DEFENSE MANAGEMENT – DOD’s Conference Policy Is Generally Consistent with OMB’s Requirements, GAO-14-150, Jan 21, 2014 DEFENSE EFFICIENCIES – Action Needed to Improve Evaluation of Initiatives, GAO-14-134, Jan 17, 2014: “GAO recommends that DOD establish a requirement for the military departments and SOCOM to develop approaches for evaluating the impact of their efficiency initiatives, such as developing performance measures… Continue Reading
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Monthly Archives: January 2014
OECD employment rate nudges up to 65.2% in third quarter of 2013
News release: “The OECD area employment rate in the third quarter of 2013 – defined as the share of people of working-age who are in employment – increased for the second consecutive quarter (by 0.1 percentage point to 65.2%). In the euro area, the employment rate rose for the first time since the second quarter… Continue Reading
Report – Assessment of Nuclear Monitoring and Verification Technologies
Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force Report on Assessment of Nuclear Monitoring and Verification Technologies, January 2014. This report is UNCLASSIFIED and releasable to the public. “A relatively straightforward, albeit technically rich, charge was given to this Task Force to assess technologies in support of future arms control and nonproliferation treaties and agreements. The Task Force, however, quickly realized… Continue Reading
IRS Announces Program to Obtain Copies of Past Returns Online or by Mail
Get Transcript – “Get a record of your past tax returns, also referred to as transcripts. IRS transcripts are often used to validate income and tax filing status for mortgage applications, student and small business loan applications, and during tax preparation. View and print your transcript immediately. Choose among Tax Return, Tax Account, Record of Account, or Wage and Income transcripts… Continue Reading
Report – Global Antitrust in 2014
Via Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: “As global economies slowly emerge from recession, we see regulators promoting competitive markets, and asserting consumer protection concerns, in an increasingly wide range of sectors. More than ever before, authorities are using antitrust and other regulatory powers for broader political and economic purposes – to promote competition and restrain inflation as… Continue Reading
One-Quarter of Adults Hold Educational Credentials Other Than an Academic Degree
“The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in fall 2012, more than 50 million U.S. adults, or one in four, had obtained a professional certification, license or educational certificate apart from a postsecondary degree awarded by colleges and universities. This is the Census Bureau’s first-ever report on this topic. Among the adults included in the report, 12… Continue Reading
Infographic Highlights U.S.-Canada Trade
“The Department of Commerce has released a new infographic, International Trade Between U.S. and Canada, which celebrates the world’s largest and most comprehensive trading relationship. It illustrates the top U.S. imports from and exports to Canada and presents an annual time series of data on trade between the two neighbors. The time begins shortly after… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Clemency and The Vanishing Point of Decision Making
Via LLRX.com – Clemency and The Vanishing Point of Decision Making – Ken Strutin begins his article stating that for the most part, the decision of whether to grant a pardon or commutation rests on the discretion of the executive. He continues, it is a constitutional authority that leaves little recourse if the President or a governor chooses not… Continue Reading
DefenseTech – Navy Helps Fund 3D Printing of Buildings
Bryant Jordan: “Add to guns and prosthetic hands something much bigger and heavier forming from the nozzle of a 3D printer — buildings “printed” out of concrete. Partially funded by the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation Countour Crafting is trying to develop 3D printed buildings using concrete. Company founder Behrokh Khoshnevis is… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Should public libraries give away e-book-friendly tablets to poor people?
Via LLRX.com – Should public libraries give away e-book-friendly tablets to poor people? $38 tablet hints of possibilities – David Rothman proposes that e-book-capable tablets, especially with national digital library systems in place, could multiply the number of books matching students’ precise needs. Paper books could serve as gateways to E, and then children and parents could digitally follow… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – Researching Australian Law
Via LLRX.com – Researching Australian Law – Nicholas Pengelley and Sue Milne have revised, updated and expanded their guide which covers a comprehensive range of sources on topics that include: Parliaments and Laws; Finding Australian Legislation; Courts and Judgments; Finding Australian Cases; Treaties; Journal Literature; Legal Encyclopedias; Law Reform; Government Information; Dictionaries; Directories; Legal Research Guides; Publishers; Current Awareness; Discussion Lists;… Continue Reading
Revision of the European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings
Revision of the European Union Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings – Recommendation, Samuel Bufford. Penn State Law, January 20, 2014, Penn State Law Research Paper 2-2014 “The European Union is about to launch on a project to revise its ten year old Regulation on Insolvency, which is designed to coordinate international insolvency (bankruptcy) cases in European countries. This article recommends four… Continue Reading
