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Via CDT, “Regardless of Frontiers:” The International Right to Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age: “The purpose of this report is to explore how the internationally recognized right to freedom of expression should apply to the Internet. This report is intended to spark further research, discussion, and action. The Internet offers individuals around the …
Defense Acquisitions: CH-53K Helicopter Program Has Addressed Early Difficulties and Adopted Strategies to Address Future Risks, GAO-1-332, April 04, 2011 Factors for Evaluating the Cost Share of Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program to Assist Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers GAO-11-437R, April 04, 2011 Lead In Tap Water: CDC Public Health Communications Need Improvement, GAO-11-279, March 14, 2011
News release: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has adopted the attached Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management. This guidance, developed jointly with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, articulates the elements of a sound program for effective management of risks that arise when using quantitative models in bank …
Speech by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the 2011 Financial Markets Conference, Stone Mountain, Georgia, April 4, 2011 – Clearinghouses, Financial Stability, and Financial Reform “Clearinghouses have been around a long time and have been used for many types of transactions, yet virtually all clearinghouses perform certain basic functions. Notably, by centralizing and standardizing specific …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the March edition of the Obama Administration’s Housing Scorecard. Officials caution that the latest housing figures underscore fragility in the housing market and the need to continue efforts to help American families stay in their homes. …
How many workers are delaying retirement, and what are their reasons for doing so? [4 April 2011] “Twenty percent of workers in the 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) say the age at which they expect to retire has increased in the past year. Statistically, this is similar to the percentage indicating they were planning to …
“With renewed attention to the nations long-term budget deficit and the national debt, proposed changes to Medicare and other federal entitlement programs could significantly affect health coverage and spending for millions of older and disabled Americans. These three data spotlights from the Kaiser Family Foundation provide new information on out-of-pocket health care spending among the …
Opening keynote address as delivered on April 4 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of the First National Climate Assessment Federal Advisory Committee Meeting in Washington, DC. “In the U.S., climate-related changes are being documented: more frequent extreme weather events, longer growing seasons, shifting …
IDG News Service – “Pandora and possibly other makers of popular smartphone applications are being questioned by a federal grand jury about their privacy practices. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, Pandora said that early this year it was served with a subpoena to produce documents in connection with …
“This report – the eighteenth annual report – presents the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest estimates of emissions for carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and other greenhouse gases. For this report, activity data on coal and natural gas consumption and electricity sales and losses by sector were obtained from the January 2011 Monthly Energy Review …
Interview with Jim Jansen, Senior Fellow, Pew Internet & American Life Project, Recorded at Buying & Selling EContent Conference, For podcast release Tuesday, April 5, 2011 “..the ability to buy digital content online is critically important to a lot of people, a lot of businesses, a lot of artists, photographers, a whole gamut of people. …
Preventing Nuclear Meltdown: Daniel Kaufmann, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Veronika Penciakova, Research Assistant, Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution “Many wonder whether Japans nuclear disaster could have been averted. The embattled operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has borne the brunt of criticism; its numerous failures over …
