Follow up to previous posting, FCW Reports on Bid Protest Over Amazon Cloud Contract for CIA, news that Amazon “is staffing up to meet the demand the new contract will require. Specifically, Amazon is looking for engineers who already have a “Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information” clearance, or are willing to go through the elaborate… Continue Reading
Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002
Author Archives: Sabrina I. Pacifici
McKinsey – What executives think about the economy: 2004 to now
“Every quarter since early 2004, McKinsey has asked executives from around the world about their expectations for both national economies and companies. Since September 2008, as these topics have grown in urgency, we’ve asked about them more frequently and have added additional questions, including some on customer demand, company profits and funding, and when executives expect… Continue Reading
Commentary – Calling It ‘Metadata’ Doesn’t Make Surveillance Less Intrusive
By Geoff Nunberg: “Metadata” was bound to break out sooner or later, riding the wave of “data” in all its forms and combinations. “Big data” and “data mining” are the reigning tech buzzwords these days, and university faculties are scrambling to meet the surge in demand for courses in the hot new field of data… Continue Reading
Paper – NSA Spying Under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act
Follow up to previous posting, Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder – U.S. Domestic Surveillance, a new CDT Paper: “The FBI and NSA have abused Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to compel disclosure of phone records of calls made to, from, and within the United States. This surveillance is not permitted by the statute, and was… Continue Reading
EU Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2013
EUROPEAN COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT – Digital Agenda Scoreboard, Brussels, 12.06.2013, SWD(2013). 217 final. “The EU economy was marked by recession in 2012. According to the latest Commission figures, annual GDP in 2013 is forecast to contract 0.1% in the EU and 0.4% in the Euro area. Unemployment is at unacceptable levels in many countries,… Continue Reading
Google – How to Delete Search History
“You can delete your search history at any time. However, before you do so, remember that saving your search history can help you quickly find information you’ve searched for in the past or pages you visited earlier. For example, if you visited a site with a great pasta recipe but can’t remember what the site… Continue Reading
CDC – New study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen girls
“A new study looking at the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in girls and women before and after the introduction of the HPV vaccine shows a significant reduction in vaccine-type HPV in U.S. teens. The study, published in [the June issue of] The Journal of Infectious Diseases reveals that since the vaccine was introduced… Continue Reading
CDC findings show higher suicide-related behaviors among youth involved in bullying
“The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special issue focusing for the first time on the relationship between bullying and suicide. The special issue was assembled by an expert panel brought together by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The panel looked at the latest research that examined youth involvement in bullying as a victim, perpetrator,… Continue Reading
ICBA Report: Ending-Too-Big-to-Fail
“The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) [on May 22, 2013] released End Too-Big-To-Fail, a report that examines the impact of too-big-to-fail financial institutions on the U.S. economy and why too-big-to-fail must be brought to an end now. In the report, ICBA also highlights the Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2013 (TBTF Act,… Continue Reading
USDA People’s Gardens Initiative and Interative Maps
“WHAT IS THE PEOPLE’S GARDEN INITIATIVE? Secretary Vilsack began the People’s Garden Initiative – named in honor of President Lincoln’s description of USDA as the “People’s Department” – in 2009 as an effort to challenge employees to create gardens at USDA facilities. It has since grown into a collaborative effort of over 700 local and… Continue Reading
EPIC: Senator Rand Paul Issues Questions on Domestic Drone Surveillance
EPIC: “Senator Rand Paul issued a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller seeking answers about the FBI’s domestic use of drones. In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, Director Mueller admitted that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance. Mueller also stated there were no guidelines in place to regulate the FBIs use… Continue Reading
The Measure of America 2013–2014
“In the era of “big data,” it would seem that policymakers and regular people alike would have the information they need at their fingertips to understand their world and make it better. Unfortunately, that’s far from the case. Though we know the country’s gross domestic product quarterly, its retail sales monthly, and stock market numbers… Continue Reading
