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Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via the New York Times, more grim news on the long term impact of the disaster from Admiral Thad Allen: “He underscored the challenge by acknowledging, in response to a reporters question, that it would take years to mitigate the impact of the spill on …
Streamlining Government: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen OMB’s Approach to Improving Efficiency, GAO-10-394, May 07, 2010 Preliminary Observations on the Potential Effects of the Proposed Performance Rights Act on the Recording and Broadcast Radio Industries, GAO-10-428R, February 26, 2010 USDA Crop Disaster Programs: Lessons Learned Can Improve Implementation of New Crop Assistance Program, GAO-10-548, June 04, …
“The Central Intelligence Agency and the military use drones to wage long-distance war against insurgents, with pilots in the United States pressing the missile-firing buttons. But as commanders in Afghanistan mass drones and U-2 spy planes over the hottest areas, the networking technology is expanding a homefront that is increasingly relevant to day-to-day warfare. And …
Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009 – Statistical Tables, Minton D. Todd, June 3, 2010, NCJ 230122 “Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2009 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2009. These statistical tables include data on rated capacity of jails, percent of capacity occupied, and capacity added. They …
“COINS – the Combined On-line Information System – is used by the Treasury to collect financial data from across the public sector to support fiscal management, the production of Parliamentary Supply Estimates and public expenditure statistics, the preparation of Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) and to meet data requirements of the Office for National Statistics …
News release: “In an effort to ensure the use of the best available science and robust public participation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced plans to send its underlying data and methodologies to support development of coastal water quality standards, also known as nutrients criteria, to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) for peer …
Text of Justice David Souters speech during Harvard’s 359th Commencement, via Harvard Gazette. [Dan MacMeekin]
Monthly Budget Review, Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May: “The federal budget deficit was $941 billion during the first eight months of fiscal year 2010, CBO estimates, $51 billion less than the shortfall recorded over the same period last year. Both revenues and outlays were lower …
Follow up to postings on climate change, this news release: “Since Wolfram|Alpha launched in 2009, weve had numerous requests to add data on climate. As part of our one-year anniversary release, we recently added a vast set of historical climate data, drawing on studies from across the globe, which can be easily analyzed and correlated …
News release: “Cambridge University Library has announced visionary plans to become a digital library for the world – following a £1.5m lead gift pledged by Dr. Leonard Polonsky. Home to more than seven million books and some of the greatest collections in existence, including those of Newton and Darwin, the Library will begin digitising its …
