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News release: “Making sure that borrowers have clear information to make the best possible choice is critical. But borrowers have told us they didnt know that private student loans dont always have the same repayment options as federal student loans. These options allow borrowers to cap their payments as a portion of their income …
DHS OIG – CBPs Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Nations Border Security, OIG-12-85, May 2012 “We conducted a review of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) actions to establish its unmanned aircraft systems program. The purpose of the program is to provide reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting, and acquisition capabilities across all CBP areas of …
Medicare – Trends in Beneficiaries Served and Hospital Resources Used in Implantable Medical Device Procedures, GAO-12-583R, May 14, 2012 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – IRS Managing Implementation Risks, but Its Approach Could Be Refined, GAO-12-690, June 13, 2012 Government Operations – Government Is Analyzing Alternatives for Contractor Identification Numbers, GAO-12-715R, June 12, 2012
Characterising the financial cycle: don’t lose sight of the medium term! by Mathias Drehmann, Claudio Borio and Kostas Tsatsaronis, Working Papers No 380, Bank for International Settlements, June 2012 “We characterise empirically the financial cycle using two approaches: analysis of turning points and frequency-based filters. We identify the financial cycle with the medium-term component in …
News release: “A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world predicts a sharp rise in the amount of garbage generated by urban residents between now and 2025. The report estimates the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) will rise from the current 1.3 billion tonnes/year to 2.2 billion tonnes/year, …
University of California, San Francisco – “The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (LTDL) contains more than 13 million documents (70+ million pages) created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities.”
Ars Technica: “In a newly approved patent, an economics professor hopes to bring to the academic publishing world what seems to be forthcoming in the video game industrynew restrictions that would seemingly eliminate a secondary market for digital goods and prevent legal borrowing. Last week, the 2006 patent for a Web-based system and method to …
June 13, 2012: The ICO writes to Google about Street View – “Following the publication of the Federal Communications Commission report, the ICO has written to Google and will consider what further action, if any, needs to be taken.” UK reopens Google Street View investigation after FCC probe – The ICO wants to know precisely …
Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc., Case3:10-cv-03561-WHA Document1202 Filed 05/31/12: “In 2007, Google Inc., announced its Android software platform for mobile devices. In 2010, Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems, Inc., and thus acquired Suns interest in the popular programming language known as Java, a language used in Android. Sun was renamed Oracle America, Inc. Shortly …
News release: “Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP), June 2012. A resurgence of tensions in high-income Europe has eroded the gains made during the first four …
