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Via Slate: “Tim Wu’s The Master Switch tells the story of how America’s information empiresfrom the AT&T monopoly to today’s Internet giantshave been shaped by disruptive inventions, federal intervention, and, above all, a will to power. This week, based in part on excerpts from The Master Switch, Wu will present the stories of five men …
Small Business Administration HUBZone Program, Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government October 15, 2010 “The Small Business Administration (SBA) administers several programs to support small businesses, including the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone) program. The HUBZone program is a small business federal contracting assistance program “whose primary objective is job …
How Did Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings?, November 3, 2010. Harvard Business School: “When Fitch Ratings took on Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s as an alternative credit rating agency in the 1990s, there was a general assumption that the increased competition would lead to higher-quality corporate debt ratings from the incumbents. In fact, their ratings …
Russia Country Analysis Brief Nov 5, 2010: “Russia holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves, the second largest coal reserves, and the eighth largest crude oil reserves. The country is a major exporter of oil and natural gas and its economic growth over the past decade has been driven primarily by energy exports. For …
Special Report – America’s Largest Private Companies, Andrea D. Murphy and John J. Ray Our 25th annual survey of Americas largest private companies reflects the same turbulence that is rocking the publicly traded firms that make all the headlines…Most of the companies on our list have no plans to change their private statuses. Many businesses …
CBO, Managing Allowance Prices in a Cap-and-Trade Program, November 2010. “The accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere–particularly carbon dioxide released as a result of deforestation and the use of fossil fuels–could create costly changes in regional climates throughout the world. Concern about the damage from such changes has led policymakers and analysts to consider …
“MyApartmentMap “is an apartment search engine that allows users to find apartment listings all over the United States…For the first time, apartment listings have been seamlessly integrated with interactive maps, virtual neighborhood tours, detailed rental data, and many other advanced tools that help apartment searchers make educated decisions about where to rent…MyApartmentMap provides detailed rental …
News release: “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz [November 4, 2010] announced the appointment of Edward W. Felten as the agencys first Chief Technologist. In his new position, Dr. Felten will advise the agency on evolving technology and policy issues. Dr. Felten is a professor of computer science and public affairs and founding director of …
“In Fiscal Year 2010, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) undertook a study to observe how agencies are using web 2.0 tools to conduct business and identify characteristics that may affect the value of information created and shared in web 2.0 formats. A NARA team interviewed six Federal agencies that are using web 2.0 …
Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.19, Consumer Credit, November 5, 2010: “Consumer credit declined 1-1/2 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter. Revolving credit declined 8-3/4 percent at an annual rate, and nonrevolving credit increased 2-1/2 percent. In September, consumer credit increased 1 percent at an annual rate.” Related postings on financial system
Sharing Data While Protecting Privacy, November 3, 2010 – The judicious use of accurate and reliable data plays a critical role in initiatives designed to increase the transparency and efficiency of Federal programs and to enhance our capacity to gauge program effectiveness. Sharing data among agencies also allows us to achieve better outcomes for the …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has a new Business Center at Business.ftc.gov that gives business owners, attorneys, and marketing professionals the tools they need to understand and comply with the consumer protection laws, rules, and guides the FTC enforces. The Business Center provides practical, plain-language guidance about advertising, credit, telemarketing, privacy, and a host …
