“The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) voting members have approved a new project to develop standardized bibliographic metadata and visual indicators to describe the accessibility of journal articles as well as potentially describe how open the item is. Many offerings are available from publishers under the banner of Open Access (OA), Increased Access, Public Access,… Continue Reading
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International financial markets and bank funding in the euro area: dynamics and participants
International financial markets and bank funding in the euro area: dynamics and participants, by Jaime Caruana and Adrian Van Rixtel February 2013 (originally published in Spanish in the journal “Economistas”, in December 2012) “This article investigates the development of bank funding in the euro area in recent years, analysing how euro area funding markets were… Continue Reading
Second-Generation Americans A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants
“Second-generation Americansthe 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrantsare substantially better off than immigrants themselves on key measures of socioeconomic attainment, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. They have higher incomes; more are college graduates and homeowners; and fewer live in poverty. In all of these measures, their… Continue Reading
EPIC – States Move to Limit Drone Surveillance
“Oregon became the most recent state to consider limits on the deployment of drones in the United States. A new bill sets out licensing requirements for drone use in Oregon and would fine those who use unlicensed drone to conduct surveillance. New limitations are also proposed for federal evidence collected by drone use in a… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Cuba Democracy Assistance, Space, Sex Offender Registration, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Cuba Democracy Assistance – USAID’s Program Is Improved, but State Could Better Monitor Its Implementing Partners, GAO-13-285, Jan 25, 2013 Space – Launch Services New Entrant Certification Guide, GAO-13-317R, Feb 7, 2013 Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, Jurisdictions Face Challenges to Implementing the Act, and Stakeholders Report Positive and Negative Effects, GAO-13-211, Feb 7,… Continue Reading
Rebooting the Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed in the Digital Age
The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) independent study of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Rebooting the Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed in the Digital Age, January 2013 “Over the past two decades, the shift from an industrial age to an information age has affected the way both public and private sector organizations… Continue Reading
2013 Report on the State of the Legal Market
“The Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at the Georgetown University Law Center and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor are pleased to present this 2013 Report on the State of the Legal Market highlighting the trends that we perceived in the legal market in 2012, as well as the factors that we believe will… Continue Reading
EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of state dashboards and comparative maps that provide the public with information about the performance of state and EPA enforcement and compliance programs across the country. Most states and tribes in the United States have the authority to implement and enforce many of the… Continue Reading
CRS – Veterans and Homelessness
Veterans and Homelessness, Libby Perl. Specialist in Housing Policy, February 4, 2013 “The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. Researchers have found both male and female veterans to be overrepresented in the homeless population, and as the number of veterans increases… Continue Reading
Social Security Annual Statistical Supplement, 2012
Social Security Administration Annual Statistical Supplement, 2012 [released February 2013] “About 55.4 million persons received Social Security benefits for December 2011, an increase of 1,372,512 (2.5 percent) since December 2010. Sixty-nine percent were retired workers and their spouses and children, 11 percent were survivors of deceased workers, and 19 percent were disabled workers and their… Continue Reading
Clearspending.org – Keeping Tabs on USASpending.gov
ClearSpending Background on Federal Spending Reporting Systems: “Clearspending analyzes the quality of data in USASpending.gov. To fully understand our analysis — and to understand why it’s necessary — it is important to know the history of the systems that have evolved into USASpending.gov. The infrastructure used to track federal spending has been steadily growing over… Continue Reading
EPIC Urges Public Support for Driver Privacy Safeguards
“The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed regulations for event data recorders (EDR) that will become mandatory in all cars and small trucks by 2014. Building on state privacy laws, EPIC has urged the federal agency to adopt comprehensive privacy safeguards for vehicle owners and operators, including driver ownership of data, limitations on disclosure,… Continue Reading
