Marcus Aurelius: CIA Cover-Up on Benghazi — Or John Brennan Forcing CIA Cover-Up on John Brennan and Benghazi?

(1) Saw this on CNN this afternoon; (2) through my own personal set of lenses, I see this as more likely than not to be true in virtually every detail.) Exclusive: Dozens of CIA operatives on the ground during Benghazi attack CNN has uncovered exclusive new information about what is allegedly happening at the CIA, …

Stuart Umpleby: Event 7 August DC 1415-1530 Internet of Things – Internet of Everything – Industrial Internet – But Still Not the Internet of True Cost

I have no connection to the below, thought it worth sharing. INNOVATION | TECHNOLOGY | POLICY SHAPING THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET Sponsored by Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET) Our next DC event offers a high-level briefing and discussion of questions of profound significance to both policymakers and corporate America. Join us on Wednesday August …

Steven Aftergood: New from CRS

China’s Currency Policy: An Analysis of the Economic Issues, July 22, 2013 International Illegal Trade in Wildlife: Threats and U.S. Policy, July 23, 2013 The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act, July 24, 2013 Analysis of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), July …

Stephen E. Arnold: Automated Analytics Ramps Up — Robert Steele Comments

Big Names Ramping up the Analytics Field Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:41 AM PDT The world of analytics is getting much more competitive. We’ve been seeing some impressive names belly up to the bar or revamp their already available platforms. One such case we discovered in a recent Daily Finance article, “Actuate’s Newest Release of …

Neal Rauhauser: Greater Kurdistan and the Syrian Insurgency

Lesser Syria, Greater Kurdistan, Armenia’s Mt. Olympus Here in America it’s somewhat notable to meet up with someone who can identify all fifty of our states if presented with a national map that doesn’t have a legend. European weapons and European diseases made quick work of the native population and there are only a few areas …

Tom Atlee: Corporations and the Sharing Economy

Corporations meeting the challenge of the sharing economy…? Corporate business plans and market control are being challenged by the expansion of the sharing economy and its “collaborative consumption”. Some corporations are ignoring the challenge. Some are fighting it. Some are creatively joining it. All these responses add up to a complex and rapidly evolving economic …

Patrick Meier: Why Digital Social Capital Matters for Disaster Resilience and Response

Why Digital Social Capital Matters for Disaster Resilience and Response Recent empirical studies have clearly demonstrated the importance of offline social capital for disaster resilience and response. I’ve blogged about some of this analysis here and here. Social capital is typically described as those “features of social organizations, such as networks, norms, and trust, that facilitate …