Fiscal Policy Pays for Itself, Stimulus was the Right Call – Unusual Times Call for Unusual Measures – Stimulus Should be Used Again Now “With monetary policy out of ammunition, policymakers should aggressively turn to fiscal policy, which may do so much good for the economy that it virtually pays for itself, according to a… Continue Reading
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NielsonWire – Buzz in the Blogosphere: Millions More Bloggers and Blog Readers
Buzz in the Blogosphere: Millions More Bloggers and Blog Readers, March 8, 2012 “Blogs are sometimes overlooked as a significant source of online buzz in comparison to social networking sites, yet consumer interest in blogs keeps growing. By the end of 2011, NM Incite, a Nielsen/McKinsey company, tracked over 181 million blogs around the world,… Continue Reading
Institute for Legal Reform Study -The Plaintiffs' Bar Goes Digital
The Plaintiffs Bar Goes Digital – An Analysis of the Digital Marketing Efforts of Plaintiffs Attorneys & Litigation Firms, January 2012 “The U.S. tort system cost $264.6 billion in 2010, fueled in part by the plaintiffs bar’s constant pursuit of new clients and cases. Like any big business, the plaintiffs bar is committed to clever… Continue Reading
OMB Memo Implementing PortfolioStat
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies – Implementing PortfolioStat, March 30, 2012 – Steven VanRoekel, Federal Chief Information Officer “PortfolioStat will be a new tool that agencies use to assess the current maturity of their IT portfolio management process, make decisions on eliminating duplication, augment current CIOled capital planning and investment control… Continue Reading
FBI – Social Networking Risks Outlined in Latest Counterintelligence Brochure
Social Networking Risks Outlined in Latest Counterintelligence Brochure, March 2012 “Internet-based social networking sites have created a revolution in social connectivity. However, con artists, criminals, and other dishonest actors are exploiting this capability for nefarious purposes. So warns our Counterintelligence Division in its latest informative brochure, Internet Social Networking Risks, which not only depicts the… Continue Reading
Privacy and Security Framework Requirements and Guidance for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
HHS, March 22, 2012 – “The National Quality Strategy sets three aims for improving health care in our country: better care, affordable care, and healthy people and communities. Information that is accurate, up to date, and available when and where a patient seeks care is the lifeblood of health care improvement and crucial to reaching… Continue Reading
Modifying the Federal Tax Treatment of 401(k) Plan Contributions
Modifying the Federal Tax Treatment of 401(k) Plan Contributions: Projected Impact on Participant Account Balances and Trends in Health Coverage for Part-Time Workers’, by By Jack VanDerhei, Employee Benefit Research Institute, March 2012 “401(k) Tax Treatment: A recent proposal to change the tax preferences for employment-based 401(k) retirement plans could result in an average reduction… Continue Reading
What is the economic outlook for OECD countries? An interim assessment
What is the economic outlook for OECD countries? An interim assessment. Pier Carlo Padoan, OECD Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist, March 29, 2012. “Growth is expected to be firmer through the first half of the year Short-term prospects have improved relative to the situation prevailing in late 2011, but indicators still suggest a fragile recovery.… Continue Reading
Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force – Managing a crucial link in ocean food webs
Managing a crucial link in ocean food webs – Summary of a report from the Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force, March 2012 “Forage fish are small to medium-sized species that include anchovies, herring, menhaden, and sardines. Direct catch of forage fish makes up more than one-third of the worlds marine fish catch and has contributed… Continue Reading
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 2012 Annual Report
CFPB Annual Report 2012 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pleased to submit to Congress its first annual report summarizing its activities to administer the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, during the past year. These activities represent the Bureaus inaugural effort to curtail deceptive, unfair, and abusive debt collection practices… Continue Reading
Updating U.S. Food and Farm Policies – The 2012 Hunger Report
“Did you know that one in four Americans participate in a federal nutrition program? Because of this high rate of participation, the nations nutrition and farm policies absolutely need to be aligned. Farm policy should significantly increase production of healthy foods. But farm policies alone cant automatically improve nutrition among low-income families. Nutrition programs need… Continue Reading
Report – Restoring Contemplation How Disconnecting Bolsters the Knowledge Economy
Restoring Contemplation: How Disconnecting Bolsters the Knowledge Economy, by Jessie L. Mannisto “While constant access to information enabled by digital devices has done much to improve our lives, it also exacts costs with respect to our attention and productivity that are especially harmful in a knowledge based economy. Increased public awareness of the impact of… Continue Reading
