Category Archives: Current Events

January 31, 2019 · 1:07 pm

Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act requires agencies to report outstanding inspector general recommendations annually


Law:
S.2276
115th Congress, 2nd Session
Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act

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· 11:54 am

Bribery, Kickbacks, and Self-Dealing: An Overview of Honest Services Fraud and Issues for Congress


Report:
Bribery, Kickbacks, and Self-Dealing: An Overview
of Honest Services Fraud and Issues for Congress
Michael A. Foster, Legislative Attorney

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January 28, 2019 · 11:52 am

Military Construction Funding in the Event of a National Emergency


Report:
Military Construction Funding in the Event of a National Emergency
Michael J. Vassalotti, Section Research Manager
Brendan W. McGarry, Analyst in US Defense Budget

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· 11:30 am

Social Security Act’s fee cap of 25% of past-due benefits applies only to fees for court representation, not to aggregate fees for both court and agency representation


Opinion:
RICHARD CULBERTSON
v.
NANCY BERRYHILL,
ACTING COMMISSIONER
OF SOCIAL SECURITY

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January 27, 2019 · 7:26 pm

Federal Grand Jury Secrecy: Legal Principles and Implications for Congressional Oversight


Report:
Federal Grand Jury Secrecy: Legal Principles
and Implications for Congressional Oversight
Michael A. Foster,
Legislative Attorney

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· 7:19 pm

Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections: In Brief


Report:
Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections: In Brief
Michael E. DeVine,
Analyst in Intelligence and National Security

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· 7:11 pm

Economics of Federal User Fees


Report:
Economics of Federal User Fees
D. Andrew Austin,
Analyst in Economic Policy

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· 6:51 pm

Why Do Women Earn Less Than Men? Evidence from Bus and Train Operators


Report:
Why Do Women Earn Less Than Men?
Evidence from Bus and Train Operators
Valentin Bolotnyy and Natalia Emanuel
Department of Economics, Harvard University

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· 6:27 pm

Source and Use of Firearms Involved in Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates


Report:
Source and Use of Firearms Involved in
Crimes: Survey of Prison Inmates
Mariel Alper, Ph.D. and Lauren Glaze
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics

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December 28, 2018 · 4:54 pm

Study: White Democrats patronize minorities stereotyped as lower status and less competent


Study:
Self-Presentation in Interracial Settings:
The Competence Downshift by White Liberals
Cydney H. Dupree, Yale University
Susan T. Fiske, Princeton University
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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