Via FTC: “The White House recently released the first ever United States “National Privacy Research Strategy,” which identifies priorities for privacy research funded by the Federal government. While focused on government, the strategy is also intended to spur similar private sector efforts. I participated in the working group that developed the strategy and am excited… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
ALA Resolution on the Restoration of the United Nations Depository Library System
Resolution on the Restoration of the United Nations Depository Library System – ALA Council [Via Susan Paterson] Whereas ALA Policy 6.1.1 International Relations- Policy Objectives is “To encourage the exchange, dissemination, and access to information and the unrestricted flow of library materials in all formats throughout the world (ALA Key Action Area: Equitable Access to… Continue Reading
Pew – Election 2016: Campaigns as a Direct Source of News
Election 2016: Campaigns as a Direct Source of News, July 18, 2016. “…Clinton’s campaign has almost entirely bypassed the news media while Trump draws heavily on news articles. Clinton’s website offers two main sections for campaign news updates, both of which mimic the look and feel of a digital news publisher, but oriented around original… Continue Reading
Glossary defines various budgetary and economic terms that are commonly used in CBO reports
“This glossary defines various budgetary and economic terms that are commonly used in reports produced by CBO. Many of CBO’s entries conform to those published in A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process, which was issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2005. CBO’s glossary is updated periodically, principally to keep… Continue Reading
Productivity and Growth in CBO’s Forecasts
“CBO regularly publishes economic projections that are consistent with current law–providing a basis for its estimates of federal revenues, outlays, deficits and debt. This presentation presents details from CBO’s most recent 10-year economic projections [Robert Shackleton, Macroeconomic Analysis Division] and briefly describes the methods used to produce them. It also describes how economic developments since… Continue Reading
DOD Has Established Processes for Implementing and Tracking Recommendations to Improve Leadership, Morale, and Operations
DOD Has Established Processes for Implementing and Tracking Recommendations to Improve Leadership, Morale, and Operations, GAO-16-597R: Published: Jul 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2016. “Why GAO Did This Study – DOD has identified nuclear deterrence as its highest priority mission. In 2014, in response to several incidents involving the nation’s nuclear deterrent forces and… Continue Reading
DOD Needs More Complete Data on Active-Duty Servicemembers’ Use of Food Assistance Programs
Military Personnel: DOD Needs More Complete Data on Active-Duty Servicemembers’ Use of Food Assistance Programs, GAO-16-561: Published: Jul 15, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 15, 2016. “According to the Defense Commissary Agency, servicemembers on active duty spent over $21 million in SNAP benefits at commissaries from September 2014 through August 2015. This suggests that people serving… Continue Reading
LC target of DNS attack and a commentary on LC and digitization challenges
FCW.com, July 18, 2016: “The Library of Congress was the target of a denial-of-service attack that has knocked out Congress.gov and the U.S. Copyright Office website, and caused outages at other sites hosted by the library. Library spokesperson Gayle Osterberg told FCW that the DNS attack was launched July 17 and continues to affect library… Continue Reading
National Transportation Atlas Database
“The National Transportation Atlas Database is a set of nationwide geographic databases of transportation facilities, transportation networks, and associated infrastructure. These datasets include spatial information for transportation modal networks and intermodal terminals, as well as the related attribute information for these features. Metadata documentation, as prescribed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee, is also provided… Continue Reading
Paper – CEO Pay and the Rise of Relative Performance Contracts: a Question of Governance?
Bell, Brian and Van Reenen, John, CEO Pay and the Rise of Relative Performance Contracts: a Question of Governance? (July 2016). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11385. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2811080 “Would moving to relative performance contracts improve the alignment between CEO pay and performance? To address this we exploit the large rise in… Continue Reading
The US Customer Experience Index, 2016
NextGov: “For the federal government, there was really nowhere to go but up in the latest Customer Experience Index released by Forrester Research. Yet, despite a better score this time around, the government still finished dead last – as it did last year – among 21 industries assessed by Forrester.” Forrester Blog: The US Customer Experience Index… Continue Reading
New DOJ legislation eases access for foreign governments to acquire electronic data stored by US companies
“On behalf of the Administration, I am pleased to present for the consideration of the Congress a legislative proposal that would help resolve potential conflicting legal obligations that U.S. electronic communications service providers (“service providers”) may face when required to disclose electronic data by foreign governments investigating serious crime, including terrorism. The legislative proposal is… Continue Reading
