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Federal Computer Week: “Twitter has quickly evolved from social media novelty to critical communications channel. This list shows which federal agencies have built the biggest audiences, and where the growth has been fastest over the past year. The data [in this article] was compiled by OhMyGov, a media and technology firm that specializes in providing …
Econo Check: “Economic issues have taken center stage in this years elections, as the United States continues to stagger from the effects of recession and the 2008 global banking crisis. Candidates for federal, state and local offices are looking to tap into voter discontent about issues like unemployment, home foreclosures and the government spending. It …
U.S. Implementation of the Basel Capital Regulatory Framework, Darryl E. Getter, Specialist in Financial Economics. September 20, 2012 “The Basel III international regulatory framework, which was produced in 2010 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements, is the latest in a series of evolving agreements among central banks and …
News release: “The SAT Report on College & Career Readiness released today revealed that only 43 percent of SAT® takers in the class of 2012 graduated from high school with the level of academic preparedness associated with a high likelihood of college success. These findings are based on the percentage of students in the class …
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2012, updated September 19, 2012. Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in International Security, September 19, 2012 “This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime …
NOAA: “Carbon dioxide released from decaying algal blooms, combined with ongoing increases in atmospheric carbon emissions, leads to increased levels of ocean acidification, and places additional stress on marine resources and the coastal economies that depend on them, according to a new study published today. Ocean acidification occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from …
“The Debunking Handbook, a guide to debunking misinformation, is now freely available to download. Although there is a great deal of psychological research on misinformation, there’s no summary of the literature that offers practical guidelines on the most effective ways of reducing the influence of myths. The Debunking Handbook boils the research down into a …
Pathways to the Middle Class: Balancing Personal and Public Responsibilities. Isabel V. Sawhill, Scott Winship, and Kerry Searle Grannis. September 20, 2012 “The reality is that economic success in America is not purely meritocratic. We dont have as much equality of opportunity as wed like to believe, and we have less mobility than some other …
Airport Body Scanners: The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Airline Passenger Screening. Bart Elias, Specialist in Aviation Policy, September 20, 2012 “Responding to the need to reliably detect explosives, bomb-making components, and other potential security threats concealed by airline passengers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has focused on the deployment of whole body scanners …
“Pension fund assets in OECD countries hit a record USD 20.1 trillion in 2011 but return on investment fell below zero, with an average negative return of -1.7%s, according to the OECDs latest Pension Markets in Focus. The report says that weak equity markets and low interest rates drove the poor performance. The best performing …
