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Natural Gas Processing Plants in the United States: 2010 Update, June 17, 2011: “This special report presents an analysis of natural gas processing plants in the United States as of 2009 and highlights characteristics of this segment of the industry. The purpose of the paper is to examine the role of natural gas processing plants …
Via LLRX.com – FOIA Facts: The Most Transparent Administration in History? – Scott A. Hodes argues that we have no real benchmark to determine executive branch success in fulfilling Presidential promises about openness and transparency. Rather he contends that the measure is not each time the administration doesnt release something in a timely fashion to …
CRS – EPA Regulations: Too Much, Too Little, or On Track? – James E. McCarthy – Specialist in Environmental Policy, Claudia Copeland, Specialist in Resources and Environmental Policy – March 21, 2011 “This report provides background information on recent EPA rulemaking…It examines 43 major or controversial regulatory actions taken by or under development at EPA …
Federal Budget Math: We Can’t Repeat the Past – June 16, 2011. Presentation at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director – CBO “Fiscal policy cannot be put on a sustainable path just by eliminating waste and inefficiency; instead, changes will need to significantly affect popular programs, peoples tax payments, or …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today unveiled a new strategy to meet the challenges posed by rapidly rising imports of FDA-regulated products and a complex global supply chain in a report called the Pathway to Global Product Safety and Quality. The FDA report calls for the agency to transform the way it …
News release: “Major project to digitise up to 40 million pages from 1700-1870, from the French Revolution to the end of slavery – The British Library and Google today announced a partnership to digitise 250,000 out-of-copyright books from the Librarys collections. Opening up access to one of the greatest collections of books in the world, …
Current FAQ: “The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is the monetary policymaking body of the Federal Reserve System. The FOMC is composed of 12 members–the seven members of the Board of Governors and five of the 12 Reserve Bank presidents. The Chairman of the Board of Governors serves as the Chairman of the FOMC; the …
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: DOD Needs a Strategic, Risk-Based Approach to Enhance Its Maritime Domain Awareness, GAO-11-621, June 20, 2011 Defense Department Cyber Efforts: More Detailed Guidance Needed to Ensure Military Services Develop Appropriate Cyberspace Capabilities, GAO-11-421, May 20, 2011 General Aviation: Security Assessments at Selected Airports, GAO-11-298, May 20, 2011 Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS …
News release: “ICANNs Board of Directors has approved a plan to usher in one of the biggest changes ever to the Internets Domain Name System. During a special meeting, the Board approved a plan to allow an increase in the number of Internet address endings – called generic top-level domains (gTLDs) – from the current …
Hunting For A Job? Try the Internet: Acknowledging the economy in the past several years has made the job search process even more challenging, Rhonda Keaton and Barbara Fullerton provide strategic suggestions and a guide to a wide range of sources to support and leverage a multi-pronged search effort in response to the competitive job …
News release: “The Department of Justice released an updated version of the Antitrust Divisions Policy Guide to Merger Remedies. The policy guide is a tool for Antitrust Division staff to use in analyzing proposed remedies in its merger matters. It also provides transparency into the divisions approach to merger remedies for the business community, the …
“How do the region’s chief executives stack up when it comes to their pay? For an answer, Capital Business commissioned Equilar, an executive compensation research firm, to analyze the annual pay of CEOs at 100 of the area’s largest public companies. Equilar examined the compensation totals for the chief executives serving as of the close …
