Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, July 17, 2013 “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicate that overall economic activity continued to increase at a modest to moderate pace since the previous survey. Manufacturing expanded in most Districts since the previous report, with many Districts reporting increases in new… Continue Reading
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New GAO Reports: DHS, DOD’s POW/MIA Mission, Fewer Power Plants, Affordable Care Act, Bureau of Prisions
Department of Homeland Security – Oversight and Coordination of Research and Development Efforts Could Be Strengthened, GAO-13-766T, Jul 17, 2013 DOD’s POW/MIA Mission – Top-Level Leadership Attention Needed to Resolve Longstanding Challenges in Accounting for Missing Persons from Past Conflicts, GAO-13-619, Jul 17, 2013 Federal Printing – Fewer Plants Are in Operation Than in 1990,… Continue Reading
New Preservation Metadata
“OCLC Research Scientist Brian Lavoie and Richard Gartner from King’s College London co-authored this second edition of Preservation Metadata, which focuses on new developments in preservation metadata made possible by the emergence of PREMIS as a de facto international standard. The complete report is available from the Digital Preservation Coalition website – it will be of interest… Continue Reading
Cyber-crime, securities markets and systemic risk
Cyber-crime, securities markets and systemic risk. Joint Staff Working Paper of the IOSCO Research Department and World Federation of Exchanges. Author: Rohini Tendulkar (IOSCO Research Department). Survey: Grégoire Naacke (World Federation of Exchanges Office) and Rohini Tendulkar. “This report and survey is intended as part of a series exploring perspectives and experiences with cyber-crime across… Continue Reading
Liquified Natural Gas: Why Rapid Approval of the Backlog of Export Applications is Important for U.S. Prosperity
Margo Thorning, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, American Council for Capital Formation: “Another macroeconomic analysis by ICF International finds that expanded LNG exports would spur significant gains in nationwide employment, GDP and federal tax receipts. The net effects on U.S. employment are anticipated to be positive with net job growth of between 73,100… Continue Reading
ACLU – Police Documents on License Plate Scanners Reveal Mass Tracking
By Catherine Crump, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy and Technology Project: “Automatic license plate readers are the most widespread location tracking technology you’ve probably never heard of. Mounted on patrol cars or stationary objects like bridges, they snap photos of every passing car, recording their plate numbers, times, and locations. At first the captured plate… Continue Reading
McKinsey – Five opportunities for US growth and renewal
Game changers: Five opportunities for US growth and renewal: “The US economy is struggling to find a new formula for vigorous growth. But all growth opportunities are not created equal. A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute pinpoints five catalysts—in energy, trade, technology, infrastructure, and talent development—that can quickly create jobs and deliver a… Continue Reading
Microsoft – Responding to government legal demands for customer data
Posted by Brad Smith General Counsel & Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft “[July 16, 2013] we have asked the Attorney General of the United States to personally take action to permit Microsoft and other companies to share publicly more complete information about how we handle national security requests for customer information. We… Continue Reading
FHFA’s Initiative to Reduce Enterprises’ Dominant Position in Housing Finance System
FHFA’s Initiative to Reduce the Enterprises’ Dominant Position in the Housing Finance System by Raising Gradually Their Guarantee Fees, Evaluation Report – EVL–2013–005 – July 16, 2013 “In 2012, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) generated $12.5 billion in revenues from the single-family guarantee fees that they charge to protect investors in their mortgage-backed securities… Continue Reading
The Impact of Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing is Taught in Schools
The Impact of Digital Tools on Student Writing and How Writing is Taught in Schools – by Kristen Purcell, Judy Buchanan, Linda Friedrich. July 16, 2013 “A survey of teachers who instruct American middle and high school students finds that digital technologies are impacting student writing in myriad ways and there are significant advantages from… Continue Reading
National Insider Threat Policy
Steven Aftergood: The National Insider Threat Policy directs agencies to “leverag[e] counterintelligence (CI), security, information assurance, and other relevant functions and resources to identify and counter the insider threat.” “Agency heads shall ensure personnel assigned to the insider threat program are fully trained in… counterintelligence and security fundamentals….” Agency heads are directed to grant insider… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – DHS, Patient Protection, Retirement Security
Department of Homeland Security Oversight and Coordination of Research and Development Efforts Could Be Strengthened, GAO-13-766T, Jul 17, 2013 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Status of CMS Efforts to Establish Federally Facilitated Health Care Exchanges and the Federal Data Services Hub, GAO-13-786T, Jul 17, 2013 Retirement Security, Challenges and Prospects for Employees of Small… Continue Reading
