Day archives: July 21st, 2016

Announcing the development of SocArXiv, an open social science archive

“SocArXiv announces a partnership with the Center for Open Science to develop a free, open access, open source archive for social science research. The initiative responds to growing recognition of the need for faster, open sharing of research on a truly open access platform for the social sciences. Papers on SocArXiv will be permanently available …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New Statistical Testing Spreadsheet Tool- American Community Survey

“The Statistical Testing Tool is a spreadsheet that tests whether American Community Survey (ACS) estimates are statistically different from one another. Simply copy or download ACS estimates and their margins of error (MOE) into the tool to get instant results of statistical tests. Tool Features: Compares up to 3,230 pairs of estimates at once Compares …

Subjects: Government Documents

Criminal Prosecutions for Illegal Entry Up, Re-Entry Down

“The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during the first eight months of FY 2016 the government reported 25,680 new criminal prosecutions for illegal entry, and 20,628 new criminal prosecutions for illegal re-entry. If trends continue, illegal re-entry charges, which are a felony under Title 8 Section 1326 of the United States …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Brad Ideas – Carpool apps are on the rise, let’s make transfer points and roads to help them

Carpool apps are on the rise, let’s make transfer points and roads to help them: “The cell phone ride hail apps like Uber and Lyft are now reporting great success with actual ride-sharing, under the names UberPool, LyftLines and Lyft Carpool. In addition, a whole new raft of apps to enable semi-planned and planned carpooling …

Subjects: Transportation

Annual Update for HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base in Its 30th Year

“This annual update of the interactive global resource on the prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS cases and deaths coincides with the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. First developed in 1987, this marks 30 years of database releases. The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base is a compilation of information from widely scattered small-scale …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Knowledge Management, Transportation

GAO – DHS Management, Federal Travel, IRS 2017 Budget, Oil and Gas

DHS Management: Enhanced Oversight Could Better Ensure Programs Receiving Fees and Other Collections Use Funds Efficiently, GAO-16-443: Published: Jul 21, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 21, 2016. Federal Travel: Opportunities Exist to Improve Data and Information Sharing, GAO-16-657: Published: Jul 21, 2016. Publicly Released: Jul 21, 2016. IRS 2017 Budget: IRS Could Improve Presentation of Budget …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Government Documents, Transportation