FCW.com – Frank Konkel: “Less than 24 hours after two explosions killed three people and injured dozens more at the April 15 Boston Marathon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had compiled 10 terabytes of data in hopes of finding needles in haystacks of information that might lead to the suspects. The tensest part of the… Continue Reading
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BIS: Financial sector ups and downs and the real sector in the open economy
Financial sector ups and downs and the real sector in the open economy: Up by the stairs, down by the parachute by Joshua Aizenman, Brian Pinto and Vladyslav Sushko. Working Papers No 411, April 2013 “We examine how financial expansion and contraction cycles affect the broader economy through their impact on real economic sectors in… Continue Reading
BLS – New Occupational Safety and Health Statistics
BLS – “New Occupational Safety and Health Statistics – New data series available on fatal injuries among contractors and nonfatal injuries resulting in job transfer or restriction.” Data releases from the Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program Continue Reading
BLS – Occupational Outlook Handbook
2012-2013 Occupational Outlook Handbook: “Welcome to the Nation′s premier source for career information! The profiles featured here cover hundreds of occupations and describe What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes BLS employment projections for the 201020 decade.” Continue Reading
VA60 Data Spotlight March 13, 2013 Cigarette Smoking Decreases among All Adults Except Those Aged 26 to 34
Cigarette Smoking Decreases among All Adults Except Those Aged 26 to 34 – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. March 13, 2013 “Smoking is a serious public health concern that continues to be the primary cause of preventable illness and death in the United States. Policy efforts such as increased cigarette taxes and graphic… Continue Reading
TRAC – Foreclosure Suits Rising Again
TRAC: “The latest available data from the federal courts show that during March 2013 the government reported 592 new lawsuits filed under the category of Real Property – Foreclosures, according to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). This increase of 17.9 percent over the previous month reverses a sharp decline… Continue Reading
Federal Websites For and About American Indians
Steve Beleu, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries: “I’ve tried to link to every federal agency website and webpage that contains significant information for and about our American Indian Nations. Of course I’ve missed a few, so if you know about them please send me information about them and I’ll add them. Note: in the topic of… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Air Force Electronic Systems Center, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Federal Real Property, Federal Real Property
Air Force Electronic Systems Center – Reorganization Resulted in Workforce Reassignments at Hanscom Air Force Base, but Other Possible Effects Are Not Yet Known, GAO-13-366, Apr 25, 2013 Explosive Ordnance Disposal – DOD Needs Better Resource Planning and Joint Guidance to Manage the Capability, GAO-13-385, Apr 25, 2013 Federal Real Property – Excess and Underutilized… Continue Reading
Survey of Federal Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation Laws
Survey of Federal Whistleblower and Anti-Retaliation Laws, Jon O. Shimabukuro, Legislative Attorney; L. Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attorney; Emily E. Roberts, Law Librarian. April 22, 2013 “This report provides an overview of federal whistleblower and anti-retaliation laws. In general, these laws protect employees who report misconduct by their employers or who engage in various protected activities,… Continue Reading
Preliminary international banking statistics at end-December 2012
“Statistics at end-December 2012 are preliminary and subject to change. Developments in the latest data are highlighted in the Statistical release. Data are available on the BIS website, via the BIS WebStats query tool, or in a single PDF in detailed annex tables. Final statistics and an analysis of recent trends will be released in… Continue Reading
Working Paper – Structural bank regulation initiatives
Structural bank regulation initiatives: approaches and implications, by Leonardo Gambacorta and Adrian Van Rixtel. Working Papers No 412, April 2013 The paper examines the basic rationale and features of the proposals adopted to separate specific investment and commercial banking activities (Volcker rule, Vickers and Liikanen proposals). In particular, it focuses on the likely implications of… Continue Reading
Publicly Available Social Media Monitoring and Situational Awareness Initiative Update
Privacy Impact Assessment for the Office of Operations Coordination and Planning – Publicly Available Social Media Monitoring and Situational Awareness Initiative, DHS, Update April 1, 2013 “To monitor social media, National Operations Center Media Monitoring analysts only use publicly available search engines, content aggregators, and site-specific search tools to find items of potential interest to… Continue Reading
