Monthly archives: May, 2012

Hearing on the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act

House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security – Hearing on the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act – Statement for the Record of Professor Matt Blaze, May 17, 2012 Re – Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, S. 1212: “GPS is only one technology for cell location, and while it is …

Subjects: Congress, Legislation, Privacy

Dow Jones Announces Twitter Content Incorporated into Factiva

News release: “The curated Twitter content in Factiva covers 31 industries, including energy, financial services and technology, with a focus on the most influential tweeters from around the globe. The real time content is available via Factiva Snapshot, a business search tool with news dashboards that help businesses to efficiently gather intelligence and identify trends, …

Subjects: Blogs, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012

Annual Report to Congress – Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2012, May 2012 “The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is pursuing a long-term, comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve the capacity of China’s armed forces to fight and win “local wars under conditions of informatization,” or high-intensity, information-centric regional …

Subjects: Government Documents

New Book – China's Remarkable Economic Growth

FYI – no affiliation implied: China’s Remarkable Economic Growth by John Knight and Sai Ding, Oxford University Press: “How has the Chinese economy managed to grow at such a remarkable rate – no less than ten per cent per annum – for over three decades? This well-integrated book combines economic theory, empirical estimation, and institutional …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Jobless rate down in 37 states, up in 5 in April; payroll jobs up in 32 states, down in 18

BLS – Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, April 2012: “Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia registered unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, while only one state experienced an increase and one had no change. The national jobless rate was little changed from March at 8.1 percent but was 0.9 percentage point …

Subjects: Government Documents

Women's Well-Being: Ranking America’s Top 25 Metro Areas

“In which U.S. cities are women living the longest, earning the most money, and boasting the highest levels of educational attainment? Lots of studies compare American cities—where is the rent cheapest, the commutes shortest, the crime lowest, the weather balmiest? Women’s Well-Being: Ranking America’s Top 25 Metro Areas explores where women are doing best, ranking …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New GAO Reports: Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, 2020 Census, Foreign Police Assistance, Grants Management, Assistance for Needy Families

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties – Management Enhancements Needed to Improve Efforts to Detect and Deter Duty Evasion, GAO-12-551, May 17, 2012 2020 Census – Additional Steps Are Needed to Build on Early Planning, GAO-12-626, May 17, 2012 Foreign Police Assistance – Defined Roles and Improved Information Sharing Could Enhance Interagency Collaboration, GAO-12-534, May 9, 2012 …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research