Way at Key Natural Resource Management Agencies, GAO-13-253, May 31, 2013 Defense Infrastructure – DOD’s Excess Capacity Estimating Methods Have Limitations, GAO-13-535, Jun 20, 2013 Military Airlift – DOD Needs to Take Steps to Manage Workload Distributed to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, GAO-13-564, Jun 20, 2013… Continue Reading
Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data
Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data. James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance, June 21, 2013 “The United States is the largest foreign direct investor in the world and the largest recipient of such investment funds. This active role in foreign investment continues to drive a national debate… Continue Reading
Linking Prevention, Detection, and Whistle-Blowing: Principles for Designing Effective Reporting Systems
Lobel, Orly, Linking Prevention, Detection, and Whistle-Blowing: Principles for Designing Effective Reporting Systems (June 2013). Symposium On Whistle-Blowing and the Regulation of Workplace Reporting, 54 S. Tex. L. Rev. 37 (2013); San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 13-123. Available at SSRN. “This invited essay for a symposium dedicated to whistle-blowing research offers an overview of… Continue Reading
BIS – Frequently asked questions on Large Exposures QIS
“This document provides answers to technical and interpretive questions raised by supervisors and banks during the Large Exposures QIS. The document intends to facilitate the completion of the questionnaire and is not to be construed as an official interpretation of other documents published by the Committee. Paragraph numbers given in the remainder of this document… Continue Reading
Report – Young America’s Persistent Jobs Crisis
Stuck – Young America’s Persistent Jobs Crisis – April 4, 2013 |Catherine Ruetschlin, Tamara Draut “Young adults are in a critical period of change and choices, as they confront the decisions that will pave the way to their futures. But the generation coming into its own in the aftermath of the Great Recession faces challenges… Continue Reading
