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Drinking Water Strategy Fact Sheet: “EPA is seeking a new approach to expand public health protection for drinking water by going beyond the traditional framework that addresses contaminants one at a time. The Agency is initiating a national conversation to identify better ways to address contaminants in groups, improve drinking water technology, and more effectively …
Official Google Blog: “On January 12, we announced on this blog that Google and more than twenty other U.S. companies had been the victims of a sophisticated cyber attack originating from China, and that during our investigation into these attacks we had uncovered evidence to suggest that the Gmail accounts of dozens of human rights …
“In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law and business, why are there so few women scientists and engineers? A new research report by AAUW presents compelling evidence that can help to explain this puzzle. Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics presents in-depth yet accessible profiles of eight …
Briefing on the Results of GAO’s Audit of the Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 U.S. Government’s Consolidated Financial Statements, GAO-10-502R, March 22, 2010 Energy Employees Compensation: Additional Independent Oversight and Transparency Would Improve Program’s Credibility, GAO-10-302, March 22, 2010 Status of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Efforts to Implement GAO’s 2007 Recommendations Regarding Its Section …
Oil Addiction: Fueling Our Enemies, by Jonathan Powers, Chief Operating Officer, Truman National Security Project, February 17, 2010: “The U.S. sends approximately one billion dollars a day overseas to import oil. While this figure is staggering by itself, the dangerous implications of our addiction are even more pronounced when analyzing where our money goes …
News release: “ebrary®, a leading provider of digital content products and technologies..announced that it has created a publicly available research center featuring hundreds of important government documents related to natural disasters and extreme weather – the Natural Disaster and Extreme Weather Searchable Information Center.”
The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War, by Frederic Wehrey, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Jessica Watkins, Jeffrey Martini, Robert A. Guffey. “The conflict in Iraq has reverberated across the Middle East, affecting the balance of power between neighboring states, their internal political dynamics, how their publics view American credibility, and the strategies and …
Television Internet and Mobile Usage in the U.S. Three Screen Report, Volume 7 4th Quarter 2009 – Highights: “Consumers are adding video platforms to their weekly schedule, rather than replacing them. Each week the typical American consumes almost 35 hrs of TV, 2 hrs of timeshifted TV, 4 hrs of internet, 22 minutes of …
“On Monday, March 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in partnership with The White House Council on Women and Girls, will convene a Women in Finance Symposium in celebration of Women’s History Month. The symposium will bring together senior administration officials, private sector leaders, university presidents and women entering the field for a …
