Via The White House: “Summary: A new report from the Administration focuses on the opportunities, considerations, and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Under President Obama’s leadership, America continues to be the world’s most innovative country, with the greatest potential to develop the industries of the future and harness science and technology to help address important… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2016
beSpacific nominated as one of top Legal Tech Blogs – please vote
Dear Colleagues/Readers – beSpacific has been nominated in the The Expert Institute’s – Best Legal Tech Blogs category. I appreciate your taking a minute to vote for beSpacific – thank you very much. Continue Reading
Energy-related CO2 emissions for first six months of 2016 are lowest since 1991
EIA – “U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016. This was the lowest emissions level for the first six months of the year since 1991, as mild weather and changes in the fuels used to generate electricity contributed to the decline in energy-related emissions.… Continue Reading
ACLU confronts social media companies sharing data with law enforcement surveillance developer
“The ACLU of California has obtained records showing that Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram provided user data access to Geofeedia, a developer of a social media monitoring product that we have seen marketed to law enforcement as a tool to monitor activists and protesters. We are pleased that after we reported our findings to the companies,… Continue Reading
GAO Reports – DOD Civilian and Contractor Workforces, Train Braking
DOD Civilian and Contractor Workforces: Additional Cost Savings Data and Efficiencies Plan Are Needed, GAO-17-128: Published: Oct 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Oct 12, 2016. Train Braking: DOT’s Rulemaking on Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes Could Benefit from Additional Data and Transparency, GAO-17-122: Published: Oct 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Oct 12, 2016. U.S. Postal Service: Information on… Continue Reading
Paper – After Sandy Hook Elementary: A Year in the Gun Control Debate on Twitter
After Sandy Hook Elementary: A Year in the Gun Control Debate on Twitter – Presented at the Data For Good Exchange 2016. “The mass shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school on December 14, 2012 catalyzed a year of active debate and legislation on gun control in the United States. Social media hosted an active public discussion where people expressed their… Continue Reading
Court rules CFPB organizational structure is unconstitutional
WSJ.com – Appeals Court Deals Setback to Consumer-Watchdog Agency. Federal three-judge panel rules CFPB’s structure is unconstitutional but rejects idea of shutting down agency. New York Times – Court Gives President More Power Over Consumer Agency Chief – An appeals court panel said the director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was too independent, so it gave the president the… Continue Reading
2016 Legal Education Data Deck: Key Trends on Access, Affordability, and Value
Center Staff, Access Group, 2016 Legal Education Data Deck: Key Trends on Access, Affordability, and Value (March 10, 2016). Access Group Center for Research & Policy Analysis Research Paper No. 16-01. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2747676 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2747676 “On March 10, 2016, the Access Group Center for Research & Policy Analysis released the 2016 Legal Education Data Deck (the… Continue Reading
OIG USDA Audit – Fiscal Year 2016 Classification Management
Fiscal Year 2016 Classification Management, Audit Report 61701-0001-23, September 2016: “The Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination (OHSEC) does not have an internal control structure sufficient to minimize the risk of overclassifying or improperly releasing national security information, despite the agency’s agreement to take appropriate actions towards that goal in response to the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) 2013 audit of classified information, as mandated by Public… Continue Reading
Social Security Administration (SSA): FY2017 Appropriations and Recent Trends
CRS Report via FAS – Social Security Administration (SSA): FY2017 Appropriations and Recent Trends, William R. Morton, Analyst in Income Security, October 5, 2016. “The Social Security Administration (SSA) is responsible for administering a number of federal entitlement programs that provide income support (cash benefits) to qualified individuals. These programs are Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), commonly known… Continue Reading
Should the U.S. Relinquish Its Authority Over the Internet Domain Name System?
Should the U.S. Relinquish Its Authority Over the Internet Domain Name System?, CRS Insight via FAS, October 5, 2016. “On March 14, 2014, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce announced the intention to transition its stewardship role and procedural authority over key Internet domain name functions to the global Internet multistakeholder… Continue Reading
Presidential Elections: Vacancies in Major-Party Candidacies and the Position of President-Elect
CRS report via FAS – Presidential Elections: Vacancies in Major-Party Candidacies and the Position of President-Elect, Thomas H. Neale, Specialist in American National Government. October 6, 2016. “What would happen in 2016 if a candidate for President or Vice President were to die or leave the ticket any time between the national party conventions and the November 8… Continue Reading
