Money and Computing
Beating the Brain Drain: States Focus on Retaining Older Workers; Finding Replacements Won’t Be Easy
California's chief of workforce development, is trying different tactics to keep senior workers on the job: offering a flexible work schedule, promoting work-life balance and creating the first government-wide employee management survey to assess the needs of workers. The idea is to find out who is leaving — and why. more »
A GAO Report On Smartphone Data: Information and Issues Regarding Surreptitious Tracking Apps That Can Facilitate Stalking
Several tracking apps were marketed to individuals for the purpose of tracking or intercepting the communications of an intimate partner to determine if that partner was cheating. About one-third of the websites marketed their tracking apps as surreptitious, specifically to track the location and intercept the smartphone communications of children, employees, or intimate partners without their knowledge or consent. more »
Elaine Soloway's Rookie Widow Series: Double Dating With My Mother; A Resting Place In The Garden of Eden; From Third Wheel to Driver's Seat
Elaine Soloway writes: I won't change my appearance or wardrobe to hook a guy. In my earlier single stage, I wore 3-inch heels, clothing I deemed alluring, and shopped at Victoria's Secret for the 'just in case" dates. Now, I refuse to dye my grey hair, get Botox or plastic surgery, or don anything that doesn’t stretch. more »
Pew's Analysis of Growth in Personal Income Shows Uneven US Recovery
States have recovered at different paces. Adjusted for inflation, personal income in 21 states has grown faster than in the nation as a whole since the start of the recession. Only in mid-2015 did the final state — Nevada — recover its personal-income losses and return to its pre-recession level. more »