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News release: “The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 8.6 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in retail trade, leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and health care. Government employment continued to trend down. Household …
“A PBS Newshour special highlights the radiation risks and security flaws of airport body scanners. The program follows EPIC’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security. EPIC’s suits forced disclosure of documents detailing the health risks and privacy hazards posed by the scanners as well as the proposed use of the …
The internal audit function in banks – consultative document, December 2011 “The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is issuing this revised supervisory guidance for assessing the effectiveness of the internal audit function in banks, which forms part of the Committee’s ongoing efforts to address bank supervisory issues and enhance supervision through guidance that encourages sound …
International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB), December 2011 issue – Cover and Contents Introduction, by Douglas Gale, Rafael Repullo, and Frank Smets A Pigovian Approach to Liquidity Regulation, by Enrico Perotti and Javier Suarez Macroeconomic Propagation under Different Regulatory Regimes: Evidence from an Estimated DSGE Model for the Euro Area, by Matthieu Darracq Pariès, Christoffer …
New START Treaty Data on U.S. Strategic Offensive Arms, December 1, 2011: “The New START Treaty specifies that each party to the Treaty may release to the public data on its own strategic offensive arms. Accordingly, today the United States has made available the unclassified U.S. data for the most recent data exchange, effective September …
News release: “The California Department of Water Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Resources Legacy Fund, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a publication to assist water resource managers. The Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning provides resources and tools to guide water resource managers and planners as they adapt and navigate the …
Coast Guard: Observations on Arctic Requirements, Icebreakers, and Coordination with Stakeholders, GAO-12-254T, Dec 1, 2011 Federal Housing Administration: Risks to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund and the Agency’s Operations, GAO-12-277T, Dec 1, 2011 Foster Children: HHS Guidance Could Help States Improve Oversight of Psychotropic Prescriptions, GAO-12-270T, Dec 1, 2011 Ginnie Mae: Risk Management and Cost …
The internet as a diversion and destination – On a typical day, 53% of young adults go online just for fun and to pass the time, by Lee Rainie. December 2, 2011 “Americans are increasingly going online just for fun and to pass the time. On any given day, 53% of all the young adults …
“The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act 2010 (P.L. No. 111-68) amended 2 U.S.C. 104(a), to require the posting of the semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate on the Senate Web site. Since 1823, the Secretary of the Senate has published the semiannual statements covering the periods from October 1st to March 31st and April …
Follow up to postings on driving distractions and texting, this new report, Mobile telephones and other communication devices and their impact on traffic safety – A review of the literature, November 2011, commissioned by the Swedish Government. See also: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a final rule specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers …
Identity Theft Reported by Households, 2005-2010: “Presents data on the nature of and trends in identity theft victimization among U.S. households from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The NCVS defines identity theft as the misuse or attempted misuse of an existing credit card or another existing account or the misuse of personal information to …
“A new report from the National Research Council, The Potential Consequences of Public Release of Food Safety and Inspection Service Establishment-Specific Data [focuses on how the] release of such data could contribute to increased transparency and yield valuable insights that go beyond the regulatory uses for which the data are collected. The U.S. Department of …
