Day archives: January 19th, 2010

New GAO Reports: Medicaid and CHIP, SBA and Recovery Act, Info Sharing Among Federal Agencies, FCC Management, Rural Water Infrastructure

Medicaid and CHIP: Enrollment, Benefits, Expenditures, and Other Characteristics of State Premium Assistance Programs, GAO-10-258R, January 19, 2010 Status of the Small Business Administration’s Implementation of Administrative Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, GAO-10-298R, January 19, 2010 Information Sharing: Federal Agencies Are Sharing Border and Terrorism Information with Local and Tribal …

Subjects: Government Documents

Pew Internet Presentation: Federal Agencies Can and Should Be First Responders to Health Questions

The Internet’s Impact on Public Health Planning: “Susannah Fox provides data on the current internet population, with a particular focus on health communication, wireless adoption, social media, and implications for public health planning.”

Subjects: Government Documents

New Report Offers Options for Stabilizing National Debt

News release: “A new joint report from the National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration, Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future, offers U.S. leaders ways to address the nation’s fiscal problems and confront its rapidly growing debt — a burden that if unchecked will inevitably limit the nation’s future wealth and risk a …

Subjects: Government Documents

Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

“Technological innovations are key causal agents of surprise and disruption. In the recent past, the United States military has encountered unexpected challenges in the battlefield due in part to the adversary’s incorporation of technologies not traditionally associated with weaponry. Recognizing the need to broaden the scope of current technology forecasting efforts, the Office of the …

Subjects: Government Documents

Intended and Unintended Effects of Youth Bicycle Helmet Laws

Via Freakonomics – Do Bike-Helmet Laws Discourage Bicycling? – this report, Intended and Unintended Effects of Youth Bicycle Helmet Laws, Christopher S. Carpenter, Mark F. Stehr, NBER Working Paper No. 15658, Issued in January 2010 “Over 20 states have adopted laws requiring youths to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle. We confirm previous research …

Subjects: Legal Research

Survey Says 44% Of Google News Visitors Scan Headlines, Dont Click Through

TechCrunch – Research firm Outsell has published its third annual News Users report [fee only], which is based on a survey about the online and offline news preferences of 2,787 US news consumers. The Outsell report unsurprisingly predicts ongoing, steep drops in US newspapers print circulation as consumers continue to head online for news consumption …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Owls, Otters, Monkeys and Lions Near You.com

“Designed for animal lovers with very specific tastes, we’ve just added the following sites to the WildlifeNearYou family: owlsnearyou.com ottersnearyou.com monkeysnearyou.com lionsnearyou.com

Subjects: Search Engines

Global Risks 2010 A Global Risk Network Report

Global Risks 2010 – A Global Risk Network Report. A World Economic Forum Report in collaboration with Citi, Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Swiss Re, Wharton School Risk Center, Zurich Financial Services. January 2010. “This years report explores a set of risks that share a potential for wider systemic impact and are strongly linked to …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Government Documents, ID Theft, Internet

Downcast Unemployment Forecast – Targeted Job Creation Policies Necessary to Offset Grim Projections

Downcast Unemployment ForecastTargeted Job Creation Policies Necessary to Offset Grim Projections, By Kai Filion, January 14, 2010, Economic Policy Institute Issue Brief #270 “The nations 10% unemployment rate does not capture the severity of the crisis for minority workers in many regions of the country. This Issue brief provides a breakdown of the unemployment projections …

Subjects: Government Documents

Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution

“Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new legislation that would impose stricter air-quality standards for ground-level ozone concentrations. If implemented, counties and states would have up to 20 years to comply with the new regulations, which would work in tandem with other regulations, such as those on vehicle fuel economy, to reduce health …

Subjects: Government Documents

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