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A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid: Enabling Our Secure Energy Future, June 2011 “This report outlines policy recommendations that build upon the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Obama Administration’s smart grid investments to foster long-term investment, job growth, innovation, and help consumers save money. The report was prepared by …
ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring, GAO-11-484, June 14, 2011 Disability Insurance: Preliminary Observations on SSA Efforts to Detect, Prevent, and Recover Overpayments, GAO-11-756T, June 14, 2011 Organized Retail Crime: Private Sector and Law Enforcement Collaborate to Deter and Investigate Theft, GAO-11-675, June 14, 2011 Private Health Insurance: Waivers of Restrictions on Annual Limits on Health …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that sunscreen products meeting modern standards for effectiveness may be labeled with new information to help consumers find products that, when used with other sun protection measures, reduce the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging, as well as help prevent sunburn. The final …
Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2011, Urban Land Institute, PricewaterhouseCoopers “Washington, D.C., and New York City solidify ratings as the leading U.S. real estate investment markets, followed by San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle. All these metropolitan areas fit the Emerging Trends profile of 24-hour gateways along global pathways, which will continue to attract a large …
News release: “The Department of Agriculture today released its annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, finding that a middle-income family with a child born in 2010 can expect to spend about $226,920 ($286,860 if projected inflation costs are factored in) for food, shelter, and other necessities to raise that child over the next 17 …
Follow up to postings on WikiLeaks, via the Legal Times: “Stephen Elliot of the Civil Divisions federal programs branch said in the guidance, provided Friday to lawyers in pending detainee cases in Washington federal district court, that attorneys for detainees are allowed to cite to WikiLeaks documents.” “Access to Potentially Classified Information on WikiLeaks and …
“The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today released a BPC staff report, Environmental Regulation and Electric System Reliability, the product of an extensive effort by the BPC to examine reliability and cost issues associated with forthcoming EPA regulations…Overall, the report finds that the impacts on the reliability of the electric system due to EPA regulations are …
