“The Agenda for Generational Equity is a conversation starter. We cannot afford to have young Americans —“Millennials”— on the sidelines for critical debates about our nation’s future. Though no exact definition exists, we, the Millennials, are the generation of young Americans born between the early 1980s and early 2000s. We are the generation that came… Continue Reading
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Too Big to Fail: The Path to a Solution
Too Big to Fail: The Path to a Solution – A Report of the Failure Resolution Task Force of the Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative of the Bipartisan Policy Center, May 2013 “This report concludes that the FDIC’s SPOE [single-point-of- entry] recapitalization strategy, whether carried out under OLA or the Bankruptcy Code, should succeed in solving a critical… Continue Reading
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act
CRS – The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act. Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney; Robert Meltz, Legislative Attorney. July 24, 2013 “The estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil released during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is considered to be the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry… Continue Reading
Overview of Federal Criminal Cases Fiscal Year 2012
United States Sentencing Commission – Glenn R. Schmitt, Jennifer Dukes – Office of Research and Data. “This publication presents a broad overview of federal sentencing data for fiscal year 2012. It provides a brief, easy-to-use reference on the types of criminal cases handled by federal courts and the punishments imposed on offenders convicted in those cases. (July 2013)” “The… Continue Reading
AG Holder Calls for Major Criminal Law Reform
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, August 12, 2013: “Even as most crime rates decline, we need to examine new law enforcement strategies – and better allocate resources – to keep pace with today’s continuing threats as violence spikes in some of our… Continue Reading
How Big Data Is Transforming Government
Turning Optimism into Reality: How Big Data Is Transforming Government: “The proliferation of Big Data has forced agencies to consider its great potential to revolutionize federal operations. The White House’s Big Data Initiative has invested $200 million in new research and development projects to use Big Data, and the use of Big Data in various… Continue Reading
Entire History of the World Until 1931 – Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart
Via Slate: “This “Histomap,” created by John B. Sparks, was first printed by Rand McNally in 1931. (The David Rumsey Map Collection hosts a fully zoomable version here.) (Or Click on the image and use your mouse to zoom in.) This giant, ambitious chart fit neatly with a trend in nonfiction book publishing of the… Continue Reading
Defense Support of Civil Authorities
“…The US Armed Forces have a historic precedent and enduring role in supporting civil authorities during times of emergency, and this role is codified in national defense strategy as a primary mission of the Department of Defense….This Joint Publication 3-28 – July 31, 2013 has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint… Continue Reading
UK – Freedom of Information – the next generation
By Steve Wood : “The evolution of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) will reach a key milestone on 1st September, as the new open data rights come into force. Changes to the law not only give new rights to request data in a form that means it can be re-used, but also give users the right to… Continue Reading
Reforming The Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century
SMART on CRIME – Reforming The Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century, August 2013 “At the direction of the Attorney General, in early 2013 the Justice Department launched a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system in order to identify reforms that would ensure federal laws are enforced more fairly and—in an era of reduced budgets—more… Continue Reading
Prosecutorial Discretion Closed 1 in 4 Cases in Several Immigration Courts
“During the month of July 2013, ICE exercised prosecutorial discretion (PD) and agreed to close a total of 1,382 deportation cases that were pending before the Immigration Courts. This brings the total to 23,063 court closures over the past 19 months since the PD initiative began. The Seattle, San Diego, and Charlotte Immigration Courts had… Continue Reading
Evaluating Obesity Prevention Efforts
Indicators for Measuring Progress in Obesity Prevention: “Obesity poses one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century, creating serious health, economic, and social consequences. Despite acceleration in efforts to characterize, comprehend, and act on this problem, further understanding is needed on the progress and effectiveness of implemented preventive interventions. An IOM committee… Continue Reading
