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Washington Post: “The U.S. Postal Service will release projections Tuesday that confirm for the first time the suspicion that mail volume will never return to pre-recession levels. In response, the agency is pushing anew for a dramatic reshaping of how Americans get and send their letters and packages…The Postal Service experienced a 13 percent drop …
“Secretary Clinton today announced the 10 winners of this years International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. On March 10, Secretary Clinton will present the awards to the honorees at the Department of State. The awardees are: Shukria Asil (Afghanistan), Col. Shafiqa Quraishi (Afghanistan), Androula Henriques (Cyprus), Sonia Pierre (Dominican Republic), Shadi Sadr (Iran), Ann Njogu …
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, via EPIC: “The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report regarding the deployment of body scanners. The GAO cited its 2009 recommendations to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA): that the TSA conduct operational tests to ensure that the whole …
News release: “Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the seventh consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 10th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Norbert J. Ore, chair of the Institute for Supply Management …
Financial Audit: American Battle Monuments Commission’s Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008, GAO-10-399, March 01, 2010 Conversions of Selected Employees from Political to Career Positions at Departments and Selected Agencies, GAO-10-356R, January 29, 2010 Group Purchasing Organizations: Research on Their Pricing Impact on Health Care Providers, GAO-10-323R, January 29, 2010 Medicare Part D: …
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2009: “This report provides estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population residing in the United States as of January 2009 for periods of entry and leading countries of birth and states of residence.” DHS Independent Auditors’ Report on U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s FY …
Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers – Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America’s Cities. A report by Annette Bernhardt, Ruth Milkman, Nik Theodore, Douglas Heckathorn, Mirabai Auer, James DeFilippis, Ana Luz Gonzalez, Victor Narro, Jason Perelshteyn, Diana Polson, and Michael Spiller “At the start of the 21st century, America’s workplace laws are failing to protect …
American Bar Association: Representing Juvenile Status Offenders “There are few training resources for attorneys representing juvenile status offenders or youth who are truant, runaways, or beyond their parents control. Yet representing this population of children, who often fall between the cracks of child welfare and juvenile justice, can be challenging. Often, few community or court …
The Oil Crunch – A wake-up call for the UK economy – Second report of the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security (ITPOES) February 2010 “As we reach maximum oil extraction rates, the era of cheap oil is behind us. We must plan for a world in which oil prices are likely …
