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“Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released estimates of personal income at the county level for 2009. Among large counties (those with a population of more than 250,000) the change in personal income from 2008 to 2009 ranged from an 8.1 percent decline (in Oakland County, Michigan) to a 4.2 percent gain (in Loudoun …
News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced new airline passenger protections that will require airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provide consumers involuntarily bumped from flights with greater compensation, expand the current ban on lengthy tarmac delays, and disclose hidden fees. The rulemaking finalized today builds on passenger …
“This is an interactive map of failed banks and credit unions in the U.S. in 2011. Click on any state to see the list of failed institutions in that state, including the size of the bank or credit union, whether it was acquired, and the projected cost to the federal insurance fund. This map is …
Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure, April 2011. “The cyber threat is no longer limited to your office network and work persona. Adversaries realize that targets are typically more vulnerable when operating from their home network since there is less rigor associated with the protection, monitoring, and maintenance of most home networks. Home …
2008 Immigration/Emigration Supplement Data: “These data focus on five migration-related topics – citizenship, year of entry, residence one year ago, residents and emigrants abroad and monetary transfers. The monetary transfers section, in particular, is noteworthy because it represents the first time questions on both the giving and receiving of these transfers were included on a …
The Changing Demographic Profile of the United States – Laura B. Shrestha, Assistant Director/Senior Specialist in Domestic Social Policy, Elayne J. Heisler, Analyst in Health Services – March 31, 2011 “The United States, the third most populous country globally, accounts for about 4.5% of the worlds population. The U.S. populationcurrently estimated at 308.7 million personshas …
An Investigation Regarding Cost-Benefit Analyses Performed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Connection with Rulemakings Undertaken Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, Office of the Inspector General Commodity Futures Trading Commission, April 15, 2011 “Although the development of a uniform methodology appeared to be an equal effort between the Office of General Counsel and the …
Privacy Protections for Personal Information Online, Gina Stevens, Legislative Attorney, April 6, 2011 “There is no comprehensive federal privacy statute that protects personal information. Instead, a patchwork of federal laws and regulations govern the collection and disclosure of personal information and has been addressed by Congress on a sector by-sector basis. Federal laws and regulations …
Google Map Maker: “Google Map Maker lets you add to and update the map, for millions of people to see in Google Maps and Google Earth. You can add your local knowledge for over 180 countries and regions. Get started mapping the places you know.” See also Learn more about using Map Maker YouTube video …
