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Daily Archives: October 7, 2016
CRS – How Big Should the Army Be? Considerations for Congress
How Big Should the Army Be? Considerations for Congress. Lawrence Kapp, Coordinator, Specialist in Military Manpower Policy; Andrew Feickert, Specialist in Military Ground Forces; Kathleen J. McInnis, Analyst in International Security; Lynn M. Williams, Analyst in U.S. Defense Budget Policy. September 2, 2016. “Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution vests Congress with broad… Continue Reading
Paper – Autonomy and Agency in American Criminal Process
Sklansky, David Alan, Autonomy and Agency in American Criminal Process (October 6, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2849226 “This is an essay about the interaction of two assumptions that shape the way fairness is pursued in American criminal procedure. The first assumption is that fairness is best advanced through a series of procedural rights… Continue Reading
White House Announces Russia Responsible for Hacking Democratic National Cmte
Reuters – Mark Hosenball, Dustin Volz and Jonathan Landay: “The U.S. government for the first time on Friday formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election. “We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia’s senior-most officials could… Continue Reading
Draft – Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services
A Notice by the Federal Procurement Policy Office on 10/07/2016: “The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to issue a new OMB Circular, Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services, to codify category management, a strategic practice where Federal contracting for common goods and… Continue Reading
OPM Should Improve the Availability and Reliability of Payroll Data to Support Accountability and Workforce Analytics
Federal Human Resources Data: OPM Should Improve the Availability and Reliability of Payroll Data to Support Accountability and Workforce Analytics, GAO-17-127: Published: Oct 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Oct 7, 2016. “The Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI) payroll data are not fully supporting the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) strategic and open data goals. This is… Continue Reading
Bloomberg Law – Privacy Laws Around the World
ABA Journal – “Development of international privacy laws and regulations with critical impact on the global economy been extremely active over the last several years. Privacy Laws Around the World [download requires registration] to access common and disparate elements of the privacy laws from 61 countries…the report includes expert analysis on privacy laws in Europe… Continue Reading
