Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Noveber 7, 2013. As the debate continues in Congress and the Department of Defense as to how we should address sexual assault and criminal justice system reform in the military, the Center for American Progress released a report that takes a historical look at the problem and offers recommendations.[Read More…]
Analysis
FAA Addresses Privacy in Domestic Drone Testing Rules, Leaves Out Specifics
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. The Federal Aviation Administration today announced its rules for the testing of domestic drones in six areas around the country. The rules say that the state or local agencies overseeing the test sites must have publicly available plans for privacy, data use, and data retention, and that[Read More…]
Bad Boys: Research Predicts Whether Boys Will Grow Out of It — Or Not
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2013. Using the high-tech tools of a new field called neurogenetics and a few simple questions for parents, a University of Michigan researcher is beginning to understand which boys are simply being boys and which may be headed for trouble. “When young children lie or cheat or[Read More…]
UC Berkeley Report Raises Alarm About Falling Wages, Outsourcing at U.S. Airports
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2013. The outsourcing of airport jobs that once sustained middle-class careers has left many airport workers in jobs characterized by insecurity and low wages, according to a new UC Berkeley study released Monday, Nov. 4. According to the study, this trend poses problems for workers, the communities surrounding[Read More…]
For USAID Procurement, Local Spending is Better
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2013. Given the levels of funding involved, it is no surprise that from its inception procurement reform at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, has been contentious and that there have been a series of distortions around its rationale, goals, and efficacy. Today, the Center[Read More…]
New Polls Show Public Moved By Immigration Reform Votes
Polls of Eight Congressional Districts Show Benefit of Voting for Reform WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2013. New Public Policy Polling (PPP) polls of eight congressional districts, commissioned by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), show that Republican House members can begin to rebuild the damage to their popularity caused by[Read More…]
New Report Finds Explosive Campaign Spending and ‘Soft-on-Crime’ Attack Ads Impact State Supreme Court Rulings in Criminal Cases
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2013. The recent explosion in judicial campaign cash and the growing use of “soft-on-crime” attack ads in state supreme court elections is impacting states’ criminal justice systems, according to a new report out today from the Center for American Progress. “Criminals and Campaign Cash” explores how, as[Read More…]
New Research from Common Sense Media Reveals Mobile Media Use Among Young Children Has Tripled in Two Years
Ownership of tablets jumped from 8% to 40% among families with young kids; infants and toddlers spend more than twice as much time with screen media as with books. SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2013. Common Sense Media today announced the release of “Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America 2013,”[Read More…]
Ensuring Cities Are Prepared 1 Year After Superstorm Sandy
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013. Today, a week before the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy—a catastrophic event that caused more than 150 deaths and $65 billion in damages and economic losses along the East Coast— making landfall in New Jersey, the Center for American Progress released two reports that promote actions[Read More…]
Poll Shows Americans Embracing Diversity and Strongly Supporting Steps to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Inequality
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2013. New public opinion research conducted by the Center for American Progress and PolicyLink and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation found that Americans are much more open to diversity and supportive of steps to reduce inequalities between racial and ethnic groups than is commonly portrayed in politics and[Read More…]