Day archives: October 2nd, 2011

New GAO Reports: Climate Monitoring, Decennial Census, Defense Logistics, Energy Star, Motor Carrier Safety, Streamlining Government

Climate Monitoring: NOAA Can Improve Management of the U.S. Historical Climatology Network, GAO-11-800, Aug 31, 2011 Decennial Census: Census Bureau and Postal Service Should Pursue Opportunities to Further Enhance Collaboration, GAO-11-874, Sep 30, 2011 Defense Logistics: Department of Defense Has Enhanced Prepositioned Stock Management but Should Provide More Detailed Status Reports, GAO-11-852R, Sep 30, 2011 …

Subjects: Government Documents

ACLU Cell Phone Location Tracking Public Records Request

News release: “In a massive coordinated information-seeking campaign, 35 ACLU affiliates are filing over 381 requests in 32 states across the country with local law enforcement agencies large and small that seek to uncover when, why and how they are using cell phone location data to track Americans. The requests seek information from local law …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research, Privacy

2011 Summary Report of SEC's Examinations of Each Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization

2011 Summary Report of Commission Staff’s Examinations of Each Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization, September 2011 Generally, the agencies vary in their focus on credit ratings for particular asset classes. Some agencies specialize in a particular class. Moodys and S&P report issuing the greatest number of credit ratings for corporate issuers, asset-backed securities, and government …

Subjects: Government Documents

Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E)- Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO)

“ARPA-E Director, Dr. Arun Majumdar announced 60 cutting-edge research projects worth a combined $156 million aimed at dramatically improving how the U.S. produces and uses energy. ARPA-E selections focus on accelerating innovations in clean technology while increasing America’s competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. …

Subjects: Government Documents

(Re)Forming the Jury: Detection and Disinfection of Implicit Juror Bias

Roberts, Anna, (Re)Forming the Jury: Detection and Disinfection of Implicit Juror Bias (September 29, 2011). Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 44, 2012. “This Article investigates whether one of the most intractable problems in trial procedure can be ameliorated through the use of one of the most striking discoveries in social science. The intractable problem is selecting …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research

Federal Reserve Bank of NY RFP: Sentiment Analysis And Social Media Monitoring Solution

Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Sentiment Analysis And Social Media Monitoring Solution. Request for Proposal (Event-6994) “Social media platforms are changing the way organizations are communicating to the public. Conversations are happening all the time and everywhere. There is need for the Communications Group to be timely and proactively aware of the reactions …

Subjects: Blogs, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Finances of Selected State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems: 2nd Quarter 2011

News release: “This quarterly survey provides national summary statistics on the revenues, expenditures and composition of assets of the 100 largest state and local public employee retirement systems in the United States. These 100 systems comprise 89.4 percent of financial activity among such entities, based on the 2007 Census of Governments. This survey presents the …

Subjects: Government Documents

REVISED: New Economic Indicator Database Search Available from Census Bureau

News release: “On Sept. 26, 2011, we released a tip sheet notice highlighting the Census Bureau’s online tool for searching economic indicators. The tool currently searches on 12 but will be updated to allow searches on a 13th indicator (housing vacancies and homeownership). Below is the language of the notice revised to reflect this update. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Pew: No Consensus About Whether Nation Is Divided Into 'Haves' and 'Have-Nots'

Pew Research Center: No Consensus About Whether Nation Is Divided Into ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots’, September 29, 2011 “Despite an extended economic downturn, the publics impression of whether the nation is economically divided remains relatively stable. While 45% say American society is divided between haves and have-nots, 52% say it is incorrect to think of the …

Subjects: Government Documents

NARA – Online Access To The Founding Fathers Papers

News release: “The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grant making arm of the National Archives, has signed a cooperative agreement with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, affiliated with the University of Virginia, to provide pre-publication access to 68,000 historical papers of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey 2011

Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey 2011: “Over a quarter-million government employees responded to the survey this year, and there is much good news to report. Employees are more confident in their leaders, and have increased respect for their honesty and integrity. They are proud to work for the Government and feel an increased sense of personal …

Subjects: Government Documents

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