http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=24d3c229-4f2f-405d-b8db-a3a67f183883
Presents an explanation of how the Target breach of security occurred and how Target missed a number of opportunities to stop the attackers and prevent the massive theft of personal and financial information of 110 million Target customers. From the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/rulemaking/pdf/FMVSS-111_Rear_Visibility_Final_Rule.pdf
Final regulation on expanding the required field of view for all cars, trucks, buses, and other low-speed vehicles to prevent backover accidents involving vulnerable populations such as small children. From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0102/twps0102.pdf
Evaluates how Hispanics reported their race on the 2010 Census. A working paper of the Census Bureau.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/R43260.pdf
Examines the proposal that the supersecret FISA court include a public advocate who would represent the civil liberties interests of the general public and challenge the government’s applications for foreign surveillance. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43435.pdf
Provides a current review of state and federal laws regarding the sale of marijuana for medical or retail purposes, the consequences of violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, and Justice Department memoranda relating to marijuana. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41559.pdf
Focuses on the unprecedented length of time that workers have been unemployed as a result of the recession that began in 2008. This report reviews the trend of long-term unemployment and the characteristics of the long-term unemployed. Also examines the controversy over whether to reauthorize the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program which ceased in December 2013. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R43433.pdf
Describes the provisions of the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, signed by the two countries in December 2013, and the issues of potential controversy when Congress reviews the treaty including nonproliferation and human rights. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/report/WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf
Describes a range of likely outcomes and effects of climate change to enable policy makers to set priorities in combatting those effects. From the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change