Resetting the Poverty Debate: State of the States 2013 by Erik Stegman and Sarah Baron | December 17, 2013 “In 2012, the official poverty rate in the United States was 15 percent, statistically unchanged from 2011. Nearly one in six people, or 46.5 million Americans, lived below the official federal poverty line—$23,492 per year for a family of four. Each year, to track… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2013
New on LLRX – FOIA Frustration
Via LLRX.com – FOIA Frustration: Attorney and FOIA expert Scott A. Hodes discusses how requestors’ experience in obtaining results from the FOIA process can in large measure be mitigated by two key factors – FOIA Offices must have the ability to follow the law, and top agency management must allow the professionals within the agency to do this. Continue Reading
Gallup – Record High in U.S. Say Big Government Greatest Threat
Now 72% say it is greater threat than big business or big labor, by Jeffrey M. Jones: “Seventy-two percent of Americans say big government is a greater threat to the U.S. in the future than is big business or big labor, a record high in the nearly 50-year history of this question. The prior high for… Continue Reading
Student Privacy in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem
Student Privacy in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem State of Play & Potential Paths Forward by Urs Gasser, Alicia Solow-Niederman, Caroline Nolan – Download from SSRN “This report draws from ongoing Student Privacy Initiative research as well as participant inputs from an April 2013 exploratory workshop, “Student Privacy in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem,” to begin to map the current landscape and connect… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement December 18, 2013
“Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October indicates that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement; the unemployment rate has declined but remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, while the recovery in the housing sector slowed somewhat in recent months.… Continue Reading
Trends in Insurance Coverage and Source of Private Coverage Among Young Adults Aged 19–25
Trends in Insurance Coverage and Source of Private Coverage Among Young Adults Aged 19–25: United States, 2008–2012. Whitney K. Kirzinger, M.P.H.; Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D.; and Renee M. Gindi, Ph.D. Data from the National Health Interview Survey, 2008–2012: The percentage of young adults with private health insurance coverage increased from the last 6 months of 2010 through… Continue Reading
Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies Presents Report to President Obama
Transmittal Letter from Richard A. Clarke; Michael J. Morell; Geoffrey R. Stone; Cass R. Sunstein; Peter Swire – “Dear Mr. President: We are honored to present you with the Final Report of the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies – Liberty and Security in a Changing World. Consistent with your memorandum of August 27, 2013, our recommendations… Continue Reading
Medical Community in US and Abroad – Most supplements do not prevent chronic disease or death
New York Times Well Blog: “One in two adults takes a daily vitamin pill, and Americans spend tens of billions of dollars each year on supplements. Now, a small coterie of physicians writing in a leading medical journal has offered this blunt advice: “Stop wasting money.” In an unusually direct opinion piece, the five authors say that for… Continue Reading
Best Places to Work in the Federal Government 2013
“The 2013 Best Places to Work data present a disturbing picture of federal employees throughout the government who are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs and workplaces. Government-wide, the federal employee job satisfaction and commitment level dropped for the third year in a row, tumbling 3 points to a score of 57.8 on a scale of… Continue Reading
CFPB Should Reassess Approach to Integrating Enforcement Attorneys Into Examinations and Enhance Associated Safeguards
Office of Inspector General – Evaluation Report 2013-AE-C-021. The CFPB Should Reassess Its Approach to Integrating Enforcement Attorneys Into Examinations and Enhance Associated Safeguards. December 16, 2013. “The CFPB should determine the appropriate level of enforcement attorney integration into examinations by reassessing the potential risks associated with the practice against the potential benefits and document the results of… Continue Reading
Women in the United States Congress: Historical Overview, Tables, and Discussion
CRS – Women in the United States Congress: Historical Overview, Tables, and Discussion, Jennifer E. Manning, Information Research Specialist; Colleen J. Shogan, Deputy Director CRS; Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress. December 16, 2013. “A record 102 women currently serve in the 113th Congress: 82 in the House (63 Democrats and 19 Republicans) and 20 in the Senate (16 Democrats… Continue Reading
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Available Health Insurance Options
CRS – Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP): Available Health Insurance Options – Annie L. Mach, Analyst in Health Care Financing; Ada S. Cornell, Information Research Specialist. November 13, 2013 “The statute governing the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) is found in Title 5 of the U.S. Code, Chapter 89. The program is administered by the Office of Personnel Management… Continue Reading
