Day archives: December 15th, 2012

FTC and Google Settlement Reporting in the Works

POLITICO: “Federal regulators may end a two-year antitrust probe of Google’s search business by letting the company make voluntary changes, such as limiting use of restaurant and travel reviews from other websites and letting search ad campaigns be easily ported to rival search services, two sources with knowledge of the case told POLITICO. The FTC …

Subjects: Legal Research, Patent and Trademark, Search Engines

CRS – U.S. Farm Income

U.S. Farm Income, Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy. December 10, 2012 “According to USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), national net farm income—a key indicator of U.S. farm well-being—is forecast at $114 billion in 2012, down 3.3% from last year’s record, but still the second-highest total on record. In addition to near-record farm income, farm …

Subjects: Government Documents

FindLaw – Data Stored on Cell Phones Not Protected, Fed. Court Rules

FindLaw – “Data stored on personal cell phones is not protected by the Stored Communications Act (SCA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled. As mobile technology changes rapidly, legal questions remain about the extent of digital privacy protection. The Fifth Circuit determined that the act does not protect information stored …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research, Privacy

Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation and Infographic from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey

“The U.S. Census Bureau released additional tables from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation. The Census Bureau has produced this tabulation about the labor force after every census since the 1970s. However, for the first time, this tabulation uses estimates from American Community Survey data, collected over a five-year period. Today’s tables …

Subjects: Government Documents

Department of Defense Energy Initiatives: Background and Issues for Congress

CRS – Department of Defense Energy Initiatives: Background and Issues for Congress, December 10, 2012 “The Department of Defense (DOD) spends billions of dollars per year on fuel, and is pursuing numerous initiatives for reducing its fuel needs and changing the mix of energy sources that it uses. DOD’s energy initiatives pose several potential oversight …

Subjects: Government Documents