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Defense Industrial Base: Integrating Existing Supplier Data and Addressing Workforce Challenges Could Improve Risk Analysis, Report to the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
"Each year, DOD spends billions of dollars acquiring and sustaining weapon systems to meet U.S. national security objectives. DOD relies on an extensive, multi-tiered network of suppliers that make up the defense industrial base to provide the components, subsystems, raw materials, and equipment to develop and sustain these weapon systems. Ensuring that these suppliers can provide products and services at the time, quantity, and quality DOD needs is essential to meeting national security objectives. MIBP [Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy] is DOD's focal point for assessing and mitigating department-wide industrial base risks."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-06
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Review of Various Actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice in Advance of the 2016 Election
"In response to requests from Congress, various organizations, and members of the public, the Department of Justice (Department) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) undertook this review of various actions by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department in connection with the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. [...] During the course of the review, the OIG discovered text messages and instant messages between some FBI employees on the investigative team, conducted using FBI mobile devices and computers, that expressed statements of hostility toward then candidate Donald Trump and statements of support for then candidate Clinton. We also identified messaged that expressed opinions that were critical of the conduct and quality of the investigation. We included in our review an assessment of these messages and actions by the FBI employees."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2018-06
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Lead Paint in Housing: HUD Should Strengthen Grant Processes, Compliance Monitoring, and Performance Assessment, Report to Congressional Committees
"Lead paint in housing is the most common source of lead exposure for U.S. children. HUD [Housing and Urban Development] awards grants to state and local governments to reduce lead paint hazards in housing and oversees compliance with lead paint regulations in its rental assistance programs . The 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Joint Explanatory Statement, includes a provision that GAO [Government Accountability Office] review HUD's efforts to address lead paint hazards. This report examines HUD's efforts to (1) incorporate statutory requirements and other relevant federal standards in its lead grant programs, (2) monitor and enforce compliance with lead paint regulations in its rental assistance programs, (3) adopt federal health guidelines and environmental standards for its lead grant and rental assistance programs, and (4) measure and report on the performance of its lead efforts. GAO reviewed HUD documents and data related to its grant programs, compliance efforts, performance measures, and reporting. GAO also interviewed HUD staff and some grantees."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-06
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Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: Counternarcotics: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan
"Counternarcotics: Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Afghanistan is the fifth lessons learned report issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. [...] This report examines the U.S. counternarcotics effort in Afghanistan, detailing how the Departments of Defense (DOD) and State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) tried to deter farmers and traffickers from participating in the cultivation and trade of opium, build Afghan government counterdrug capacity, and develop the country's licit economy. While we found several examples of success--some Afghans were able to move away from poppy cultivation and Afghan counterdrug units became increasingly capable, trusted partners--those successes were limited in their impact. The report identifies lessons to inform U.S. counternarcotics efforts in Afghanistan and other major drug-producing and transit countries, and provides 13 actionable, evidence-based recommendations to strengthen these efforts."
United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
2018-06
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, June 1, 2018
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Health Insurance Coverage by Occupation Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years -- 17 States, 2013-2014"; "Tobacco Product Use Among Youths With and Without Lifetime Asthma -- Florida, 2016"; "Progress Toward Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control -- South-East Asia Region, 2000-2016"; "Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Severe Illness Linked to the Vitamin K Antagonist Brodifacoum and Use of Synthetic Cannabinoids -- Illinois, March-April 2018"; "Notes from the Field: Cyclosporiasis Cases Associated with Dining at a Mediterranean-Style Restaurant Chain -- Texas, 2017"; "Notes from the Field: Verona Integron-Encoded Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreak in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital -- Orange County, Florida, 2017"; "Erratum: Vol. 67, No. 16"; and "QuickStats: Breast Cancer Death Rates Among Women Aged 50-74 Years, by Race/Ethnicity -- National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2006 and 2016."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2018-06-01
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Sandy Recovery Improvement Act Review
"As part of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act (SRIA), Congress tasked the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General with preparing a report assessing the effectiveness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program's alternative procedures pilot program."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2018-06-01
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Military Readiness: Analysis of Maintenance Delays Needed to Improve Availability of Patriot Equipment for Training
"Patriot is a mobile Army surface-to-air missile system deployed worldwide to defend critical assets and forces. The Army plans to extend the life of Patriot equipment until at least 2048 through maintaining and modernizing the system. To achieve this, the Army performs two maintenance processes, restoring equipment returning from combat back to pre-deployment conditions ('reset') and comprehensively overhauling ('recapitalizing') a portion of its equipment annually. The conference report accompanying a bil l for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 included a provision that GAO [Government Accountability Office] assess the Army's Patriot maintenance and recapitalization plans to ensure that operational needs are met. This report (1) evaluates the extent to which the Army's reset process supports the timely delivery of Patriot equipment back to units; and (2) describes the Army's plans for supporting the long-term viability of the Patriot system through recapitalization and any challenges associated with its plans. GAO analyzed Army guidance and equipment and maintenance data; interviewed Army officials; and assessed the Army's recapitalization plans."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-06
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Engaging Faith-Based and Community Organizations: Planning Considerations for Emergency Managers
"This guide provides a foundation for emergency managers to engage with faith-based and community organizations that can be partners in building a culture of preparedness and enhancing the security and resiliency of our nation. Faith-based and community organizations offer a wide variety of human and material resources that can prove invaluable during and after an incident. Collaborating with these vital community members will allow emergency managers to access a multitude of local resources and ensure members of the whole community can contribute to the disaster resilience effort. [...] Emergency managers can view this guide as a starting point for expanding existing engagement practices with faith-based and community organizations as well as strategizing how to further implement whole community principles into emergency management activities. All disasters are local. Just as first responders from other areas defer to those in the impacted areas, faith and grassroots communities are encouraged to be involved in the response and recovery of their own communities."
2018-06
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Energy Resilience Solutions for the Puerto Rico Grid
"Hurricane Maria was the second strongest storm on record to hit Puerto Rico. As of 8:00 PM EDT on September 20, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) reported near 100% of total customers in Puerto Rico without power, with the exception of facilities running on generators. The outage threatened the health, safety, and economic wellbeing of the nearly 3.5 million U.S. citizens who inhabit the territory and further stressed the regional economy. [...] Despite such adversity, the people of Puerto Rico have shown tremendous strength and resilience as they restore and rebuild their homes and communities. [...] Maintaining and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid at fair and reasonable costs can provide service and value to Puerto Rican communities.[...]In support of those goals, this report contains resilience recommendations for the Government of Puerto Rico to consider for incorporation into its recovery plans--including the plan specified by Section 21210 of P.L. 115-123 (2018), and to provide useful insights for the disbursement of any federal appropriations intended to rebuild or improve the energy infrastructure in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Given the breadth of interdependencies across sectors, assessment of potential alignment and sequencing of funding across different agency programs that support various sector infrastructures would be beneficial. The report also notes where additional analysis is needed to more precisely articulate resilience-related, investment-grade suggestions regarding the design and specification of the electricity system in Puerto Rico."
United States. Department of Energy
2018-06
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Precarious Accord: Navigating the Post-Summit Landscape
"Throughout 2017, diplomacy remained almost dormant as North Korea blazed through a record set of nuclear related activities and demonstrated its ability to launch ballistic missiles with an intercontinental range capable of reaching North America. But at the end of the year, in December, the nuclear and missile tests went silent. From the first day of 2018, the diplomatic bustle has been nonstop and marked by unprecedented meetings among leaders. Seemingly overnight, Kim Jong-Un's priority shifted from nuclear-armed missiles to economic development, a change that had been on the radar for several years but never seemed to come. What explains this radical shift in the most immediate security threat in Asia? Based on an understanding of the power and peril of diplomacy of the past 18 months, how should officials move forward to establish a durable peace on a nuclear-free peninsula?"
Center for a New American Security
Cronin, Patrick M., 1958-; Silberstein, Benjamin Katzeff
2018-06
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Terror Threat Snapshot [June 2018]
"House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) today released June's 'Terror Threat Snapshot', a monthly assessment of the Committee's continuing effort to highlight the growing threat America, the West, and the world face from ISIS and other Islamist terrorists."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2018-06
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Federal Prosecution of Human-Trafcking Cases, 2015
"A total of 1,923 criminal suspects were referred to U.S. attorneys for human-trafficking offenses in fiscal year 2015 (figure 1). This was a 41% increase from a total of 1,360 suspects referred in 2011. The number of suspects prosecuted for human trafficking increased from 729 in 2011 to 1,049 in 2015, a 44% increase."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Motivans, Mark; Snyder, Howard N.
2018-06
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Drug Discount Program: Federal Oversight of Compliance at 340B Contract Pharmacies Needs Improvement, Report to Congressional Requesters
"Covered entities can provide 340B drugs to eligible patients and generate revenue by receiving reimbursementfrom patients' insurance. The number of pharmacies covered entities have contracted with has increased from about 1,300 in 2010 to nearly 20,000 in 2017. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to provide information on the use of contract pharmacies. Among other things, this report: 1) describes financial arrangements selected covered entities have with contract pharmacies; 2) describes the extent that selected covered entities provide discounts on 340B drugs dispensed by contract pharmacies to low-income, uninsured patients; and 3) examines HRSA's [Health Resources and Services Administration] efforts to ensure compliance with 340B Program requirements at contract pharmacies. GAO selected and reviewed a nongeneralizable sample of 30 contracts between covered entities and pharmacies, 20 HRSA audit files, and 55 covered entities to obtain variation in the types of entities and other factors. GAO also interviewed officials from HRSA and 10 covered entities."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-06
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ITL Bulletin: Putting Things First - a Model Process for Criticality Analysis (June 2018)
This document is the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Bulletin for June 2018 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. From the Introduction: "In the modern world, where complex systems-of -systems are integral to the functioning of businesses and society, it is increasingly important to be able to understand and manage risks that these systems and components may present to the missions that they support. Where resources are finite, it is not possible to apply equal protection to all assets for every type of risk - especially since those assets are increasingly complex, interdependent, and externally provided. Risk management can be improved with processes and techniques to prioritize assets for a detailed risk analysis and for applying information security and privacy controls. Existing standards and guidelines provide only high-level and scattered guidance about how to prioritize systems and components relative to organizational goals. Additionally, these existing standards and guidelines are most often focused on prioritizing projects according to organizational goals, or prioritizing components according to system functionality. A broader approach is needed to avoid an incomplete understanding of the potentially critical nature of a component to organizational goals. NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology] Internal Report (NISTIR) 8179, Criticality Analysis Process Model, describes a comprehensive model ('the Model') for prioritizing programs, systems, and components based on their importance to the goals of an organization and the impact that their inadequate operation or loss may present to those goals. The Model adopts and adapts concepts presented in publications regarding business and risk management, engineering principles, safety applications, and cyber supply chain. The authors of NISTIR 8179 researched and compared various existing methods to develop an approach specifically to the needs of information security and privacy risk management."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.); Information Technology Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Computer Security Division
Paulsen, Celia; Feldman, Larry; Witte, Greg
2018-06
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Office of Special Counsel: Actions Needed to Improve Processing of Prohibited Personnel Practice and Whistleblower Disclosure Cases, Report to Congressional Committees
"OSC (Office of Special Counsel) is responsible for safeguarding the merit system in federal employment by protecting employees and applicants, including whistleblowers. Consequently, OSC must ensure its case processes are adequate to protect the federal workforce, including its own employees. GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to review OSC case processes and procedures for whistleblower disclosures and PPPs (prohibited personnel practice). For both types of cases, this report among other things (1) examines trends in cases received and closed from fiscal year 2011 to 2016, (2) examines timeliness of cases closed from fiscal year 2011 to 2016, and (3) assesses the extent to which safeguards are in place for OSC employees who make allegations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-06
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2020 Census: Actions Needed to Improve In-Field Address Canvassing Operation, Report to Congressional Requesters
"The success of the decennial census depends in large part on the Bureau's ability to locate every household in the United States. To accomplish this monumental task, the Bureau must maintain accurate address and map information for every location where a person could reside. For the 2018 End-to-End Test, census workers known as listers went door-to-door to verify and update address lists and associated maps in selected areas of three test sites--Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, West Virginia; Pierce County, Washington; and Providence County, Rhode Island. GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to review in-field address canvassing during the End-to-End Test. This report determines whether key address listing activities functioned as planned during the End-to-End Test and identifies any lessons learned that could inform pending decisions for the 2020 Census. To address these objectives, GAO reviewed key documents including test plans and training manuals, as well as workload, productivity and hiring data. At the three test sites, GAO observed listers conducting address canvassing."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-06
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Characterization and Abuse of Electronic Cigarettes: The Efficacy of 'Personal Vaporizers' as an Illicit Drug Delivery System
"Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or e-cigs) [...] have experienced a significant increase in popularity for those seeking an alternative to smoking traditional tobacco products. [...]The lack of enforced regulation prior to May 2016 has resulted in easy accesses to e-cigarettes and has shepherded their nefarious uses. The use of the e-cigarettes as an illicit drug delivery device is touted on websites, forums, blogs, and videos describing how best to use them for specific illicit drugs such as tetrahydrocannabinol, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin. [...] Significant efforts have been made to educate law enforcement, medical examiners, toxicologists, and crime lab practitioners about drug use and abuse employing e-cigarettes. Public awareness has increased as to the potential dangers, and crime scene investigators and death investigators have 4 This resource was prepared by the author(s) using Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. reported collecting these and sending them to crime labs. Ultimately, this study has provided greater understanding in the court systems nationwide as to the nature of drug usage, abuse, and overdose cases in which e-cigarettes were used to deliver an illicit drug."
United States. Office of Justice Programs; National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Peace, Michelle; Turner, Joseph
2018-06
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Study on Countering Anti-Access Systems with Longer Range and Standoff Capabilities: Assault Breaker II
"In November 2016, the Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) requested that the Defense Science Board (DSB) conduct a Summer Study on Countering Anti-Access Systems with Longer Range and Standoff Capabilities. The DSB assembled a task force composed of national leaders in science and technology and Department of Defense (DoD) industry with expertise in all aspects of delivering long range effects. This report presents the key findings and recommendations that resulted from task force deliberations. Nine specific recommendations for delivering long range effects in a contested Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environment through employment of the Assault Breaker II (AB II) concept are offered for consideration by the Department of Defense."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
2018-06
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Studies in Intelligence: Journal of the American Intelligence Professional [June 2018]
The June 208 edition of "Studies in Intelligence" includes the following articles: "Intelligence and Policy: The Case for Thin Walls as Seen by a Veteran of INR [State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research]," by Bowman H. Miller; "The OSS Role in Ho Chi Minh's Rise to Political Power," by Bob Bergin; "'A Road Not Taken': But a Road to Where?," by Thomas L. Ahern; and "CIA Analysis of the 1967 Arab-Israeli War," by David S. Robarge. This edition also includes 11 book reviews.
Center for the Study of Intelligence (U.S.)
2018-06
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Regulation of Air Pollution
"This report by the foreign law research staff of the Law Library of Congress's Global Legal Research Directorate includes surveys of eleven jurisdictions on the regulation of air pollution. The covered jurisdictions include one supranational entity, the European Union, and a diverse array of countries, including some with common-law legal systems (Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom), some civil-law countries (Brazil, China, France, Israel, Japan, and Switzerland), and one with a mixed legal system (South Africa). Some of the countries are unitary in nature, while others have federated governments. The report details the regimes these diverse jurisdictions have developed in recent decades to regulate air pollution. The country surveys cover each jurisdiction's regulation of both stationary and mobile sources of air pollution, and of pollutants including sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, ozone, particulate matter, and hazardous air pollutants. Fuel quality standards, renewable fuel requirements, and vehicle emissions standards are covered, as are strategies for meeting international requirements to address climate change."
Law Library of Congress (U.S.)
2018-06
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Task Force on Cyber as a Strategic Capability, Executive Summary
"The Defense Science Board (DSB) Task Force on Cyber as a Strategic Capability was established to assess how cyber capabilities are being used by U.S. competitors and adversaries to achieve strategic effects, and provide recommendations for how the United States can develop and employ a strategic cyber capability of our own. While the United States retains significant advantages in most military domains, the United States has fallen behind its competitors in the cyber domain, both conceptually and operationally. The threat that adversary nations and non-state actors pose is not a hypothetical one - the United States has witnessed the effectiveness of strategic cyber operations, both against other countries and against the United States itself, on multiple occasions. Given the degree to which U.S. civilian and military infrastructure depend on cyber-enabled technologies, U.S. risks in the cyber domain present a serious and growing challenge to the Nation's ability to defend itself at home and advance its interests abroad. The DSB report on Cyber as a Strategic Capability concludes that U.S. strategic competitors and other states possess effective strategic cyber capabilities and doctrine. These may, in certain scenarios, stress U.S. ability to deter adversary cyber aggression. The study, therefore, examines the laws, governance structures, and culture that impair the United States from fully possessing strategic cyber capabilities. The United States must act quickly to enable strategic cyber as an option in the spectrum of effects. Doing so will help ensure the United States maintains its current global posture and the U.S. homeland is protected against adversary blackmail and aggression."
United States. Defense Science Board; United States. Department of Defense
2018-06
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Monitoring Changes in the Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) Market Through Enhanced Identification of Emerging Drugs and Their Metabolites in Biological Samples
"Electronic dance music (EDM) festivals have become a popular venue for various types of recreational drug use, including the reported ingestion of 'Ecstasy,' 'Molly,' and/or 'MDMA,' [3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy] which has been documented by surveys with attendees and is reflected in online discussion groups associated within the EDM culture. These terms are used interchangeably, and users are often naïve as to what active substance(s) their pills, powders, or capsules contain. Within the last four years, several adverse events associated with novel psychoactive substance (NPS) use were reported at various EDM festivals in the United States. Both the dynamics of the synthetic drug market and diversity of NPS have resulted in analytical challenges within the forensic community in detecting and monitoring novel drug use. Currently, there is not a formalized approach to identify novel substances in toxicologically tested populations. Novel substances often go undetected or their discovery is serendipitous. Metabolic studies for novel drugs remain limited and, generally, metabolite elucidation occurs sometime after establishing the identity of the parent compound, if at all. Using our established operational model of collecting paired specimens and self-reported drug use data from EDM festival attendees, we address some of the research needs focused on characterizing chemical compounds of forensic interest in biological systems, by providing confirmation of the parent drugs of abuse (established and emerging) and identifying metabolites in authentic specimens from a population of recreational drug users."
United States. Office of Justice Programs; National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Krotulski, Alex J.; Mohr, Amanda L.A.; Friscia, Melissa . . .
2018-06
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Identity Theft: IRS Needs to Strengthen Taxpayer Authentication Efforts, Report to Congressional Requesters
"The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has identified over 100 interactions requiring taxpayer authentication based on potential risks to IRS and individuals. IRS authenticates millions of taxpayers each year via telephone, online, in person, and correspondence to ensure that it is interacting with legitimate taxpayers. IRS's estimated costs to authenticate taxpayers vary by channel. [...] Strong preventive controls can help IRS defend itself against identity theft refund fraud. These controls include taxpayer authentication--the process by which IRS verifies identities before allowing people access to a resource; sensitive data; or, in some cases, a tax refund. The risk of fraud has increased as more personally identifiable information has become available as a result of, for example, large- scale cyberattacks on various entities. IRS's ability to continuously monitor and improve taxpayer authentication is a critical step in protecting billions of dollars from fraudsters. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to examine IRS's efforts to authenticate taxpayers. This report (1) describes the taxpayer interactions that require authentication and IRS's methods; (2) assesses what IRS is doing to monitor and improve taxpayer authentication; and (3) determines w hat else, if anything, IRS can do to strengthen taxpayer authentication in the future. To meet these objectives, GAO reviewed IRS documents and data, evaluated IRS processes against relevant federal internal control standards and guidance, and interviewed IRS officials and state and industry representatives."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-06
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Enemy is US: How Allied and U.S. Strategy in Yemen Contributes to AQAP's Survival
"In this monograph, Dr. Norman Cigar provides Special Operations Forces (SOF) commanders and planners with an overview of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) operational framework and presence in the area. He analyzes the strategic and operational issues that confront policymakers in responding to the threat posed by AQAP within Yemen's challenging social, political, and physical environment. This monograph presents the far-reaching implications for SOF, from recognizing the nuances of Yemen's tribal-based human terrain to understanding key relationships, rivalries, and competition between AQAP and other Yemeni players. AQAP will likely continue to represent a threat to U.S. interests and regional stability for the foreseeable future."
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.)
Cigar, Norman L.
2018-06
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CTC Sentinel [June/July 2018]
This CTC Sentinel published by the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point features the following articles: "The Surabaya Bombings and the Evolution of the Jihadi Threat in Indonesia," by Kirsten E. Schulze; "A View from the CT Foxhole: Lieutenant Colonel Bryan Price, Ph.D., Outgoing Director, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point," by Brian Dodwell; "Children at War: Foreign Child Recruits of the Islamic State," by Dakota Foster and Daniel Milton; "The Islamic State's Veterans: Contrasting the Cohorts with Jihadi Experience in Libya and Afghanistan," by David Sterman; and "The 2016 French Female Attack Cell: A Case Study," by Robin Simcox.
Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)
2018-06
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Regulation of Cryptocurrency Around the World
"This report surveys the legal and policy landscape surrounding cryptocurrencies around the world. While not dissimilar in form to the 2014 Law Library of Congress report on the same subject, which covered forty foreign jurisdictions and the European Union, this report is significantly more comprehensive, covering 130 countries as well as some regional organizations that have issued laws or policies on the subject. This expansive growth is primarily attributable to the fact that over the past four years cryptocurrencies have become ubiquitous, prompting more national and regional authorities to grapple with their regulation. The resulting availability of a broader set of information regarding how various jurisdictions are handling the fast-growing cryptocurrency market makes it possible to identify emerging patterns, some of which are described below. The country surveys are also organized regionally to allow for region-specific comparisons."
Library of Congress; Law Library of Congress (U.S.)
2018-06
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Regulation of Cryptocurrency in Selected Jurisdictions
"This report summarizes the cryptocurrency policies and regulatory regimes in fourteen jurisdictions around the world. Among the key issues covered in the report are matters relating to the legality of cryptocurrency markets; the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies; and the applicability of anti-money laundering, anti-organized crime, and anti-terrorism-financing laws. [...] Many of the countries that permit cryptocurrency markets to operate have enacted laws subjecting organizations that participate in these markets to rules designed to prevent money-laundering, terrorism financing, and organized crime. These include Australia, Belarus, Canada, Gibraltar, Japan, Jersey, and Switzerland. While a bill that would have the same effect is working its way through the Brazilian legislative process, countries like Argentina, France, and Mexico have yet to follow suit."
Library of Congress; Law Library of Congress (U.S.)
2018-06
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Department of Defense Digital Engineering Strategy
"The DoD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering (ODASD(SE)) developed this strategy in cooperation with stakeholders across government, industry, and academia. The strategy is a living document and will evolve to support the Department's continuing need to provide critical capability to the warfighter as quickly as possible. The Department intends to remain actively engaged with partners internal and external to the DoD, including the Defense Industrial Base, to maintain communication and alignment on the implementation of this strategy. The strategy is intended to guide the planning, development, and implementation of the digital engineering transformation across the DoD. As the DoD Components continue to make progress in digital engineering, this document will help align implementation efforts across the Department. This strategy does not intend to be prescriptive. It is designed to foster shared vision and ignite timely and focused action."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Office of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering
2018-06
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Medical Surveillance Monthly Report [June 2018]
"Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR), in continuous publication since 1995, is produced by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB). The MSMR provides evidence-based estimates of the incidence, distribution, impact and trends of illness and injuries among United States military members and associated populations. Most reports in the MSMR are based on summaries of medical administrative data that are routinely provided to the AFHSB and integrated into the Defense Medical Surveillance System for health surveillance purposes." This edition includes the following articles: "Polypharmacy Involving Opioid, Psychotropic, and Central Nervous System Depressant Medications, Period Prevalence and Association with Suicidal Ideation, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2016" by Richard P. Eide III and Shauna Stahlman; "Variations in the Incidence and Burden of Illnesses and Injuries Among Non-retiree Service Members in the Earliest, Middle, and Last 6 Months of Their Careers, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2000-2015" by Colby C. Uptegraft and Shauna Stahlman; "Diagnoses of Eating Disorders, Active Component Service Members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013-2017" by Valerie F. Williams, Shauna Stahlman, and Stephen B. Taubman; and "Department of Defense Midseason Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates for the 2017--2018 Influenza Season" by Lisa Shoubaki et al.
Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (U.S.)
2018-06
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Reducing Gang Violence: A Randomized Trial of Functional Family Therapy
"During the past quarter century adolescent street gangs, once primarily a phenomenon of a few major metropolitan areas, have spread rapidly throughout the United States. In its most recent survey, the National Youth Gang Center estimated that there were 30,700 gangs with 850,000 members located in over 3,100 jurisdictions throughout the country. Gangs were found in 85% of larger cities, 50% of suburban counties, 32% of smaller cities, and 15% of rural counties. The number of gangs, gang members, and gang-related homicides are on the rise when compared to the previous 5-year average and the problem of street gangs now reaches into all corners of American society (Egley, et al., 2014). [...] The purpose of this study was to produce knowledge about how to prevent at-risk youth from joining gangs and reduce delinquency among active gang members. The study evaluated a modification of Functional Family Therapy, a model program from the Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development initiative, to assess its effectiveness for reducing gang membership and delinquency in a gang-involved population."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S.)
Gottfredson, Denise C.; Thornberry, Terence P.; Slothower, Molly . . .
2018-06
