Day archives: September 23rd, 2011

New GAO Reports: American Samo, DOD Financial Management, Polar Satellites, Social Security Disability

American Samoa And Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Employment, Earnings, and Status of Key Industries Since Minimum Wage Increases Began, GAO-11-956T, Sep 23, 2011 DOD Financial Management: Improved Controls, Processes, and Systems Are Needed for Accurate and Reliable Financial Information, GAO-11-933T, Sep 23, 2011 Polar Satellites: Agencies Need to Address Potential Gaps in Weather …

Subjects: Government Documents

Obama Deficit Plan Would Allow Debt Collector Robo-Calls to Cell Phones

News release: “Buried in President Obamas deficit reduction plan (see page 28) is a proposal to allow debt collectors to contact delinquent debtors via their cellular phones when collecting debts owed to or guaranteed by the federal government. The proposal will not help reduce the deficit and is harmful for consumers, the National Consumer Law …

Subjects: Legislation, Privacy

Pew Report: The Digital Revolution and Higher Education

The Digital Revolution and Higher Education College Presidents, Public Differ on Value of Online Learning, By Kim Parker, Amanda Lenhart and Kathleen Moore. August 28, 2011 “As online college courses have become increasingly prevalent, the general public and college presidents offer different assessments of their educational value, according to a new Pew Research Center report. …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

EPIC: Netflix Attacks Consumer Privacy Law

EPIC: “Today Netflix announced that it has launched a DC lobbbying campaign against a federal privacy law that protects customer video rental information. The company, which is already under fire for dramatic hikes in the subscription price of its once popular DVD rental program, now claims that the privacy law prevents Facebook users from posting …

Subjects: Privacy

Report – Evaluating the Use of Public Surveillance Cameras for Crime Control and Prevention

Evaluating the Use of Public Surveillance Cameras for Crime Control and Prevention – A Summary. Nancy G. La Vigne, Samantha S. Lowry, Joshua Markman, Allison Dwyer. September 19, 2011 “A growing number of cities are using surveillance cameras to reduce crime, but little research exists to determine whether theyre worth the cost. With jurisdictions across …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Legal Research

New GAO Reports: American Samo, DOD Financial Management, Polar Satellites, Social Security Disability

Obama Deficit Plan Would Allow Debt Collector Robo-Calls to Cell Phones

Pew Report: The Digital Revolution and Higher Education

EPIC: Netflix Attacks Consumer Privacy Law

Report – Evaluating the Use of Public Surveillance Cameras for Crime Control and Prevention

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