Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Rising Journal Costs Limit Scholarly Access, Emory University: “Are publishers getting rich publishing your research? A Bear-Stearns evaluation of Reed-Elsevier (one of the world’s largest publishers of scholarly journals) recently rated the company, which earns profits of almost 40% annually, “a stockholder’s dream.” Should private publishers be getting rich selling information generated by research that …
“Highlights from Doing Business 2008: As countries reform their business regulation, more businesses are starting up. Eastern Europe has witnessed a boom in new business entry that rivals the rapid growth in East Asia in the past. Large emerging markets such as India, China, Egypt, Turkey, and Indonesia, are reforming fast and investors are taking …
EPA press release: “Estimating the carbon footprint of commercial buildings has just become easier. Portfolio Manager, EPA’s on-line energy rating system for commercial buildings, now includes greenhouse gas emission factors. The updated ratings show that Energy Star buildings, which use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings, also emit 35 percent less …
Press release: “Provides the number of HIV-infection and confirmed AIDS cases among State and Federal prisoners at yearend 2005. This annual bulletin reports the number of AIDS-related deaths in prisons, a profile of those inmates who died, the number of female and male prisoners who were HIV-infected or had confirmed AIDS, and a comparison of …
Office of the Inspector General Audit: Navy’s Proposed Business Plan for Base Realignment and Closure 2005 Recommendation 184 -Report No. D-2007-127 (PDF) – Project No. D2006-D000CG-0194.000, September 25, 2007 [Summary and PDF]
Press release: “U.S.-based Blacksmith Institute, an independent environmental group, in partnership with Green Cross Switzerland, [September 12, 2007] issued their Top Ten list of the world’s most severely polluted places. Overall, the Top Ten sites lie in seven countries and affect a total of more than 12 million people.” 2007 Full Report – The Top …
Management Letter for the FY 2006 DHS Financial Statement Audit, OIG-07-74 (PDF, 67 pages), released 9/28/07
History of Federal Judgeships: U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts Courts of Appeals >> Authorized Judgeships (pdf) >> Chronological History District Courts >> Authorized Judgeships (pdf) >> Chronological History Judgeships and Appointments >> Authorized Judgeships (pdf) >> Judgeship Appointments by President (pdf) See also: Gibson, James L. and Caldeira, Gregory A., “Knowing About …
Government Technology: “Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) will implement an advanced citywide intelligent security system as part of Chicago’s Operation Virtual Shield, a project that encompasses one of the world’s largest video security deployments.”
DOD Should Provide Congress and the American Public with Monthly Data on Enemy-Initiated Attacks in Iraq in a Timely Manner, GAO-07-1048R, September 28, 2007 Influenza Pandemic: Federal Executive Boards’ Ability to Contribute to Pandemic Preparedness, GAO-07-1259T, September 28, 2007 The Nation’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook, August 2007 Update: Despite Recent Improvement in the Annual Deficit, Federal …
Press release: The Nations Mayors Release Results of a 330-City Survey on Water and Wastewater Asset Management, September 27, 2007 National City Water Survey 2007
Washingtonpost.com: “Beginning today and continuing through Wednesday, staff writer Rick Atkinson describes the effort by the U.S. military to combat the improvised explosive devices used by insurgents in Afghanistan and iraq from 2002 until now. Part one describes the effort through the summer of 2004. The series is drawn from more than 140 interviews over …