“Digital media provide humans with more access to information than ever beforea computer, tablet, or smartphone can all be used to access data online and users frequently have more than one device. However, as humans continue to venture into the digital frontier, it remains to be known whether access to seemingly unlimited information is actually… Continue Reading
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New Best Places to Work Analysis: Most Innovative Agencies
“In this uncertain environment, many federal employees are facing the same challenge: do more with less and do it better. The Partnership for Public Service and Deloittes new Best Places to Work in the Federal Government® analysis found that the vast majority of federal workers want to be innovative and are looking for ways to… Continue Reading
Survey of UK Academics covers resource discovery and current awareness, library collections and content access, the print to electronic format transition
“The UK Survey of Academics 2012, conducted by Ithaka S+R, Jisc, and Research Libraries UK (RLUK), examines the attitudes and behaviours of academics at higher education institutions across the United Kingdom. Our objective is to provide the entire sector, including universities, learned societies, scholarly publishers, and especially academic libraries, with timely findings and analysis that… Continue Reading
Kaiser – Health Insurance Subsidy Calculator
Health Insurance Subsidy Calculator – Estimate impact based on income, family size, age, and tobacco usage “This tool illustrates health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing insurance on their own in new health insurance exchanges (or Marketplaces) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Beginning in October 2013, middle-income people under age 65, who… Continue Reading
Six Months Before Open Enrollment Begins, Many Americans Remain Unaware Of, Or Confused About, The ACA
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – April 2013: “As government officials, community organizations and advocates gear up the consumer information and assistance efforts that will surround this falls open enrollment for the health insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), much of the public remains confused about the status of the health law, according… Continue Reading
Pew – Warming Oceans Are Reshaping Fisheries
“For the first time, scientists have shown that ocean warming has had a global impact on the mix of species caught by fishermen. Previous studies indicated that some species are shifting location in response to temperature increases, with fish gradually moving away from the equator into cooler waters. However, research published in May 2013 in… Continue Reading
CDC – Suicide Among Adults Aged 3564 Years – United States, 19992010
Suicide Among Adults Aged 3564 Years United States, 19992010. MMWR, May 3, 2013 / 62(17); 321-325 “Suicide is an increasing public health concern. In 2009, the number of deaths from suicide surpassed the number of deaths from motor vehicle crashes in the United States (1). Traditionally, suicide prevention efforts have been focused mostly on… Continue Reading
Hitting the limits of "outside the box" thinking? Monetary policy in the crisis and beyond
Hitting the limits of “outside the box” thinking? Monetary policy in the crisis and beyond. Speech by Jaime Caruana, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, to OMFIF (Golden Series Lecture), London, 16 May 2013. “Central banks have had to “think outside the box” to address unprecedented financial instability and to provide monetary stimulus… Continue Reading
New on GAO – Defense Headquarters, Financial Audit, Strategic Sourcing
Defense Headquarters – DOD Needs to Periodically Review and Improve Visibility Of Combatant Commands’ Resources, GAO-13-293, May 15, 2013 Strategic Sourcing – Financial Audit – Congressional Award Foundation’s Fiscal Years 2012 and 2011 Financial Statements, GAO-13-554, May 15, 2013 Strategic Sourcing – Leading Commercial Practices Can Help Federal Agencies – Increase Savings When Acquiring Services,… Continue Reading
NOAA – April temperatures were coolest since 1997
April was cool, wet and had more snow on the ground for the contiguous U.S.; April temperatures were coolest since 1997 “The April average temperature for the contiguous U.S. was 49.7°F, which was 1.4°F below the 20th century average. April 2013 ranked as the 23rd coolest such month on record and marked the coolest April… Continue Reading
Updated Edition of Benchbook Now Available
US Courts: “The 6th edition of the Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center, is now available online. The book, last updated in 2007, is a concise and practical guide to situations federal judges are likely to encounter on the bench. The Benchbook covers procedures that are required by… Continue Reading
BIS – Consumer Inflation Expectations in Turkey
Consumer Inflation Expectations in Turkey. IFC Working Papers No 10, May 2013 “The expectations obtained from surveys play an important role as leading indicators for the application of the monetary policies. The ability to measure inflation expectations is an integral part of central bank policy especially for central banks that are implementing inflation-targeting regime. A… Continue Reading
