Veterans and Homelessness – Libby Perl, Specialist in Housing Policy, November 29, 2013 “The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. Researchers have found both male and female veterans to be overrepresented in the homeless population, and as the number of veterans increases due to these conflicts,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Federal Reserve Board Beige Book – December 4, 2013
Beige Book – December 4, 2013: “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicated that the economy continued to expand at a modest to moderate pace from early October through mid-November. Activity in the New York, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Dallas Districts grew at a moderate pace, while Philadelphia, Chicago, Kansas City, and… Continue Reading
FTC Issues FY 2013 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
News release: ” The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2013. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive telemarketing calls. In its fifth year of publication, the Data Book contains a wealth of information about the Registry for FY 2013 (from… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – National Mediation Board, VA Health Care
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD – Strengthening Planning and Controls Could Better Facilitate Rail and Air Labor Relations, GAO-14-5, Dec 3, 2013 VA HEALTH CARE – Improvements Needed in Processes Used to Address Providers’ Actions That Contribute to Adverse Events, GAO-14-55, Dec 3, 2013 Continue Reading
The Distribution Of Household Income And Federal Taxes, 2010
CBO: “The increase in the nation’s economic activity in 2010 affected households’ income, federal tax liabilities, and federal tax rates. In this report, CBO presents its estimates of the distribution of household income and federal taxes in 2010, and it compares those estimates with estimates for the preceding three decades. The report also discusses the… Continue Reading
New Revelations – NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show
Barton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani – Washington Post: “The National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of cellphones around the world, according to top-secret documents and interviews with U.S. intelligence officials, enabling the agency to track the movements of individuals — and map their relationships — in ways that would have been… Continue Reading
Are paper books becoming obsolete in the digital age, or poised to lead a new cultural renaissance?
Papyralysis by Jacob Mikanowski Are paper books becoming obsolete in the digital age, or poised to lead a new cultural renaissance? November 14th, 2013 The following is a feature article from the inaugural issue of the LARB Quarterly Journal. “WE’RE LIVING IN A WEIRD MOMENT. Everything has become archivable. Our devices produce a constant record of our actions, our movements, our… Continue Reading
National Conservation Easement Database
“The National Conservation Easement Database (NCED) is the first national database of conservation easement information, compiling records from land trusts and public agencies throughout the United States. Voluntary and secure, the NCED respects landowner privacy and will not collect landowner names or sensitive information. This public-private partnership brings together national conservation groups, local and regional land trusts, and state… Continue Reading
Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation
Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2012. November 2013, EBRI Issue Brief #392. Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2013 Executive Summary “Retirement plan participation varies widely by type and characteristics of both workers and employers. In 2012, 39.4 percent of all workers (or 61.6 million Americans) participated in an employment-based retirement plan, compared with 39.7 percent and 61.0 million… Continue Reading
New York Fed Launches Center for Microeconomic Data
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today launched a new research data center: the Center for Microeconomic Data. The “CMD” unifies the collection and analysis of microeconomic data at the New York Fed. It will also act as a catalyst for microeconomic research by fostering collaboration among the Bank’s microeconomists and promoting engagement with the… Continue Reading
FinCEN, Federal Reserve Finalize Rule Amending Definitions in the Bank Secrecy Act
“The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced a final rule amending the definitions of “funds transfer” and “transmittal of funds” under regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act. The final rule adopts the amendments as proposed in November 2012. The amendments… Continue Reading
Report – Linux Worm Targeting Hidden Devices
“Symantec has discovered a new Linux worm that appears to be engineered to target the “Internet of things”. The worm is capable of attacking a range of small, Internet-enabled devices in addition to traditional computers. Variants exist for chip architectures usually found in devices such as home routers, set-top boxes and security cameras. Although no… Continue Reading
