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“This GM contamination register is the first of its kind in the world. Genetically modified crops were first commercially grown on a wide scale in 1996. But, there has always been concern about their effects on both health and the environment. A specific concern has been that once released, it would not be possible to …
Capitol Preservation Fund: Audit of Fiscal Years 2008 through 2010 Transactions. GAO-12-85R, October 14, 2011 VA Mental Health: Number of Veterans Receiving Care, Barriers Faced, and Efforts to Increase Access. GAO-12-12, October 14, 2011
Aviation Safety: Enhanced Oversight and Improved Availability of Risk- Based Data Could Further Improve Safety, GAO-12-24, Oct 5, 2011 U.S. Postal Service: Allocation of Responsibility for Pension Benefits between the Postal Service and the Federal Government, GAO-12-146, Oct 13, 2011
News release: “Do you like your job? Hows your health? Are you spending enough time each day with your children? When you need them, are your friends there for you? Can you trust your neighbours? And how satisfied are you, overall, with your life? A new OECD publication, Hows Life?, looks at these questions and …
Kuttner, Ran, Conflict-Specialists-As-Leaders: Revisiting the Role of the Conflict Specialist from a Leadership Perspective (September 9, 2011). Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 2011. “The aim of this article is to explore the cross fertilization between the emerging fields of ADR and Leadership. The first section will explore similarities in themes and characteristics of both disciplines that are …
The Way Forward – Moving From the Post-Bubble, Post-Bust Economy to Renewed Growth and Competitiveness. New America Foundation, October 2011 “Notwithstanding repeated attempts at monetary and fiscal stimulus since 2009, the United States remains mired in what is by far its worst economic slump since that of the 1930s. More than 25 million working-age Americans …
Portfolio and risk management for central banks and sovereign wealth funds, BIS Papers No 58, October 2011 “This volume is a collection of papers presented at the Third Public Investors Conference, which was jointly organized by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the World Bank (WB). This event, which …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives on the agencys efforts to help address childhood obesity through its participation in the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children. The Director of the FTCs Bureau of Consumer Protection, David C. Vladeck, delivered the testimony on behalf of the …
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Action Needed to Strengthen Identification of Potentially Unsafe Products, GAO-12-30, Oct 12, 2011 Environmental Protection Agency: Management Challenges and Budget Observations, GAO-12-149T, Oct 12, 2011 Highway Trust Fund: All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed in Highway Taxes from 2005 to 2009, GAO-11-918, Sep 8, 2011 Information Sharing: Progress Made …
Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook – October 12, 2011 Release “EIA projects average household heating expenditures for natural gas, propane, and heating oil will increase by 3 percent, 7 percent, and 8 percent, respectively, this winter (October 1 to March 31) compared with last winter, while electricity heating expenditures fall by less than 1 …
In a Down Economy, Fewer Births, by Gretchen Livingston: “A sharp decline in fertility rates in the United States that started in 2008 is closely linked to the souring of the economy that began about the same time, according to a new analysis of multiple economic and demographic data sources by the Pew Research Center. …
What is FDsys? and How to Use FDsys – videos via The University of Colorado Boulder Libraries and William Cuthbertson Government Information Education and Outreach Librarian.
