Day archives: September 18th, 2009

BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment – August 2009

News release: “Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in August. Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia reported over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 16 states registered rate decreases, and 7 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the year, jobless rates increased in all 50 states …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Justice Department Submits Views on Proposed Google Book Search Settlement

Follow up to previous posting on Google book search, this news release today: Justice Department Submits Views on Proposed Google Book Search Settlement: “The Department of Justice today advised the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that while it should not accept the class action settlement in The Authors Guild Inc. …

Subjects: Copyright, Courts, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Charged to Investigate Financial Crisis

New Deal 2.0: Today’s Opening Remarks from Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Chairman Phil Angelides “This bipartisan commission has been given a critical mission; one that is of clear national importance, and one that must be conducted without politics or partisanship of any kind: to examine the causes of the financial and economic crisis that has …

Subjects: Government Documents

Obama Administration Officials Release Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report

News release: “Obama Administration officials today released the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Interim Report for a 30-day public review and comment period. The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, led by White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, consists of 24 senior-level officials from Administration agencies, departments, and offices. The report provides proposals …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents