Deploma Mills/ Cybersecurity

Missoulian: Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets
 

We Can’t Wait: President Obama Takes Action to StopDeceptive and Misleading Practices by Educational

“On Friday, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Fort Stewart in Georgia where the President will sign an Executive Order to help ensure all of America’s service members, veterans, spouses, and other family members have the information they need to make informed educational decisions and are protected from aggressive and deceptive targeting by educational institutions.”

Missoulian: House vote sets up Senate cybersecurity showdown  
 

H.R.3523:  CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act  

“Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add provisions concerning cyber threat intelligence and information sharing. Defines "cyber threat intelligence" as information in the possession of an element of the intelligence community directly pertaining to a vulnerability of, or threat to, a system or network of a government or private entity, including information pertaining to the protection of a system or network from: (1) efforts to degrade, disrupt, or destroy such system or network; or (2) theft or misappropriation of private or government information, intellectual property, or personally identifiable information.”-CRS summery

MDC Rape Probe / Unemployment

Missoulian: AG office: DPHHS botched MDC rape probe 

Redacted report-  Disability Rights Montana v. MontanaDepartment of Justice

Helena Independent record: US unemployment aid requests near3-month high

Employment Characteristics of Families Summary  

In 2011, 11.5 percent of families included an unemployed person,

falling from a peak of 12.4 percent in 2010, the U.S. Bureau of

Labor Statistics reported today. Of the nation's 78.4 million

families, 79.8 percent had at least one employed member in 2011.

Post Offices / Student Loans

Missoulian: Senate keeps Montana post offices open  

S.AMDT.2056 Amends: S.1789 , S.AMDT.2000

“To modify the process for closing or consolidating post offices and postal facilities.”

Missoulian: Senate Dems ready bill freezing student loancosts

S.2343 Stopthe Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 

New Union Rules

Missoulian: Senate to vote on measure to nullify union rules

Federal Register: Representation-Case Procedures

“The Board believes that the final rule will reduce unnecessary litigation in representation cases and thereby enable the Board to better fulfill its duty to expeditiously resolve questions concerning representation. The final rule will also save time and resources for the parties and the agency.”

Explanation of Election Process Changes

“One of the NLRB's primary responsibilities is to hold secret ballot elections so that employees can decide whether they wish to be represented by a labor union or, if already represented, to remove the union or replace it with another.

The Board recently voted to change some election procedures in order to reduce unnecessary litigation, adopting parts of a broader proposal to modernize and streamline the election process.”