Day archives: October 13th, 2010

New GAO Reports: DOD Joint Cruise Missile Costs, Intellectual Property, Military Personnel and Domestic Abuse, Medicare Advantage

Defense Acquisitions: DOD Needs to Reassess Joint Cruise Missile Costs before Starting New Production Phase, GAO-11-112, October 13, 2010 Intellectual Property: Agencies Progress in Implementing Recent Legislation, but Enhancements Could Improve Future Plans, GAO-11-39, October 13, 2010 Military Personnel: Sustained Leadership and Oversight Needed to Improve DOD’s Prevention and Treatment of Domestic Abuse, GAO-10-923, September …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Intellectual Property

Report: Sending Jobs Overseas – The Cost to America's Economy and Working Families

Sending Jobs Overseas: The Cost to Americas Economy and Working Families, Report by Working America and the AFL-CIO: “This report was created by Working America and the AFL-CIO as a companion piece to Working Americas Job Tracker, a ZIP codesearchable database of jobs exported (as well as Occupational Safety and Health Act violations and other …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Riveting Rescue of 33 Chilean Miners: An Act of People, Leaders and Good Governance

The Riveting Rescue of 33 Chilean Miners: An Act of People, Leaders and Good Governance, by Daniel Kaufmann, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, The Brookings Institution “The resourceful miners, their relatives, the government and its leadership, as well as many expert workers from Chile and abroad, deserve enormous and shared credit in this remarkable …

Subjects: Government Documents

TRAC: Water Pollution Convictions Down Under Obama

TRAC – Convictions for 2010 Lead Charge: 33 USC 1319 – Water Pollution – Enforcement “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during the first ten months of FY 2010 the government reported 23 new convictions for these matters. Those cases had a lead charge of “33 USC 1319 – Water Pollution …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

Report byTrio of Think Tanks: Post-Partisan Power

Post-Partisan Power: Authored by – Steven F. Hayward a resident scholar at AEI; Mark Muro, a senior fellow and the policy director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger are cofounders of the Breakthrough Institute.”>Post-Partisan Power “American energy policy is at a standstill. A new approach is needed …

Subjects: Government Documents

Iowa AG Leads 50 State Mortgage Foreclosure Group

News release: “The Mortgage Foreclosure Multistate Group, comprised of state attorneys general in all 50 states, and state banking and mortgage regulators in more than three dozen states, will explore whether individual mortgage servicers have improperly submitted documents in support of foreclosures. Specifically, the group will investigate whether companies misrepresented on affidavits and other documents …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

New Report: Recession Hit African-American and Non-College Educated DC Residents Particularly Hard

Packing a Punch: The Recession Hit African-American and Non-College Educated DC Residents Particularly Hard by Ed Lazere and Max Brauer | October 13, 2010 “The Great Recession and its aftermath have left an impact on the District, though its harmful effects varied by race and level of education. While employment remained relatively steady for white …

Subjects: Government Documents

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Next Generation Learning

Next Generation Learning – The intelligent use of technology to develop innovative learning models and personalized educational pathways, October 2010 “This white paper takes a deep look at the foundations education investments and strategies and the ways next generation technology can improve college readiness and completion in the United States. It also explains the foundations …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Treasury: The American Opportunity Tax Credit

The American Opportunity Tax Credit, Department of the Treasury, October 12, 2010: “The President created the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which he signed into law in February 2009. The AOTC replaces the Hope Scholarship credit for Tax Years 2009 and 2010, increasing the benefits for …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legislation

CDC: U.S. Hispanic Persons Live Longer Than Total Population

CDC: Arias E. United States life tables by Hispanic origin. National Center for Health Statistics. Vital Health Stat 2(152). October 2010 “Life expectancy at birth for the total population in 2006 was 77.7 years; 80.6 years for the Hispanic population, 78.1 years for the non-Hispanic white population, and 72.9 years for the non-Hispanic black population. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

The Role of Governments in Promoting Corporate Responsibility and Private Sector Engagement in Development

2010 United Nations Global Compact | Bertelsmann Stiftung: “The economic crisis that so many countries have been experiencing has put the spotlight on the need for more corporate responsibility and what governments can do to promote it. In addition, interest in innovative ways to help stretch government resources for development has risen. Responsible business, as …

Subjects: Government Documents

Worldwide Governance Indicators Highlight Governance Successes, Reversals, and Failures

Governance Matters 2010: Worldwide Governance Indicators Highlight Governance Successes, Reversals, and Failures “Editors Note: The updated version of the Worldwide Governance Indicators, covering 213 countries over the 1996-2009 period was released today at www.govindicators.org. It is accompanied by a new report, The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Methodology and Analytical Issues. The WGI constitute one of the …

Subjects: Government Documents

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