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News release: “Among fathers with a wife in the workforce, 32 percent were a regular source of care for their children under age 15, up from 26 percent in 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Among these fathers with preschool-age children, one in five fathers was the primary caregiver, meaning their child spent more …
Twitter and the Campaign – How the Discussion on Twitter Varies from Blogs and News Coverage And Ron Pauls Twitter Triumph, December 8, 2011 “A detailed examination of more than 20 million Tweets about the race for president finds that the political discussion on Twitter is measurably different than the one found in the blogosphere …
Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, December 7, 2011 “With more than 230,000 new cases of breast cancer expected to be diagnosed in the United States in 2011, many wonder about the role that environmental exposures may be playing. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® …
Cost Estimate for H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 – December 9, 2011 “According to CBOs and JCTs estimates, enacting H.R. 3630 would change revenues and direct spending to produce increases in the deficit of $166.8 billion in fiscal year 2012 and $25.3 billion over the 2012-2021 period. Relative …
Adult Drug Courts: Studies Show Courts Reduce Recidivism, but DOJ Could Enhance Future Performance Measure Revision Efforts, GAO-12-53, Dec 9, 2011 Managing for Results: Opportunities for Congress to Address Government Performance Issues, GAO-12-215R, Dec 9, 2011 Mississippi River: Actions Are Needed to Help Resolve Environmental and Flooding Concerns about the Use of River Training Structures, …
Estimates Provide Detailed Look at Every Community Nationwide: “The U.S. Census Bureau today released findings from the American Community Survey the most relied-on source for detailed, up-to-date socio-economic statistics covering every community in the nation every year for the combined years from 2006 to 2010. Consisting of about 11 billion individual estimates and …
News release: “Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual enforcement and compliance results. EPAs enforcement and compliance program enforces environmental laws that protect our nations air, land and water by taking action to cut illegal pollution and protect peoples health and communities. In fiscal year Fiscal Year 2011, EPA enforcement actions led …
Innovation and research strategy for growth, Department for Business Innovation and Skills, December 8, 2011 “Command Paper 8239. Sets out the Governments plans to boost economic growth through investment in research and innovation across the UK. Explains how the Government will invest in critical areas that only government can fund and support innovation across the …
Defense Contract Audits: Actions Needed to Improve DCAA’s Access to and Use of Defense Company Internal Audit Reports, GAO-12-88, Dec 8, 2011 Highway Emergency Relief: Strengthened Oversight of Project Eligibility Decisions Needed, GAO-12-45, Nov 8, 2011 Transportation Security: Actions Needed to Address Limitations in TSA’s Transportation Worker Security Threat Assessments and Growing Workload, GAO-12-60, Dec …
News release: “The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force today released its final strategy for long term ecosystem restoration for the Gulf Coast, following extensive feedback from citizens throughout the region…The strategy is the first restoration blueprint ever developed for the Gulf to include input from states, tribes, federal agencies, local governments and thousands of …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a draft analysis of data from its Pavillion, Wyoming ground water investigation. At the request of Pavillion residents, EPA began investigating water quality concerns in private drinking water wells three years ago. Since that time, in conjunction with the state of Wyoming, the local community, …
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 …
