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“Search.USA.gov is the U.S. governments official search engine. It is a comprehensive, searchable index of about 50 million pages from federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal websites. Leverages Bing index of government websites. Customizes search using structured algorithms specific to government information. Optimizes search to retrieve and make sense of relevant information quickly. Improves navigation …
Via bizjournals: “A new study out this morning says that it definitely pays to work in health care. The eight highest-paying jobs in America are in the fields of medicine or dentistry, according to an On Numbers analysis of compensation statistics for 801 occupations. Click here for a sortable database of salary figures from top …
The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security. (May 1, 2011). Daniel J. Solove, Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security, Chapter 1, Yale University Press, 2011. “If you’ve got nothing to hide,” many people say, “you shouldn’t worry about government surveillance.” Others argue that we must sacrifice privacy for security. But as …
“The FSA’s Consultation paper CP11/08 is entitled ‘Data Collection: Retail Mediation Activities Return and complaints data‘. It was published in May 2011. Comments should reach us by July 8 2011. The changes we are proposing to the Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) and complaints data will be of interest to both advisers and providers active …
BLS: “Employers initiated 1,393 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011 that resulted in the separation of 190,389 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Extended mass layoff events and separations have decreased over the year for six consecutive quarters. First quarter 2011 …
Google Announces First Quarter 2011 Results: “In May 2011, in connection with a potential resolution of an investigation by the United States Department of Justice into the use of Google advertising by certain advertisers, we accrued $500 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2011. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of …
Employment and Training Programs: Providing Information on Colocating Services and Consolidating Administrative Structures, GAO-11-645T, May 11, 2011 Hospital Emergency Departments: Health Center Strategies That May Help Reduce Their Use, GAO-11-643T, May 11, 2011 Information Technology: Department of Veterans Affairs Faces Ongoing Management Challenges, GAO-11-663T, May 11, 2011 Space Acquisitions: DOD Delivering New Generations of Satellites, …
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico and Wisconsin. The demographic profiles provide 2010 Census data on age and sex distributions, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship and type, the …
Regulatory Actions Related to Foreclosure Activities by Large Servicers and Practical Implications for Community Banks, May 2011: “This Special Foreclosure Edition describes lessons learned from an interagency review of foreclosure practices at the 14 largest residential mortgage servicers and includes examples of effective mortgage servicing practices derived from these lessons.” Related postings on financial system
