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The Future of the Electric Grid: “For well over a century, electricity has made vital contributions to the growth of the U.S. economy and the quality of American life. The U.S. electric grid is a remarkable achievement, linking electric generation units reliably and efficiently to millions of residential, commercial, and industrial users of electricity through …
North American Energy Inventory December 2011, Institute for Energy Research (IER) “In 1980, official estimates of proved oil reserves in the United States stood at roughly 30 billion barrels. Yet over the past 30 years, more than 77 billion barrels of oil have been produced here. In other words, over the last 30 years, the …
News release: “The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today issued a second set of regulatory violations arising from operations conducted in connection with the Macondo well. The violations were issued as Incidents of Non-Compliance (INC). A total of five INCs were issued by faxed letter to BP; four of the INCs were violations …
Fraud Detection Systems: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Needs to Expand Efforts to Support Program Integrity Initiatives, GAO-12-292T, Dec 7, 2011 Homeland Defense and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Additional Steps Could Enhance the Effectiveness of the National Guard’s Life-Saving Response Forces, GAO-12-114, Dec 7, 2011 IT Dashboard: Accuracy Has Improved, and Additional Efforts Are …
“A comprehensive new study that profiles 265 consistently profitable Fortune 500 companies finds that 68 of them paid no state corporate income tax in at least one of the last three years and 20 of them averaged a tax rate of zero or less during the 2008-2010 period. These are among the findings in Corporate …
Via NextGov, a compilation of aggregated government tweet feeds organized by type of organization as well as by most recent postings. Very useful for a comprehensive, one-stop view of agency tweets and updated data.
News release: “November and the September-November autumn season were warmer than average across the contiguous U.S., according to scientists at NOAAs National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. Precipitation totals across the country were also above average during November, but near the long-term average for the autumn season. The average U.S. temperature in November …
Americans and Mobile Computing: Key Trends in Consumer Research, by Aaron Smith. December 7, 2011 at the Government Mobility Forum “The Gadget Landscape – The Rise of Ubiquitous Mobile Connectivity How Americans Use Their Phones – Engagement With Mobile Activities and Applications The Meaning of Mobile – What is the Value Users Place on Their …
“This report summarizes the first three months of the CFPBs Consumer Response complaint system and its work on credit card complaints.1 Going forward, the Bureau plans to provide similar credit card complaint data reports as part of a formal credit card complaint data disclosure policy. The Bureau is publishing a proposal for that data disclosure …
Monthly Budget Review December 2011: “The federal budget deficit was close to $240 billion for the first two months of fiscal year 2012, more than $50 billion below the deficit recorded through November of last year, CBO estimates. Much of that difference occurred because roughly $30 billion in payments that would ordinarily have been made …
Health Spending by State of Residence, 19912009. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2011: Volume 1, Number 4 “In 2009, the 10 states where per capita spending was highest ranged from 13 to 36 percent higher than the national average, and the 10 states where per capita spending was lowest ranged from 8 to 26 percent …
“Independent research firm TNS surveyed more than 3,500 cloud computing users in eight countries around the world to find answers to these and other timely questions. The survey focused on capturing user information about outcomes and experiences rather than predictions and intentions. While much remains to be discovered about how cloud can transform enterprises, the …
