“By this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice), the Commission proposes to further increase the availability of broadband services onboard airplanes by establishing an air-ground mobile broadband service by which passengers aboard civil and government aircraft can connect to a full range of communications services while flying over the contiguous United States. Consumers increasingly demand ubiquitous… Continue Reading
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Executive Order — Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information
“To promote continued job growth, Government efficiency, and the social good that can be gained from opening Government data to the public, the default state of new and modernized Government information resources shall be open and machine readable. Government information shall be managed as an asset throughout its life cycle to promote interoperability and openness,… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports; BPD, Federal Reserve Banks, Federal Retirement Processing, Missile Defense, FAA
Bureau of the Public Debt – Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls, GAO-13-416R, May 9, 2013 Federal Reserve Banks – Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls, GAO-13-419R, May 9, 2013 Federal Retirement Processing – OPM Is Pursuing Incremental Information Technology Improvements after Canceling a Modernization Plagued by Management Weaknesses, GAO-13-580T, May 9, 2013… Continue Reading
TIME and Google launch Timelapse
“Watch the world change over the course of nearly three decades of satellite photography…These Timelapse pictures tell the pretty and not-so-pretty story of a finite planet and how its residents are treating it razing even as we build, destroying even as we preserve. It takes a certain amount of courage to look at the… Continue Reading
OTC derivatives market activity in the second half of 2012
“The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released today OTC derivatives statistics at end-December 2012. Developments in the latest data are highlighted in the Statistical release. Detailed breakdowns and time series data are available on the BIS website. Data at end-June 2013 will be released no later than 15 November 2013, in conjunction with the global… Continue Reading
Staying Ahead Of the Curve 2013: AARP Multicultural Work and Career Study
“Staying Ahead of the Curve is AARPs Multicultural Work and Career Study. These studies – performed in 2002, 2007, and 2013 – provide an in-depth look at workers ages 45-74: their reasons for working, perceived job security, differential treatment received because of age, their ideal work scenario, the challenges they face, their plans for retirement,… Continue Reading
McKinsey – Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture
Adam Grant: “After the tragic events of 9/11, a team of Harvard psychologists quietly invaded the US intelligence system. The team, led by Richard Hackman, wanted to determine what makes intelligence units effective. By surveying, interviewing, and observing hundreds of analysts across 64 different intelligence groups, the researchers ranked those units from best to worst…the… Continue Reading
McKinsey – Lessons from the leading edge of gender diversity
Advancing women to the top may be a journey, but how to do so is no longer a mystery. New research points to four principles that can help just about any company. April 2013 | by Joanna Barsh, Sandra Nudelman, and Lareina Yee. “We interviewed senior leaders (often CEOs, human-resource heads, and high-performing female executives)… Continue Reading
Student Loan Affordability Analysis of Public Input on Impact and Solutions
CFPB: Student Loan Affordability Analysis of Public Input on Impact and Solutions, May 8, 2013 “The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act established a student loan ombudsman within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to focus on student loans. Pursuant to the Act, the ombudsman shall conduct analysis on input from borrowers, prepare an… Continue Reading
Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures in Adults
Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Fractures in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement “Vitamin D and calcium are known to be important for strong, healthy bones. Both come from certain foods, and vitamin D is also produced in the body after exposure to sunlight. However, many Americans have lower intake or… Continue Reading
CRS – The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce
The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: Recent, Current, and Projected Employment, Wages, and Unemployment. John F. Sargent Jr., Specialist in Science and Technology Policy, May 6, 2013 “The adequacy of the U.S. science and engineering workforce has been an ongoing concern of Congress for more than 60 years. Scientists and engineers are widely believed to… Continue Reading
Report from European Coalition for Digital Rights
International privacy organisations: Don’t let corporations strip citizens of their right to privacy “This report features new analysis by privacy experts of proposed amendments to the draft Data Protection Regulation. It reveals how many of these amendments threaten to critically undermine the privacy of EU consumers and citizens. Together, the amendments are an effort to… Continue Reading
