Job Patterns for Minorities and Women in Private Industry (EEO-1) “As part of its mandate under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requires periodic reports from public and private employers, and unions and labor organizations which indicate the composition of their work forces by sex… Continue Reading
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Web Resource Documents Latest Firestorm over NSA
“Recent press disclosures about National Security Agency (NSA) electronic surveillance activities — relying on documents provided by Edward Snowden — have sparked one of the most significant controversies in the history of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Today, the nongovernmental National Security Archive at The George Washington University posts a compilation of over 125 documents —… Continue Reading
Dodd – Frank Progress Report September 2013
State of Play to Date – DavisPolk Regulatory Tracker Since July 15, 2013, one rulemaking requirement deadline passed, two rulemaking requirements were finalized and no new rules were proposed to meet rulemaking requirements. As of September 3, 2013, a total of 280 Dodd-Frank rulemaking requirement deadlines have passed. This is 70.4% of the 398 total… Continue Reading
CRS – National Security Strategy
National Security Strategy: Mandates, Execution to Date, and Issues for Congress. Catherine Dale, Specialist in International Security. August 6, 2013 “Strategy – together with decision-making, planning and execution, budgeting, and congressional oversight – is a critical component of U.S. government thinking and practice in the arena of national security. In theory, effective national security strategy-making… Continue Reading
Searching for a better way to cover a campaign
Did Twitter Kill the Boys on the Bus? Searching for a better way to cover a campaign. By Peter Hamby, Shorenstein Center Fellow, Spring 2013. CNN Political Reporter.Research Assistant: Karly Schledwitz. Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy Discussion Paper Series #D-80, September 2013. “This paper will examine the merits of being… Continue Reading
Congressional Authorizations of War: A Brief History
Via The Atlantic: All the Previous Declarations of War – Congress has formally declared war only 11 times in U.S. history, and authorized the use of military force 11 times. “As we head into a period of vigorous congressional debate over whether to authorize the use of force against Syria, it’s instructive to look back… Continue Reading
Fact Check – It is easier to buy an assault weapon than to vote in America
Via ThinkProgress – President Clinton declared in his speech delivered during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the March on Washington, “A great democracy does not make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon,” Clinton proclaimed. While Clinton also called on America to implement health care reform and invest in science and education, the gun line elicited… Continue Reading
Creation of the Joint Committee on Taxation and Its Staff
Yin, George K., James Couzens, Andrew Mellon, the ‘Greatest Tax Suit in the History of the World,’ and Creation of the Joint Committee on Taxation and Its Staff (January 15, 2013). Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2012-10; Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2012-61. Available at SSRN “In early 1924,… Continue Reading
New report surfaces impact of sequestration on federally funded scientists
“Unlimited Potential, Vanishing Opportunity highlights the data gathered from a survey of over 3,700 scientists from all fields of research. The survey was conducted by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and 15 partner organizations during the summer. This report chronicles the effects of federal budget cuts on the American research enterprise from… Continue Reading
Agencies revise proposed risk retention rule
“Six federal agencies on Wednesday issued a notice revising a proposed rule requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain risk in those transactions. The new proposal revises a proposed rule the agencies issued in 2011 to implement the risk retention requirement in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). This proposal… Continue Reading
Health Reform: Seven Things You Need to Know Now
Health Reform: Seven Things You Need to Know Now. “Consumer Reports has developed this brief guide to help you understand how the changes brought about by health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, will affect you and your family, now and in the future. Providing easy-to-understand comparative information to help consumers make the… Continue Reading
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act
CRS – The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act. Adam Vann, Legislative Attorney; Robert Meltz, Legislative Attorney. July 24, 2013 “The estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil released during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is considered to be the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry… Continue Reading
