“If your company transfers consumer data from the European Union to the U.S., you’ll want to know about the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Program, a voluntary international privacy framework that lets companies transfer data from the EU to the U.S. in a way that complies with EU law. To participate in the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Program,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Wikimeida Foundation joined by civil rights groups in lawsuit against NSA surveillance
The Guardian – “The Wikimedia Foundation, Amnesty International and a host of civil rights groups sued the National Security Agency and the US Department of Justice on Tuesday challenging the mass surveillance programme uncovered by whistleblower Edward Snowden. “We’re filing suit today on behalf of our readers and editors everywhere,” said Jimmy Wales, founder of… Continue Reading
CRS – Genetic Testing: Background and Policy Issues
Genetic Testing: Background and Policy Issues. Amanda K. Sarata, Specialist in Health Policy. March 2, 2015. “Congress has considered, at various points in time, numerous pieces of legislation that relate to genetic and genomic technology and testing. These include bills addressing genetic discrimination in health insurance and employment; precision medicine; the patenting of genetic material;… Continue Reading
Icebergs wash up on Cape Cod shores
For all my friends and family in the Boston area – this article clearly demonstrates to all of us, through amazing photos (tweets and Instagram), the breath and power of the winter your area has experienced. Washington Post writer Angela Fritz says with little exaggeration that for a time, “Cape Cod Bay was looking more… Continue Reading
BIS – Why do we need both liquidity regulations and a lender of last resort?
Why do we need both liquidity regulations and a lender of last resort? A perspective from Federal Reserve lending during the 2007-09 US financial crisis, by Mark Carlson, Burcu Duygan-Bump and William Nelson. February 2015. “During the 2007-09 financial crisis, there were severe reductions in the liquidity of financial markets, runs on the shadow banking… Continue Reading
The salary you must earn to buy a home in 27 metros
“How much salary do you need to earn in order to afford the principal, interest, taxes and insurance payments on a median-priced home in your metro area? To find out, HSH.com took the National Association of Realtors’ fourth-quarter data for median-home prices and HSH.com’s fourth-quarter average interest rate for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages to determine how… Continue Reading
Cycling Independent Reform Commission Report to the President of the Union Cycliste Internationale
Cycling Independent Reform Commission Report, February 2015 “The Cycling Independent Reform Commission (“Commission” or “CIRC”) was established by the Union Cycliste Internationale (“UCI”)“ to conduct a wide ranging independent investigation into the causes of the pattern of doping that developed within cycling and allegations which implicate the UCI and other governing bodies and officials over… Continue Reading
Climate Change: Canadian Legal and Policy Responses
Benidickson, Jamie, Climate Change: Canadian Legal and Policy Responses (February 24, 2015). Benidickson, Jamie Environmental Law, 4th (Irwin Law, 2013). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2569113 “The chapter surveys Canadian climate change legislation and policy initiatives by federal, provincial and municipal governments to demonstrate interventions at all levels in response to climate change concern and… Continue Reading
International Law and Agreements: Their Effect upon U.S. Law
CRS – International Law and Agreements: Their Effect upon U.S. Law. Michael John Garcia, Legislative Attorney. February 18, 2015 “This report provides an introduction to the roles that international law and agreements play in the United States. International law is derived from two primary sources—international agreements and customary practice. Under the U.S. legal system, international… Continue Reading
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: An Overview
CRS – Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: An Overview. Kirstin B. Blom,Analyst in Health Care Financing, Ada S. Cornell, Information Research Specialist. February 25, 2015 “The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program provides health insurance to federal employees, retirees, and their dependents. This report provides a general overview of FEHB. It describes the structure… Continue Reading
Monthly Budget Review for February 2015
“The federal government ran a budget deficit of $386 billion for the first five months of fiscal year 2015, CBO estimates—$10 billion more than the shortfall recorded in the same span last year. CBO expects that, if lawmakers enact no further legislation affecting spending or revenues, the deficit in 2015 will end up at about… Continue Reading
Updated Budget Projections: 2015 to 2025
“As it typically does after the President’s budget is released, CBO has updated the baseline budget projections it published earlier in the year. CBO now estimates that if the laws that currently govern federal taxes and spending generally remain in place, the federal budget deficit will total $486 billion in fiscal year 2015, about the… Continue Reading
