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EPIC: “Following numerous protests around the world, Google has ended its illegal collection of wifi data transmissions. The company, which originally claimed it was not even collecting wifi data, was forced to admit that the practice has been ongoing for three years in more than thirty countries, following an independent investigation initiated by European privacy …
Colonial Press International, Inc., B-403632, October 18, 2010: “An agency may properly exclude a defaulted contractor from a reprocurement for the remaining work in the defaulted contract, even where the contractor is in the process of challenging the default.”
Federal Aviation Administration: Agency Is Taking Steps to Plan for and Train Its Technician Workforce, but a More Strategic Approach Is Warranted, GAO-11-91, October 22, 2010 Respite Care: Grants and Cooperative Agreements Awarded to Implement the Lifespan Respite Care Act, GAO-11-28R, October 22, 2010 Servicemember Reemployment: Agencies Are Generally Timely in Processing Redress Complaints, but …
CBO’s 2010 Long-Term Projections for Social Security, October 2010: “Social Security is the federal government’s largest single program. About 54 million people currently receive Social Security benefits. About 69 percent are retired workers, their spouses, and children and another 12 percent are survivors of deceased workers; all of those beneficiaries receive payments through Old-Age and …
CBO – Economic Effects of the March Health Legislation, Presentation at the Schaeffer Center of the University of Southern California, October 22, 2010 “Total spending on health care now accounts for about 15 percent of GDP, and CBO projects that it will represent more than 25 percent by 2035. Therefore, changes in the performance of …
News release: “The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released The ARL 2030 Scenarios: A Users Guide for Research Libraries. The package, which contains the ARL 2030 Scenario Set and an accompanying users guide, is the product of a project to promote visioning and scanning activities among research libraries. ARLs Envisioning Research Library Futures: A …
Full Report – Beige Book, October 20, 2010 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District, and link to reports by Districts: “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that, on balance, national economic activity continued to rise, albeit at a modest pace, during the reporting period from September to …
