To guide those decisions, the administration is conducting a study of the usefulness of commercial imagery, due in mid-April.

WSJ: U.S. to Trim Commercial-Satellite Use

In its way, the picture is a serious study of the issue of commercial packaging versus art.

NEWYORKER: Dreamgirls

The Obama administration just concluded a two-year study of how to regulate the commercial collection of consumer data online.

WSJ: Web Companies Agree to Support 'Do Not Track' System

Last year, an FTC study showed that while 92% of commercial Web sites collected personal information from visitors, a mere 14% posted privacy policy notices (see story).

CNN: Study: 94% of top 100 Web sites post privacy policies

The lifting of commercial restrictions will also make Libyan students eligible to study in the United States, subject to school admission.

CNN: U.S. lifts most sanctions against Libya

Currently there are no guidelines for surgeons comparable to the so-called "bottle to throttle" rules that prohibit commercial airplane pilots from flying within eight hours of their last drink, the study notes.

CNN: Surgeons' 'bottle-to-scalpel' time affects errors

Skanska provides a detailed case study of how they were able to retrofit their New York City headquarters in the Empire State Building and first commercial building in Scandinavia to achieve LEED Platinum precertification.

FORBES: How Skanska Incorporates Sustainability in Their Business Model

And using criteria of the security-focused education group SANS to gauge offline applications, the study found that 18% of government apps passed, compared with 28% of finance industry apps and 34% of commercial software.

FORBES: Study Confirms The Government Produces The Buggiest Software