Day archives: November 17th, 2011

Determination of Depository Institution and Credit Union Asset Size For Purposes of Sections 1025 and 1026 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

News release: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) (the Prudential Regulators), and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) (collectively, the Agencies), are issuing this Supervisory Statement to provide clarity and transparency on how and when the …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Foreign-Born with Science and Engineering Degrees: 2010

“This brief, based on 2010 American Community Survey estimates, examines patterns of science and engineering educational attainment among the foreign-born population, with attainment of specific science and engineering degree types by place of birth and sex, as well as metropolitan statistical area. It also compares attainment of such degrees by the foreign-born and native-born populations. …

Subjects: Government Documents

The macrofinancial implications of alternative configurations for access to central counterparties in OTC derivatives markets

The macrofinancial implications of alternative configurations for access to central counterparties in OTC derivatives markets, Committee on the Global Financial System Publications No 46, November 2011 “The G-20 leaders’ commitment that all standardised over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives will be centrally cleared by the end of 2012 is intended to increase the safety and resilience of the …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Newly Arrived Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 2010

“This brief, based on the 2010 American Community Survey, examines differences in the characteristics of the newly arrived foreign-born based on whether they arrived before 2005, from 2005 to 2007, or 2008 and later. The brief notes trends in population size, world region/country of birth and geographic distribution in the United States. Highlights: Among the …

Subjects: Government Documents

BLS – Gross job gains decrease in first quarter 2011; gross job losses also decrease

Business Employment Dynamics Summary, First Quarter 2011: “From December 2010 to March 2011 the number of gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments was 6.3 million, a decrease of 671,000 jobs compared to the previous quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the same period, gross job losses from …

Subjects: Government Documents

New GAO Reports: DHS Research and Development, EPA, Oversight of Distance Education, Key Controls NASA Employs, Border Security Fencing, USPS, VA Community Living Centers

DHS Research and Development: Science and Technology Directorate’s Test and Evaluation and Reorganization Efforts, GAO-12-239T, Nov 17, 2011 Environmental Protection Agency: Actions Needed to Improve Planning, Coordination, and Leadership of EPA Laboratories, GAO-12-236T, Nov 17, 2011 Higher Education: Use of New Data Could Help Improve Oversight of Distance Education, GAO-12-39, Nov 17, 2011 Key Controls …

Subjects: Government Documents

The Top 25 US Public Libraries Collective Collection, as Represented in WorldCat

The Top 25 US Public Libraries’ Collective Collection, as Represented in WorldCat “characterizes the combined collections of the top 25 US public libraries, as represented in the WorldCat database. These libraries account for more than 34 million holdings in WorldCat across 13.5 million distinct publications. The report considers overlap vs. uniqueness of holdings for these …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Pew: 46% – Paying for Apps

“Just under half (46%) of cell phone and tablet users who have downloaded apps say they have paid for an app at some point, according to a survey conducted July 25-Aug. 26, 2011 by the Pew Internet & American Life project. That number is statistically equivalent to the 47% who reported doing so in May …

Subjects: Internet

Child Poverty by Selected Race Groups and Hispanic Origin: 2009 and 2010

New release: This brief, “based on the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey, compares national- and state-level child poverty rates for all children and for children by race group and Hispanic origin for each state and the District of Columbia. Highlights: More than 15 million U.S. children ages 0 to 17 lived in poverty in …

Subjects: Government Documents

Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households by State

News release: “This brief, based on the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey estimates, examines changes at the state level in receipt of food stamps/SNAP between 2009 and 2010. Highlights: In 2010, 13.6 million households reported receiving food stamp/SNAP benefits during the past 12 months. The state with the highest food stamp/SNAP participation was Oregon …

Subjects: Government Documents

DOE Publishes 2012 Fuel Economy Guide

2012 Fuel Economy Guide – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) “The annual fuel cost estimates in the 20082012 electronic fuel economy guides are updated weekly to match EIA’s current national average prices for gasoline and diesel fuel. This Guide provides annual fuel cost estimates for each vehicle. The estimates …

Subjects: E-Government

2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Report

News release: “Demonstrating the increasing role of the network in people’s lives, an international workforce study announced today by Cisco revealed that one in three college students and young professionals considers the Internet to be as important as fundamental human resources like air, water, food and shelter. The 2011 Cisco Connected World Technology Report also …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

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