Day archives: December 17th, 2012

New from LLRX – Deep Web Research and Discovery Resources 2013

Via LLRX.com – Marcus P. Zillman’s new research focuses on Deep Web Research and Discovery Resources 2013, comprising in the vicinity of 1 trillion pages of information located in various files and formats that the current search engines cannot find, or have difficulty accessing. Some of the more comprehensive search engines have written algorithms to …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Independent Evidence Confirms Global Warming in Instrument Record

“A new compilation of temperature records etched into ice cores, old corals, and lake sediment layers reveals a pattern of global warming from 1880 to 1995 comparable to the global warming trend recorded by thermometers. This finding, reported by a team of researchers from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center, the University of South Carolina, the …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Economist – America and Britain outline plans for dealing with failing cross-border banks

When global banks fail: “On December 10th the Bank of England (BoE) and America’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) took a step towards making it a little less daunting when they outlined plans to work together were any of their large global banks to implode. The most important element of the strategy is that big …

Subjects: Government Documents

CRS – Women in Combat: Issues for Congress

Women in Combat: Issues for Congress, David F. Burrelli, Specialist in Military Manpower Policy. December 13, 2012 “Over the years, more than 283,000 female servicemembers have been deployed worldwide. In approximately 10 years of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, over 800 women have been wounded and over 130 have died. According to the Department …

Subjects: Government Documents

The biennial Acquisition Policy Survey

The Balancing Act: Acquisition in an Unabated Crisis December 2012 “Since 2002, the Professional Services Council (PSC) and Grant Thornton LLP have conducted a biennial survey of federal government acquisition leaders in an effort to gain insight into the world in which they work—the challenges, the opportunities, the concerns and the bright spots. The survey’s …

Subjects: Government Documents

CRS – Intelligence Identities Protection Act

Intelligence Identities Protection Act, Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney/ December 13, 2012 “Concern that government documents obtained by WikiLeaks and disclosed to several newspapers could reveal the identities of United States intelligence agents or informants focused attention on whether the disclosure or publication of such information could give rise to criminal liability. This report summarizes …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: Major Court Rulings

CRS – Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: Major Court Rulings. December 11, 2012 “This report discusses major judicial opinions concerning suspected enemy belligerents detained in the conflict with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The report addresses all Supreme Court decisions concerning enemy combatants. It also discusses notable circuit court opinions addressing issues of ongoing …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research