NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD – Strengthening Planning and Controls Could Better Facilitate Rail and Air Labor Relations, GAO-14-5, Dec 3, 2013 VA HEALTH CARE – Improvements Needed in Processes Used to Address Providers’ Actions That Contribute to Adverse Events, GAO-14-55, Dec 3, 2013 Continue Reading
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The Distribution Of Household Income And Federal Taxes, 2010
CBO: “The increase in the nation’s economic activity in 2010 affected households’ income, federal tax liabilities, and federal tax rates. In this report, CBO presents its estimates of the distribution of household income and federal taxes in 2010, and it compares those estimates with estimates for the preceding three decades. The report also discusses the… Continue Reading
New Revelations – NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show
Barton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani – Washington Post: “The National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of cellphones around the world, according to top-secret documents and interviews with U.S. intelligence officials, enabling the agency to track the movements of individuals — and map their relationships — in ways that would have been… Continue Reading
Are paper books becoming obsolete in the digital age, or poised to lead a new cultural renaissance?
Papyralysis by Jacob Mikanowski Are paper books becoming obsolete in the digital age, or poised to lead a new cultural renaissance? November 14th, 2013 The following is a feature article from the inaugural issue of the LARB Quarterly Journal. “WE’RE LIVING IN A WEIRD MOMENT. Everything has become archivable. Our devices produce a constant record of our actions, our movements, our… Continue Reading
National Conservation Easement Database
“The National Conservation Easement Database (NCED) is the first national database of conservation easement information, compiling records from land trusts and public agencies throughout the United States. Voluntary and secure, the NCED respects landowner privacy and will not collect landowner names or sensitive information. This public-private partnership brings together national conservation groups, local and regional land trusts, and state… Continue Reading
Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation
Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2012. November 2013, EBRI Issue Brief #392. Employee Benefit Research Institute, 2013 Executive Summary “Retirement plan participation varies widely by type and characteristics of both workers and employers. In 2012, 39.4 percent of all workers (or 61.6 million Americans) participated in an employment-based retirement plan, compared with 39.7 percent and 61.0 million… Continue Reading
New York Fed Launches Center for Microeconomic Data
“The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today launched a new research data center: the Center for Microeconomic Data. The “CMD” unifies the collection and analysis of microeconomic data at the New York Fed. It will also act as a catalyst for microeconomic research by fostering collaboration among the Bank’s microeconomists and promoting engagement with the… Continue Reading
FinCEN, Federal Reserve Finalize Rule Amending Definitions in the Bank Secrecy Act
“The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced a final rule amending the definitions of “funds transfer” and “transmittal of funds” under regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act. The final rule adopts the amendments as proposed in November 2012. The amendments… Continue Reading
Report – Linux Worm Targeting Hidden Devices
“Symantec has discovered a new Linux worm that appears to be engineered to target the “Internet of things”. The worm is capable of attacking a range of small, Internet-enabled devices in addition to traditional computers. Variants exist for chip architectures usually found in devices such as home routers, set-top boxes and security cameras. Although no… Continue Reading
NOAA: New edition of New York harbor nautical chart provides post-Sandy updates
News release: “Ships, barges, ferries, and recreational boats in the busy New York Harbor will be able to navigate more safely thanks to an updated version of the harbor’s nautical chart recently issued by NOAA that includes data gathered in the navigational response to the damage caused by Sandy in October 2012.The latest edition of Chart… Continue Reading
Navigating the market
CFPB: “To understand the wide range of information sources consumers could be exposed to in making financial decisions, we commissioned a study of the size and scope of the financial information field. The results give an overall indication of the relative amounts spent in the U.S. on financial education and on the marketing of certain… Continue Reading
Affordable Care Act: Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Systems Development Controls for Premium Tax Credit Project
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration – Affordable Care Act: Improvements Are Needed to Strengthen Systems Development Controls for the Premium Tax Credit Project. September 27, 2013. Reference Number: 2013-23-119. “The overall objective of this review was to determine if the IRS is adequately managing systems development risks for the PTC Project. TIGTA evaluated the IRS’s key management controls and processes for… Continue Reading
