Via FAS: Joint Publication 3-07.3, Peace Operations, 01 August 2012 “This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It sets forth joint doctrine to govern the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in joint operations and provides the doctrinal basis for… Continue Reading
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New GAO Reports on SSA Representative Payee Program
SSA Representative Payee Program, Addressing Long-Term Challenges Requires a More Strategic Approach, GAO-13-473, May 29, 2013 SSA Representative Payee Program, Long-Term Strategy Needed to Address Challenges, GAO-13-673T, Jun 5, 2013 Continue Reading
Federal Reserve – Financial Accounts of the United States, Z.1 statistical release
“The Z.1 statistical release, previously named Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States, has been renamed Financial Accounts of the United States. As part of the redesign of the Z.1 release, annual tables for the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts (IMA) are now included. Previously, the IMA were available in the Flow of Funds Guide. Some… Continue Reading
Intelesense Beta Release of Collaborate.org at Annual Future in Review Conference
Collaborate.org “Collaborate.org combines an integrated suite of collaboration tools coupled with all of the world’s geospatial data at your fingertips.”Collaborate.org [from Intelesense Technologies] is a cloud based big data application that currently offers its members features including: Customizable dashboards that can provide easy configuration of the features that matter to the groups who operate a… Continue Reading
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
UN Human Rights Council, June 4, 2013: “The conflict in Syria has reached new levels of brutality. This report documents for the first time the systematic imposition of sieges, the use of chemical agents and forcible displacement. War crimes, crimes against humanity and gross human rights violations continue apace. Referral to justice remains paramount. This… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board – Beige Book – June 5, 2013
Beige Book – June 5, 2013 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District: “Overall economic activity increased at a modest to moderate pace since the previous report across all Federal Reserve Districts except the Dallas District, which reported strong economic growth. The manufacturing sector expanded in most Districts since the… Continue Reading
Tax Analyst News Analysis: Substantial Minority of Scrutinized Exempt Organizations Were Not Conservative
“In news analysis, Martin A. Sullivan reviews some IRS data on tax exemption applications that were subjected to extra review and finds that a substantial minority were from nonconservative groups…In a separate May 15 release, the IRS said the total number of advocacy cases it has handled since the selection began in May 2010 is… Continue Reading
IRS Oversight Board – FY2014 IRS Budget Recommendation Special Report
IRS Oversight Board Report – FY14 IRS Budget: “In June 2012, the IRS Oversight Board recommended to Treasury a Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget of $13.074 billion for the Internal Revenue Service. This is $213.6 million more than what the President put forth in his FY2014 budget request. After careful examination and deliberation, the Board… Continue Reading
Pew – Smartphone Ownership 2013
Smartphone Ownership 2013, by Aaron Smith, June 5, 2013 “For the first time since the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project began systematically tracking smartphone adoption, a majority of Americans now own a smartphone of some kind. Our definition of a smartphone owner includes anyone who says “yes” to one—or both—of the following… Continue Reading
UK Guardian – Verizon forced to hand over telephone data – full court ruling
“The US government is collecting the phone records of millions of US customers of Verizon under a top secret court order. Read the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court order.” Continue Reading
SEC Proposes Money Market Fund Reforms
“The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose rules that would reform the way that money market funds operate in order to make them less susceptible to runs that could harm investors. The SEC’s proposal includes two principal alternative reforms that could be adopted alone or in combination. One alternative would require a… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board of New York: Recession Hits New Jersey’s Abbott Districts Disproportionately Hard
“Funding for New Jersey’s low-income school districts declined sharply during the Great Recession, according to a recent New York Fed study. Moreover, the Abbott districts—a group of poor urban districts that once received special appropriations from the state—were hit especially hard. The recent recession, the passage of the federal stimulus bill, and the decision to… Continue Reading
