News release, April 3, 2013: “The euro area (EA17) seasonally – adjusted unemployment rate was 12.0% in February 2013, stable compared with January 4. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.9%, up from 10.8% in the previous month. In both zones, rates have risen markedly compared with February 2012, when they were 10.9% and 10.2 %… Continue Reading
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CRS – Argentinas Post-Crisis Economic Reform: Challenges for U.S. Policy
Argentinas Post-Crisis Economic Reform: Challenges for U.S. Policy. J.F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance,March 26, 2013 “U.S.-Argentine economic relations have long been mutually beneficial. In recent years, however, they have been strained at times, in part because of Argentinas struggle to maintain macroeconomic stability, and also because of specific policy choices that have… Continue Reading
Trends in international arms transfers, 2012
Trends in international arms transfers, 2012. Paul Holtom, Mark Bromley, Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman, SIPRI Fact Sheet “The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database now contains information on all international transfers of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the end of 2012. It is the only publicly available resource providing consistent data on international… Continue Reading
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 8 November 2010 (As Amended Through 15 March 2013) 1. “Scope – The Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States.… Continue Reading
IG Report – Approval of Contractor Executive Salaries by Department of Energy Personnel
Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General Office of Audits and Inspections, Inspection Report: Approval of Contractor Executive Salaries by Department of Energy Personnel, DOE/IG-0882 March 2013. “In April 2011, the Department of Energy awarded a n early $2.2 billion contract to URS|CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, (UCOR) for the environmental cleanup at the East Tennessee… Continue Reading
Executive Order — Establishment of the Presidential Commission of Election Administration
The Commission of Federal Election’s mission: “The Commission shall identify best practices and otherwise make recommendations to promote the efficient administration of elections in order to ensure that all eligible voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots without undue delay, and to improve the experience of voters facing other obstacles in casting their ballots,… Continue Reading
Federal Judge Rules Against Reseller of preowned digital music
FindLaw – Adam Ramiriz: “A federal judge has declared a unique website enabling the online sale of pre-owned digital music files unlawful. “The first sale defense is limited to material items, like records, that the copyright owner put into the stream of commerce,” ruled U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan. This is bad news for ReDigi,… Continue Reading
Toward an International Law of the Internet
Toward an International Law of the Internet, Molly Land, New York Law School, November 19, 2012, Harvard International Law Journal, Vol. 54, 2013 (Forthcoming) via SSRN. “This Article presents the first and only analysis of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as it applies to new technologies and uses this… Continue Reading
Court Rules for EPIC, Denies FBI Request for Delay in StingRay Case
“A federal judge in Washington, DC today issued an Opinion denying the FBI’s motion to delay the release of records sought under the Freedom of Information Act. The decision follows from a lawsuit filed by EPIC against the FBI for records about the agency’s use of cell-site simulator technology, commonly referred to as “StingRay.” These… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Mi-17 Helicopters, Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements
National Defense – DOD Procurement of Mi-17 Helicopters, GAO-13-319R, Apr 1, 2013 2012 Lobbying Disclosure – Observations on Lobbyists’ Compliance with Disclosure Requirements, GAO-13-437, Apr 1, 2013 Continue Reading
New on LLRX – The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture
Via LLRX.com – The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture: The mission of The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture is the reintroduction of Classical principles of musical, artistic, and scientific practice and performance into the daily lives of American and other citizens, especially youth. Lynn J. Yen, Executive Director of the foundation,… Continue Reading
New York Fed Study Examines Appropriate Level of Foreign Currency Balances
“Large foreign currency reserve balances may not be needed to maintain an effective exchange rate policy over the medium and long term, according to a recent study by staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In their study Do Industrialized Countries Hold the Right Foreign Exchange Reserves? New York Fed economists Linda Goldberg,… Continue Reading
