Category «Knowledge Management»

A new view of the tree of life

Nature Microbiology Article number: 16048 (2016) doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.48 “The tree of life is one of the most important organizing principles in biology. Gene surveys suggest the existence of an enormous number of branches but even an approximation of the full scale of the tree has remained elusive. Recent depictions of the tree of life have focused either on …

Subjects: Education, Environmental Law, Knowledge Management

GAO Reports – FEMA, Federal Real Property, IRS InfoSec and ID Theft, Resolution Plans, Presidential Drawdowns, Terrorism Risk Insurance

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Progress and Continuing Challenges in National Preparedness Efforts, GAO-16-560T: Published: Apr 12, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2016. Federal Real Property: Improving Data Transparency and Expanding the National Strategy Could Help Address Long-standing Challenges, GAO-16-275: Published: Mar 31, 2015. Publicly Released: Apr 12, 2016. Information Security: IRS Needs to Further Improve …

Subjects: Defense, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Housing, ID Theft, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

2015 IRE Award winners

Via Investigative Reporters and Editors: “Journalists who helped free enslaved laborers, improved the safety net for injured workers and brought about reforms for failing schools serving mostly black youth, are being honored as winners of the 2015 Investigative Reporters & Editors Awards. This year’s winners come from a mix of new and established media, with …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Site aggregates for search thousands of federal government oversight documents

oversight.garden – “The US government has many dozens of offices dedicated to keeping the government honest and efficient through strong, independent oversight. They produce a lot of good work, but the results are scattered all over the internet. Sometimes they get the attention they deserve, and many times they don’t. It would be a shame …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Algorithmic handwriting analysis of Judah’s military correspondence sheds light on composition of biblical texts

Via New York Time – New Evidence on When Bible Was Written: Ancient Shopping Lists, April 11, 2016: “…But a new analysis of the handwriting suggests that literacy may have been far more widespread than previously known in the Holy Land around 600 B.C., toward the end of the First Temple period. The findings, according …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management

Linking Business Intelligence to a Knowledge-Based Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Organizations

Muganda, Nixon and Mokwena, Thato, Linking Business Intelligence to a Knowledge-Based Sustainable Competitive Advantage in Organizations (April 10, 2016). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2762025 “This paper looks at the use of sentiment analysis and opinion mining in business intelligence by organisations to develop and sustain a competitive advantage. It discusses variables such as organisation …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New LA Database Seeks to Help Keep Streets Clean

Los Angeles Times: “A new database, Clean Streets LA,  measuring garbage on more than 9,100 miles of Los Angeles streets and alleys shows poorer areas of the city see more illegal dumping and litter than affluent ones. City officials on Friday released details on the far-reaching study, which is designed to help guide the city …

Subjects: E-Government, Environmental Law, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Transportation

Through a Glass, Clearly: Reflections on Team Lawyering, Clinically Taught

Brescia, Raymond H., Through a Glass, Clearly: Reflections on Team Lawyering, Clinically Taught (April 8, 2016). New York Law School Law Review, Vol. 61, 2016 (Edited Version Forthcoming). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2761245 “The litigation surrounding the maintenance of a refugee camp for HIV Haitian refugees in the early 1990s has been written about …

Subjects: Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Analytic Research Foundations for the Next-Generation Electric Grid

“Electricity is the lifeblood of modern society, and for the vast majority of people that electricity is obtained from large, interconnected power grids. However, the grid that was developed in the 20th century, and the incremental improvements made since then, including its underlying analytic foundations, is no longer adequate to completely meet the needs of …

Subjects: Economy, Energy, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

The Record – Your Guide to the Criminal Justice System

“The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization that focuses on the American criminal justice system. Our mission is to create and sustain a sense of urgency about criminal justice in America. We aim at all times for accuracy, fairness, and impartiality. Our repertoire includes deep investigative projects, narratives and profiles that put a human …

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

GAO Reports – DOE Laboratory-Directed Research, KC-46 Tanker Aircraft, Architect of the Capitol, Cloud Computing, IRS

Federal Research: Information on DOE’s Laboratory-Directed Research and Development Program, GAO-16-486R: Published: Apr 8, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 8, 2016. KC-46 Tanker Aircraft: Challenging Testing andDelivery Schedules Lie Ahead, GAO-16-346: Published: Apr 8, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 8, 2016. Architect of the Capitol: Contracting Function Generally Follows Key Practices, but Certain Improvements Are Needed, GAO-16-348: …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Energy, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management