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Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer – Paul K. Kerr, Analyst in Nonproliferation; Mary Beth D. Nikitin, Specialist in Nonproliferation. May 14, 2014. “Under existing law (Atomic Energy Act [AEA] of 1954, as amended; P.L. 95-242; 42 U.S.C. §2153 et seq.) all significant U.S. nuclear cooperation with other countries requires a peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement. Significant nuclear cooperation includes the transfer …
Via EPA – On August 1, 2013, the president issued Executive Order (EO) 13650 – Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security – to improve the safety and security of chemical facilities and reduce the risks of hazardous chemicals to facility workers and operators, communities, and responders. Chemicals and the facilities that manufacture, store, distribute and use them are essential …
Elizabeth Dwoskin – “To understand big data, look no further than a single tweet. At 140 characters a tweet seems tiny, but it can yield a wealth of information. According to Elasticsearch, a startup that builds software to help companies mine data from social media, there are 150 separate points of so-called metadata in an individual tweet. Metadata loosely refers …
Digitization and Digital Preservation: A Review of the Literature, Stephanie Routhier Perry, San Jose State University. “Digitization is rapidly becoming one of the standard forms of preservation for libraries, archives and information centers’ analog materials. This newer process is allowing preservationists to ensure information contained within fragile, organic materials will still be viewable to future generations. However, as …
“Gallup, in partnership with Purdue University and Lumina Foundation, [on May 6, 2014] released results from the inaugural Gallup-Purdue Index that finds there is no difference in workplace engagement or a college graduate’s well-being if they attended a public or private not-for-profit institution, a highly selective institution, or a top 100-ranked school in U.S. News & …
Kaiser Health News: “A new study finds that Medicare is spending billions of dollars more than it needs to on prescription drugs for low-income seniors and disabled beneficiaries. In 2013, an estimated 10 million people who participate in the Medicare prescription drug program, known as Part D, received government subsidies to help pay for that coverage. They account for …
Little, Laura E., Conflict of Laws Structure and Vision: Updating a Venerable Discipline (June 2014). Georgia State University Law Review, Forthcoming; Temple University Legal Studies Research Paper. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2446902 “Conflict of Laws has guided nations, individual lawmakers, lawyers, and scholars for centuries. The discipline’s rigorous analytical doctrines assist in resolving power clashes among governments …
Laver, Roberto, Systemic Corruption: Considering Culture in Second-Generation Reforms (June 5, 2014). Edmond J. Safra Working Papers, No. 45. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2446657 “This paper is about systemic corruption and its cultural drivers. Corruption remains a key obstacle to development and overcoming poverty in the vast majority of nations worldwide. Countries with relatively good governments and …
EPIC – “The Senate recently held a hearing on the Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 authored by Senator Franken. In an opening statement, Senator Franken said his “bill makes sure that if a company wants to get your location…they need to get your permission first.” FTC Director, Jessica Rich, testified that location data is “sensitive information” that “raises privacy concerns.” The …
DAVID E. SANGER and NICOLE PERLROTH – Google is encrypting more data as it moves between servers “Internet companies like Google and Facebook are working to keep governments and especially their spy agencies out of their servers after revelations from Edward J. Snowden that they had been invaded…As fast as it can, Google is sealing …
