Day archives: January 26th, 2016

The Glass – Steagall Act: A Legal and Policy Analysis

CRS – The Glass-Steagall Act: A Legal and Policy Analysis – David H. Carpenter, Legislative Attorney; Edward V. Murphy, Specialist in Financial Economics; M. Maureen Murphy, Legislative Attorney. January 19, 2016. “The phrase “Glass-Steagall” generally refers to the separation of commercial banking from investment banking. Congress effected a separation of commercial and investment banking through …

Subjects: Congress, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Best Practices for Reducing Near-Road Pollution Exposure at Schools

EPA – Best Practices for Reducing Near-Road Air Pollution Exposure at Schools “Motor vehicles are a major source of air pollution in the United States. Research suggests that particulate matter (PM) from vehicles, notably heavy-duty diesel vehicles, may be especially harmful. While vehicle emissions have decreased over the past several decades due to EPA’s emissions …

Subjects: Education, Energy, Government Documents, Health Care, Knowledge Management, Medicine, Transportation

NOAA, CIRES study: Wind, sun could eclipse fossil fuels for electric power by 2030

NOAA – “The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased demand, according to a new study by NOAA and University of Colorado Boulder researchers. The study used a sophisticated mathematical model to evaluate future cost, demand, generation and …

Subjects: Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Law, Government Documents

Regulatory Relief for Banking: Selected Legislation in 114th Congress

Via FAS, CRS report – Regulatory Relief for Banking: Selected Legislation in 114th Congress, January 19, 2016. “The 114th Congress is considering legislation to provide “regulatory relief” for banks. The need for this relief, some argue, results from new regulations introduced in response to vulnerabilities that were identified during the financial crisis that began in …

Subjects: Congress, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

ODNI Strategic Human Capital Plan 2012-2017

Via FAS, this Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Human Capital Plan was obtained under FOIA by Prof. Van Puyvelde. FAS – “As of 2012, the total Intelligence Community workforce was 76.6% white, and 61.6% male, both higher than the overall federal workforce (which was 65.6% white and 55.9% male).” Also via FAS …

Subjects: Defense, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

ABA Journal – Will those who led the financial system into crisis ever face charges?

Terry Carter’s long read also appears in the February 1, 2016 issue of the ABA Journal – “…Last September, the department in effect admitted that it had been wrong all along when it announced a new policy prioritizing prosecution of individuals in corporations who might have engaged in criminal acts, and requiring the companies to …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Housing, Legal Research, Securities Law

Yahoo Releases Largest-ever Machine Learning Dataset for Researchers

Suju Rajan – “Data is the lifeblood of research in machine learning. However, access to truly large-scale datasets is a privilege that has been traditionally reserved for machine learning researchers and data scientists working at large companies – and out of reach for most academic researchers. Research scientists at Yahoo Labs have long enjoyed working …

Subjects: Housing, Internet, Knowledge Management