Day archives: February 18th, 2011

Failing to Fill the Holes in State Budgets: Why the Recovery Act Spending on Infrastructure Fell Short

New American Foundation: “Contrary to public perceptions, only a small portion of the Recovery Act was dedicated to infrastructure investment. According to our calculations, of the $787 billion originally allocated for the Recovery Act, only about $92.5 billion was spent on infrastructure, or roughly 12% of the final package (see chart below). The majority of …

Subjects: Government Documents

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Yucca Mountain Volume III Safety Evaluation Report

“As a result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, The Heritage Foundation today obtained the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Yucca Mountain Volume III Safety Evaluation Report (SER). This document is critical because it contains the NRC’s conclusions regarding the scientific and technological merits of the Department of Energy’s application to construct and operate …

Subjects: Government Documents

The United States of Diabetes: New Report Shows Half the Country Could Have Diabetes or Prediabetes at a Cost of $3.35 Trillion by 2020

News release: “More than 50 percent of Americans could have diabetes or prediabetes by 2020 at a cost of $3.35 trillion over the next decade if current trends continue, according to new analysis by UnitedHealth Group’s Center for Health Reform & Modernization, but there are also practical solutions for slowing the trend. New estimates show …

Subjects: Government Documents

UK Cabinet Office Report: The Cost Of Cyber Crime

The Cost of Cybercrime: A Detica Report in Partnership with the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance in the Cabinet Office, February 17, 2011 “Few areas of our lives remain untouched by the digital revolution. Across the world, there are now nearly two billion internet users and over five billion mobile phone connections; every …

Subjects: Cybercrime