Day archives: April 21st, 2011

Justia's new free service provides Daily & Weekly Opinion Summaries for all Federal Courts

Another invaluable service for researchers that facilitates free access to court opinions – from the innovative experts at Justia – who are now “providing FREE Daily & Weekly Opinion Summaries for all Federal Courts, and selected State Supreme Courts. See an example daily email for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals or a weekly …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

NRDA Trustees announce $1 billion agreement to fund early Gulf Coast restoration projects

Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater oil spill, this news release from NOAA: “Under an unprecedented agreement announced today by the Natural Resource Trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Trustees), BP has agreed to provide $1 billion toward early restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to address injuries to natural resources …

Subjects: Government Documents, Legal Research

OECD Economic Survey of Japan 2011

Economic Survey of Japan 2011: “The 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake was the strongest ever recorded in Japan and triggered the country’s worst disaster of the post-war era…while it is still too early to assess the full extent of the damage, the immediate impact will be to reduce output, although this will later …

Subjects: Government Documents

FDA 'Strategic Priorities 2011 – 2015'

News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released the final version of a strategic priorities document outlining the goals that will guide the agency and its 12,000 employees through 2015. Titled Strategic Priorities 2011 – 2015: Responding to the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century, the 50-page document provides a vision of …

Subjects: Government Documents

Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets

News release: “Attorney General Eric Holder today announced the formation of a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Working Group to focus specifically on fraud in the energy markets. The Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group will monitor oil and gas markets for potential violations of criminal or civil laws to safeguard against unlawful consumer …

Subjects: Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Border Security, Criminal Alien Statistics, Energy-Water Nexus

Border Security: DHS’s Visa Security Program Needs to Improve Performance Evaluation and Better Address Visa Risk Worldwide, GAO-11-315, March 31, 2011 Criminal Alien Statistics: Information on Incarcerations, Arrests, and Costs, GAO-11-187, March 24, 2011 Energy-Water Nexus: Amount of Energy Needed to Supply, Use, and Treat Water Is Location-Specific and Can Be Reduced by Certain Technologies …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report: Canada is the most significant source for U.S. energy imports

Energy Information Administration – Canada Country Analysis Brief: “Canada has been a significant component of the global energy trade due to its proximity to and trade with the largest energy consumer in the world, the United States. Canada maintains a surplus in all sellable energy commodities, exporting crude oil, natural gas, coal and electricity. The …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO – The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget

The Effects of Automatic Stabilizers on the Federal Budget – April 21, 2011. See also Tables to Accompany the 2011 Automatic Stabilizers Report “This report focuses on the automatic responses of revenues and outlays to developments in the economy—the automatic stabilizers—that reflect cyclical movements in real (inflation-adjusted) output and unemployment. CBO estimates that automatic stabilizers …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents