Geostationary Weather Satellites: Launch Date Nears, but Remaining Schedule Risks Need to be Addressed, GAO-15-60: Published: Dec 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Jan 15, 2015: “The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) program has made major progress in developing its first satellite, including completing testing of satellite instruments. However, the program continues… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Multistakeholder as Governance Groups – Report
“The Global Network of Internet and Society Research Centers (NoC) and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are pleased to announce the release of a new report on Multistakeholder Governance Groups, which informs the debate about Internet governance models and mechanisms. The report is the result of a globally-coordinated academic research… Continue Reading
Research Shows XBRL Filing Costs Lower than Expected
AICPA: “EXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is a global data standard used for reporting business information in a computer-readable format. The standardization of business reporting information eliminates the costs associated with manually processing this data or using proprietary products that lock data in incompatible formats. When it enacted the Final Rule for XBRL, the U.S.… Continue Reading
Museums Now Able to Digitize Thousands of Artifacts in Just Hours
Smithsonian.com: “As the Smithsonian works to digitize its collection of 137 million items, the Digitization Program Office has turned to the National Numismatic Collection housed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History along with other legal tender such as bank notes, tax stamps and war bonds. The 250,000 pieces of paper will become the… Continue Reading
World Bank – Fragile Economic Recovery Faces Risks
World Bank Group’s Global Economic Prospects – Having Fiscal Space and Using It (GEP) report: “The global economy is still struggling to gain momentum as many high-income countries continue to grapple with legacies of the global financial crisis and emerging economies are less dynamic than in the past. Global growth in 2014 was lower than initially expected, continuing… Continue Reading
2013 Drug Overdose Mortality Data Announced
Prescription Opioid Deaths Level; Heroin-related Deaths Rise – [January 13, 2015] the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is announcing the 2013 drug overdose mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data show that drug deaths related to prescription opioids have remained stable since 2012, but the mortality… Continue Reading
Dueling Canons
Krishnakumar, Anita S., Dueling Canons (January 9, 2015). St. John’s Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-0002. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2549248 “This Article offers the first targeted study of the Supreme Court’s use of the canons and other tools of statutory interpretation in a “dueling” manner — i.e., to support opposing outcomes in both… Continue Reading
Eurozone Bank Resolution and Bail-In – Intervention, Triggers and Writedowns
Conlon, Thomas and Cotter, John, Eurozone Bank Resolution and Bail-In — Intervention, Triggers and Writedowns (January 12, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2548770 “The European Union has recently introduced the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) to provide a consistent set of rules concerning Eurozone bank resolution. In this study, we retrospectively examine the implications of… Continue Reading
Johnson & Johnson Announces Clinical Trial Data Sharing Agreement With Yale School of Medicine
News release: “Johnson & Johnson today announced that its subsidiary, Janssen Research and Development, LLC, has entered into a novel agreement with Yale School of Medicine’s Open Data Access (YODA) Project that will extend its commitment to sharing clinical trials data to enhance public health and advance science and medicine. Under the agreement, YODA will… Continue Reading
Review of the FBI’s Activities Under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008
A Review of the FBI’s Activities Under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, September 2012 (January 9, 2015 version) — Executive Summary | Full Report/Redacted Continue Reading
DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide
Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG). Version 1, Release 1. 12 January 2015 Developed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for the Department of Defense (DoD). “Cloud computing technology and services provide the Department of Defense (DoD) with the opportunity to deploy an Enterprise Cloud Environment aligned with Federal Department-wide Information Technology (IT) strategies and efficiency initiatives, including federal… Continue Reading
Rising Cost of Living Longer” Details Medicare Spending by Age
“A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation takes a detailed look at per person Medicare spending by age and by service among the nearly 30 million people covered by traditional Medicare in 2011. This analysis examines the relationship between Medicare per person spending and advancing age, providing new data to inform ongoing federal budget… Continue Reading
