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Women in Combat: Issues for Congress, Kristy N. Kamarck, Analyst in Military Manpower. December 3, 2015. “Over the past two decades of conflict, women have served with valor and continue to serve on combat aircraft, naval vessels, and in support of ground combat operations. The expansion of roles for women in the Armed Forces has …
Pew – No longer the majority and falling behind financially “After more than four decades of serving as the nation’s economic majority, the American middle class is now matched in number by those in the economic tiers above and below it. In early 2015, 120.8 million adults were in middle-income households, compared with 121.3 million …
Pew FactTank – “As smartphones and other mobile devices have become more widespread, some 21% of Americans now report that they go online “almost constantly,” according to a Pew Research Center survey. Overall, 73% of Americans go online on a daily basis. Along with the 21% who go online almost constantly, 42% go online several …
“Today, the Census Bureau released the latest findings from its Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program. The program provides the only up-to-date, single-year income and poverty statistics for all counties and school districts — roughly 3,140 counties and nearly 14,000 school districts nationally. Tables provide statistics on the number of people in poverty, the …
“This is a series of data files providing statistics at the U.S. summary level as well as for economic places, states, combined statistical areas, metropolitan statistical areas and counties. The files contain statistics on the number of establishments, receipts/revenue, payroll, number of employees and other data items by industry. The 2012 Economic Census concludes the …
“This is a series of national- and state-level data files on the management of companies and enterprises sector. These include statistics for industries such as offices of bank holding companies and corporate, subsidiary and regional managing offices and others. The files provide statistics on the number of establishments, revenue, payroll, number of employees and other …
“Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the use of the XSTAT 30 wound dressing, an expandable, multi-sponge dressing used to control severe, life-threatening bleeding from wounds in areas that a tourniquet cannot be placed (such as the groin or armpit) in battlefield and civilian trauma settings. The clearance expands the device’s indication from …
The ethics of Hacking 101 by Ellen Nakashima and Ashkan Soltani Lassoing the Internet’s Wild West by James Andrew Lewis What top government and business officials are saying about cybersecurity by Washington Post Live With mobile devices, many firms are playing Russian roulette with cybersecurity by Amrita Jayakumar Editor’s note: Cyber attackers have upper hand …
Ryan Merkley, December 8, 2015 – Annual State of the Commons Report highlights global cultural and policy impact of free and open content – “Creative Commons, the global nonprofit that makes it easier for creators to share their work under simple copyright terms, announced a major milestone in the release of its 2015 State of …
“JSTOR Sustainability is a digital library of academic research covering issues of environmental stress and its challenges for human society…We are currently testing the JSTOR Sustainability beta site with researchers and instructors in advance of launching it next year. We invite you to learn more about JSTOR Sustainability and participate in our beta testing to …
“This handy guide provides a color photograph of each Member of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the 114th Congress and details each Member’s length of service, political party affiliation, and congressional district. The Pictorial Directory also contains pictures of the President, Vice President, and House and Senate officers and officials.”
“To help leaders craft effective policies for their states’ rainy day funds, The Pew Charitable Trusts examined the statutory or constitutional language governing these funds and the trends in their balances. The research found that: Out of the 46 states with rainy day funds, more than half—27—do not clearly express in state law what they …
