2020 CENSUS: Prioritized Information Technology Research and Testing Is Needed for Census Design Decisions, GAO-14-389: Published: Apr 3, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 3, 2014: “The Census Bureau (Bureau) has made progress in researching and testing information technology (IT) options for the 2020 Decennial Census, but several of the supporting projects lack schedules and plans, and it is uncertain… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
CBO – Presentation on Raising the Excise Tax on Cigarettes
Presentation on Raising the Excise Tax on Cigarettes: Effects on Health and the Federal Budget – Presentation by James Baumgardner, CBO’s Deputy Assistant Director for Health, Retirement, and Long-Term Analysis, to the 30th International Congress of Actuaries Continue Reading
DoD Directive – Carrying of Firearms and the Use of Force by DoD Personnel Engaged in Security, Law and Order
April 1, 2011 – NUMBER 5210.56, April 1, 2011 USD(I) SUBJECT: Carrying of Firearms and the Use of Force by DoD Personnel Engaged in Security, Law and Order, or Counterintelligence Activities. See also previous postings on Fort Hood. Continue Reading
Preliminary Interpretation of Pre-2014 Landslide Deposits in the Vicinity of Oso, Washington
USGS – Preliminary Interpretation of Pre-2014 Landslide Deposits in the Vicinity of Oso, Washington, By Ralph A. Haugerud. “High-resolution topographic surveys allow fairly precise mapping of landslide deposits and their relative ages. Relative ages are determined by cross-cutting relations and the amount of smoothing—more smoothed slide deposits are older—of these deposits. The Tulalip Tribes, in partnership with the Puget Sound Lidar… Continue Reading
Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis
CRS – Unlawfully Present Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis. Kate M. Manuel, Legislative Attorney, March 28, 2014 “The existence of a sizable population of “DREAMers” in the United States has prompted questions about unlawfully present aliens’ eligibility for admission to public institutions of higher education, in-state tuition, and financial aid. The term DREAMer is… Continue Reading
The Effectiveness of China’s Industrial Policies in Commercial Aviation Manufacturing
The Effectiveness of China’s Industrial Policies in Commercial Aviation Manufacturing by Keith Crane, Jill E. Luoto, Scott Warren Harold, David Yang, Samuel K. Berkowitz, Xiao Wang “Since economic reforms began in 1978, China has enjoyed rapid growth in exports, which have contributed to the country’s impressive economic growth. Improvements in the quality of China’s workforce, manufacturing technologies, and materials have enabled the… Continue Reading
Monthly Labor Review – April 2014
Lawrence R. Klein Award recipients announced for 2013 04/02/2014 Unemployment continued its downward trend in 2013 04/01/2014 Nonfarm employment continued its road to recovery in 2013 03/28/2014 Women not yet “on board” 03/28/2014 A better way to measure pay differentials among industries 03/19/2014 Investment in higher education by race and ethnicity 03/11/2014 Single mothers and welfare: a new perspective 03/11/2014 New college… Continue Reading
Pew – Older Adults and Technology Use
Aaron Smith – April 3, 2014: “America’s seniors have historically been late adopters to the world of technology compared to their younger compatriots, but their movement into digital life continues to deepen, according to newly released data from the Pew Research Center. In this report, we take advantage of a particularly large survey to conduct… Continue Reading
Introducing the ACLU’s NSA Documents Database
By Emily Weinrebe, ACLU National Security Project: “The public debate over our government’s surveillance programs has reached remarkable heights since the first set of NSA disclosures in June 2013 based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Since then, additional disclosures by both the press and government have illuminated our government’s vast and invasive surveillance apparatus. These… Continue Reading
Europe’s reforms beginning to pay off but continued effort needed
News release: “Action taken by many European countries to return their public finances to health are beginning to pay off, says the OECD. The Euro area economies which emerged from the crisis with serious current account deficits are now in surplus. Debt-to-GDP ratios are stabilising and market tensions have abated. Although Europe’s economies are slowly growing… Continue Reading
BLS – Payroll employment increases in March (+192,000)
“Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 192,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment grew in professional and business services, in health care, and in mining and logging. Household Survey Data – In March, the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 10.5 million,… Continue Reading
The Volcker Rule: A Legal Analysis
CRS – The Volcker Rule: A Legal Analysis, David H. Carpenter, Legislative Attorney; M. Maureen Murphy, Legislative Attorney. March 27, 2014. “On December 10, 2013, more than two years after the statutorily mandated deadline, five federal financial regulators published final regulations (hereinafter, the regulations) implementing Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (hereinafter, Section 619 or the statute). Together these… Continue Reading
