Private Intelligence Contracting in Syria: Can the Department of Defense Outsource Intelligence Analysis?

Private Intelligence Contracting in Syria:  Can the Department of Defense Outsource Intelligence Analysis? Janet Franklin* By allowing contractors to perform intelligence gathering and analysis, is the Department of Defense outsourcing “inherently governmental functions” in violation of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998?  This has long been a subject of debate.  Keric D.Continue reading “Private Intelligence Contracting in Syria: Can the Department of Defense Outsource Intelligence Analysis?”

MARYLAND’S JUSTICE REINVESTMENT ACT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Maryland’s Justice Reinvestment Act: What You Need to Know Brett Smoot* On May 19, 2016, Governor Larry Hogan signed the Justice Reinvestment Act (JRA) into law.  Proponents of the JRA believe that the Act represents a progressive and necessary step in reforming the state’s criminal justice system.  However, the JRA also represents the largest andContinue reading “MARYLAND’S JUSTICE REINVESTMENT ACT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW”

Pokémon Go, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Mobile Gaming

Pokémon Go, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Mobile Gaming Jakob Metz* Pokémon Go, the latest mobile gaming craze, has taken the world by storm since its release in July 2016.  The game, created by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Niantic Labs, has been downloaded millions of times by players across the world.  Tiffany Li,Continue reading “Pokémon Go, Augmented Reality, and the Future of Mobile Gaming”

THE EYE IN THE SKY: BALTIMORE’S TOP SECRET SURVEILLANCE PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN WATCHING YOU ALL YEAR

The Eye in the Sky: Baltimore’s Top Secret Surveillance Project That Has Been Watching You All Year *Morgan Dilks             George Orwell wrote his seminal novel 1984 about a world in which citizens were under constant surveillance. The ominous “Big Brother” was always watching, and citizens could be observed anytime, anywhere, including inside their ownContinue reading “THE EYE IN THE SKY: BALTIMORE’S TOP SECRET SURVEILLANCE PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN WATCHING YOU ALL YEAR”

SEXUAL HARASSMENT: THE LATEST SCANDAL IN A SOCIAL AND LEGAL ISSUE PERMEATING THE ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES

Sexual Harassment: The Latest Scandal in a Social and Legal Issue Permeating the Entertainment and Media Industries Victoria Lucido* The summer of 2016 has placed Fox News at the center of a negative publicity storm following a number of allegations that former chairman and CEO Roger Ailes sexually harassed numerous women working within the company.Continue reading “SEXUAL HARASSMENT: THE LATEST SCANDAL IN A SOCIAL AND LEGAL ISSUE PERMEATING THE ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA INDUSTRIES”