Kaiser Health Reform: ACA Federal Funds Tracker – “This online tool tracks funds received by the states, local governments, employers, community organizations, and other entities to implement provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Click on any state for a profile of its health reform-related grant information. Learn more about the Federal Funds Tracker tool by… Continue Reading
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2012 Federal Media and Marketing Study Overview
2012 Federal Media and Marketing Study Overview, April 12, 2012, Fourth Annual Release “Knowing where and how to reach senior decision-makers at civilian and defense agencies is a vital component to every marketing effort aimed at the federal government. This popular syndicated study combines actual media usage of mid- to senior-level federal decision makers with… Continue Reading
Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues
Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues, Robert Jay Dilger, Senior Specialist in American National Government, April 10, 2012 “Small business size standards are of congressional interest because the standards determine eligibility for receiving Small Business Administration (SBA) assistance as well as federal contracting and tax preferences. Although there is bipartisan agreement… Continue Reading
NASA's new websites leverage open source, cloud computing and social media
Information Week Government: “NASA is building an entirely new Web architecture that leans heavily on cloud computing, open source tools, and social media. It will be used both for public-facing websites and internal Web services, the space agency announced Tuesday. The new Web architecture is part of version 2.0 of NASA’s Open Government Plan. All… Continue Reading
CRS: Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents
Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents – Jennifer K. Elsea, Legislative Attorney, April 11, 2012 “The detainee provisions passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012, P.L. 112-81, affirm that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), P.L. 107-40, in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, authorizes… Continue Reading
Protecting Classified Information and the Rights of Criminal Defendants: The Classified Information Procedures Act
Protecting Classified Information and the Rights of Criminal Defendants: The Classified Information Procedures Act, Edward C. Liu, Legislative Attorney; Todd Garvey, Legislative Attorney – April 2, 2012 “The Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) provides criminal procedures that permit a trial judge to rule on the relevance or admissibility of classified information in a secure setting.… Continue Reading
EPIC: Facebook Offers Revised Download Your Information Option
EPIC: “The New York Times reported that Facebook would provide users with a downloadable archive containing many types of data that the company stores about users. Although the new archive contains more user information than Facebook first offered in 2010, Max Schrems, the German law student and founder of Europe v. Facebook, said that Facebook… Continue Reading
FTC Orders Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers to Provide Data for Agency's Fourth Major Study on Alcohol Advertising
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has required 14 major alcoholic beverage advertisers to provide information for the agencys fourth major study on the effectiveness of voluntary industry guidelines for reducing advertising and marketing to underage audiences by beer, wine, and distilled spirits manufacturers. For the first time, the agency will request information on Internet… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Crop Insurance, Defense Health Care, Export Promotion, USPS
Crop Insurance – Savings Would Result from Program Changes and Greater Use of Data Mining, GAO-12-256, Mar 13, 2012 Defense Health Care, Applying Key Management Practices Should Help Achieve Efficiencies within the Military Health System, GAO-12-224, Apr 12, 2012 Export Promotion – The Export-Import Bank’s Financing of Dual-Use Exports, GAO-12-628R, Apr 12, 2012 U.S. Postal… Continue Reading
Peer review of supervisory authorities' implementation of stress testing principles
Peer review of supervisory authorities’ implementation of stress testing principles, April 2012 “Stress testing is an important tool used by banks to identify the potential for unexpected adverse outcomes across a range of risks and scenarios. In 2009, the Committee reviewed the performance of stress testing practices during the financial crisis and published recommendations for… Continue Reading
The Wealth Report 2012 – A Gobal Perspective on Prime Property and Wealth
The Wealth Report 2012, Knight Frank, April 2012 “Never before have wealth creation, economic risk and politics been so closely intertwined with the performance of prime residential and commercial property markets. Drawing on insight from Knight Frank, Citi Private Bank and other leading commentators, The Wealth Report 2012 pulls together all these strands and explains… Continue Reading
Rapid credit growth and international credit: Challenges for Asia
Rapid credit growth and international credit: Challenges for Asia by Stefan Avdjiev, Robert N. McCauley and Patrick McGuire, Bank for International Settlements. Working Papers No 377, April 2012 “Very low interest rates in major currencies have raised concerns over international credit flows to robustly growing economies in Asia. This paper examines three components of international… Continue Reading
