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Safeguarding State Interests in Health Insurance Exchange Establishment

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Monahan, Christine H, Safeguarding State Interests in Health Insurance Exchange Establishment (July 31, 2014). Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Forthcoming. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2500325

“This Article documents that, contrary to popular narratives, states were given and took advantage of numerous opportunities to weigh in on health insurance exchange implementation under the Affordable Care Act. This engagement was driven by frequent informal consultation with federal officials, although states were also regular participants in regular notice-and-comment rulemaking. This Article argues that states should continue to play a prominent role in federal policymaking on exchanges, but, moving forward, this role should be more formalized to safeguard both states’ interest in being heard and the public’s interest in transparent and accountable government.”

Overview of the U.S. nuclear weapons program

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“Nuclear weapons and countering nuclear threats will continue to be a central concern for the United States until we achieve President Obama’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons. The President has identified the dual missions of sustaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent and countering the threat from nuclear terrorism and nuclear proliferation… Continue Reading

Towers Watson annual report on Fortune 500 directors compensation

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“Total pay for outside directors at the nation’s largest corporations increased by 6% in 2013, fueled by higher stock-based compensation, according to a new analysis by global professional services company Towers Watson. The study also found that cash compensation remained flat for the first time since 2007, when proxy disclosure rules were enacted requiring companies… Continue Reading

Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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“US-CERT is aware of a Bash vulnerability affecting Unix-based operating systems such as Linux and Mac OS X. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The flaw was originally assigned CVE-2014-6271, but it was later discovered that the patch had an issue in the parser and did… Continue Reading

Appeals Court Limits Military Surveillance of Civilian Internet Use

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“The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in United States v. Dreyer that an agent for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service violated Defense Department regulations and the Posse Comitatus Act when he conducted a surveillance operation in Washington state to identify civilians who might be sharing illegal files. The 1878 Act prevents the U.S.… Continue Reading