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| NEWS: July 12, 2016 Law Enforcement | The Nation Study Finds No Racial Bias in Police Shootings A new study by a Harvard economics professor confirms that black men and women are treated differently in the hands of law enforcement. They are more likely to be touched, handcuffed, pushed to the ground or pepper-sprayed. But when it comes to police shootings, the study finds no racial bias. "It is the most surprising result of my career," said Roland G. Fryer Jr., the author of the study. >> New York Times Report: Bias Is Systemic in San Francisco Police Force Bias is a systemic problem for the San Francisco Police Department, which should overhaul the way it trains, tracks and disciplines officers to make sure they don't target people of color, according to a report by a panel of retired judges created by District Attorney George Gascón. >> San Francisco Chronicle Michigan Jail Inmate Grabs Gun, Kills 2 Bailiffs A Berrien County, Mich., jail inmate shot and killed two Berrien County Courthouse bailiffs Monday and was himself shot to death after wresting a gun from a sheriff's deputy in a hallway scuffle. >> MLive.com/Kalamazoo Gazette, Reuters Higher Education | California Study: 1 in 5 UC Students Went Hungry in Past Year A sobering new University of California survey found that nearly 19 percent of the university's students had gone hungry in the past year, skipping meals for lack of money, and that another 23 percent also were "food insecure," results released with a commitment by UC to spend $3.3 million over two years to address the problem. >> East Bay Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times University of Akron Gets Interim President The University of Akron named Matthew Wilson, dean of its college of law, as interim president. Wilson will oversee the campus for 18 months as trustees search to replace Scott Scarborough, who resigned on May 31, less than two years after being appointed. >> Cleveland Plain Dealer
Arbitrator Awards Raises to 200,000 Postal Workers A union representing 200,000 U.S. Postal Service employees reached a new 40-month contract with the agency through an arbitrator, with covered career workers winning a 3.8 percent pay increase over the course of the agreement. The American Postal Workers Union successfully fought off USPS proposals to create a new class of career employees compensated at a lower pay rate and the elimination of cost-of-living adjustments. >> Government Executive Trump: Reward Good VA Employees, Fire Bad Ones Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump outlined a 10-point plan to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs and improve vets' access to health care, promising to financially reward employees who do a good job and fire those who don't. >> Government Executive Tax Administration | The Nation Despite Improved Taxpayer Services, Chances Look Slim for More IRS Funding The Internal Revenue Service answered nearly twice as many phone calls from taxpayers during the 2016 tax season compared to the year before, attributing its relative success to the additional $290 million it received from Congress this year. But the chances that Congress will give the agency more funding in 2017 are looking slim. >> Federal News Radio
Former AG Who Paid Ethics Fine to Chair New Ethics Commission A former Wisconsin attorney general who had to pay an ethics fine 12 years ago for misusing a state vehicle will lead Wisconsin's new Ethics Commission. The commission's members unanimously voted to make Peg Lautenschlager the chairwoman of the commission, one of two new bodies that are replacing the Government Accountability Board. >> Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Spy Chief: Clinton Will Get Intelligence Briefings House Speaker Paul Ryan's attempt to block presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton from receiving intelligence briefings over her use of a private email server has failed. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he "does not intend to withhold briefings from any officially nominated, eligible candidate." >> CNN Customs and Border Protection Chief to Retire Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske, who has been instrumental in changing the agency's use-of-force policies in just over two years on the job, will retire in December. >> Arizona Republic Cybersecurity | The Nation IG: FDIC Ill-Equipped to Identify 'Major' Breaches The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s breach-reporting guidelines are inadequate for identifying "major" cyber incidents, according to a new inspector general's report that comes amid a congressional probe of several breaches the agency retroactively deemed as major. >> Federal Computer Week >> Follow GovManagement on Twitter >> Share this edition:
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“We're hiring. Get off of that protest line and put your application in.” Dallas Police Chief David Brown, five of whose officers were killed by a gunman last week, challenging those who have been marching in protest of the recent slayings of black men by police to "serve your community" while noting that his department has sharply reduced crime and embraces community policing >> Dallas Morning News | More quotes DATAPOINT 65% Percentage of Americans who disagree with the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision affirming the right of colleges and universities to consider race and ethnicity in admissions, according to a Gallup poll, with questions drafted with Inside Higher Ed, that found people with some postgraduate education most likely to support the decision (45 percent), followed those with a college degree (35 percent) and those with a high-school diploma or lower level of education (27 percent) >> Inside Higher Ed | More data VIEWPOINT The Presidency | Philip A. Wallach A Libertarian Opportunity The Libertarian Party has a historic opportunity in this year's presidential election. The two major parties appear to be settled on candidates who are disliked by a larger share of the electorate than any other nominee in recent American history. Libertarians are the best organized alternative available, including having ballot access in all 50 states, and will far surpass the record 1.3 million presidential votes the party garnered in 2012. And by nominating Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, two former Republican governors with good track records in blue states, Libertarians seem to be embracing their chance at relevance. And yet, to this point, there is a sense that Libertarians are missing their moment. >> Brookings Institution | More commentaries UPCOMING EVENTS American Enterprise Institute and Conservative Reform Network Paper release and discussion: "Creating the Conditions for Economic Mobility" Today, noon-1:30 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. Heritage Foundation Remarks by U.S. Sens. Mike Lee and Ben Sasse and discussion: "Reconsidering Occupational Licensing" Today, 2-3:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Webcast: "The Muni Market in the Post-Detroit and Post-Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Era" Today, 2:10-4 p.m. ET Pew Charitable Trusts Discussion: "Global Trends: New Demographics and Their Implications" Today, 4:30-5:30 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Conversation with author and Marine Corps veteran Phil Kay: "The Citizen-Soldier: the Evolving Role of the Soldier and the State" Today, 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. American Society for Public Administration BookTalk webinar: "Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy" Today, 1 p.m. ET Urban Institute Data talk: "Tale of Two Markets: Single-Family Versus Multifamily Construction" July 13, 12:30-2 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. >> Full events listings |
