Day archives: November 29th, 2014

Policy Challenges of Accelerating Technological Change

DTP 106: Policy Challenges of Accelerating Technological Change: Security Policy and Strategy Implications of Parallel Scientific Revolutions, James Kadtke and Linton Wells II “This paper examines policy, legal, ethical, and strategy implications for national security of the accelerating science, technology, and engineering (ST&E) revolutions underway in five broad areas: biology, robotics, information, nanotechnology, and energy (BRINE), …

Subjects: Defense, Internet, Knowledge Management

Home Depot SEC Filing – Pretax Breach Cost $43 million

eSecurity Planet – “In a recent SEC filing, Home Depot stated that a recent data breach that exposed 56 million credit cards and 53 million email addresses cost the company $43 million in the third quarter of 2014 alone. Specifically, Home Depot says it “recorded $43 million of pretax expenses related to the data breach, partially offset …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, ID Theft, Securities Law

South Asian American Digital Archive

“The South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Philadelphia, PA. Mission – SAADA creates a more inclusive society by giving voice to South Asian Americans through documenting, preserving, and sharing stories that represent their unique and diverse experiences. Vision –  We envision American and world histories that fully acknowledge the …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

The increased supply of underutilized labor from 2006 to 2014

“Four BLS measures of labor underutilization are used to analyze changes in the supply of labor from just before the 2007–2009 recession to June 2014; the results indicate that (1) the increase in the number of people marginally attached to the labor force over the period studied may have been due to either inadequate demand …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

NIH scientists determine how environment contributes to several human diseases

“Using a new imaging technique, National Institutes of Health researchers have found that the biological machinery that builds DNA can insert molecules into the DNA strand that are damaged as a result of environmental exposures. These damaged molecules trigger cell death that produces some human diseases, according to the researchers. The work, appearing online Nov. 17 …

Subjects: Environmental Law, Government Documents, Health Care

November 2014 Vital Signs Issue: HIV Care Saves Lives

“Viral suppression is key for people living with HIV. Viral suppression means having very low levels of HIV in the body, even though the virus is still there. Achieving viral suppression by taking HIV medicines allows people living with HIV to have nearly normal lifespans and greatly reduces their chances of transmitting the virus. While …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, HIV/AIDS