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Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP and the Economy Advance Estimates for the Fourth Quarter of 2010 “Real Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.2 percent at an annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the advance estimates of the national income and product accounts (NIPAs). In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.6 …
“The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. It overviews the nation’s economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the …
Preliminary Report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at End-June 2010: “Preliminary data from a survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at end-June 2010 are released today on the U.S. Treasury web site. A revised table on Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities, where estimates through end-December 2010 are based in part on …
Monthly Energy Review, February 2011: “A publication of recent energy statistics. This publication includes total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions values.”
News release: AeroVironment Develops Worlds First Fully Operational Life-Size Hummingbird-Like Unmanned Aircraft for DARPA Nano Hummingbird [see accompanying video] – “AeroVironment (AV) is developing the Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) under a DARPA sponsored research contract to develop a new class of air vehicle systems capable of indoor and outdoor operation. Employing biological mimicry at an …
Defense Health: Management Weaknesses at Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Require Attention, GAO-11-219, February 28, 2011 National Archives: Framework Governing Use of Presidential Library Facilities and Staff, GAO-11-390, February 28, 2011 Motor Carrier Safety: FMCSA Has Devoted a Small but Increasing Amount of Resources to Develop the Compliance, Safety, …
News release: “Annual average unemployment rates in 2010 rose in 31 states and the District of Columbia, declined in 18 states, and remained the same in 1 state, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment-population ratios decreased in 43 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 3 states, and were unchanged in 4 …
Shaving Off Dollars and Cents: “House Republicans announced a two-week spending bill designed to avert a government shutdown March 4. The measure would cut several programs already targeted by the White House for elimination, producing a total of $1.24 billion in savings. Cutting certain earmarks would realize $2.7 billion more in reductions.”
Special Research Report: Cloud Computing – “In December 2010, the 1105 Government Information Group and Beacon Technology Partners conducted a survey of federal IT managers to determine their attitudes toward cloud computing. The survey revealed the greatest cloud opportunities among federal agencies and the preferred deployment modes for cloud initiatives. Additionally, the research showed perceived …
Regulation Lax as Gas Wells Tainted Water Hits Rivers, by Ian Urbina: “The American landscape is dotted with hundreds of thousands of new wells and drilling rigs, as the country scrambles to tap into this centurys gold rush for natural gas. The gas has always been there, of course, trapped deep underground in countless …
The Story of the Last Great Supply of Fresh Drinking Water on Earth – Waterlife: “No matter where we live, the Great Lakes affect us all. And as species of fish disappear and rates of birth defects and cancer rise, it seems one thing is clear: the Great Lakes are changing and something’s not quite …
Volcano of Rage, Max Rodenbeck: “Arab rulers had grown too isolated, too inflated with pretense and hypocrisy, and too complacently confident in the power of their police. Their overwhelmingly youthful populations suffered perpetual humiliation at the hands of government officials, faced dim work prospects, and had little means of influencing politics. They felt, in the …
