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News release: “A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world predicts a sharp rise in the amount of garbage generated by urban residents between now and 2025. The report estimates the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) will rise from the current 1.3 billion tonnes/year to 2.2 billion tonnes/year, …
Vicente Silveira, June 6, 2012: “We want to provide you with an update on this mornings reports of stolen passwords. We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts. We are continuing to investigate this situation and here is what we are pursuing as far as next steps for …
“The Census Bureau today released a menu-driven, interactive Web page permitting users to access for any state a series of graphs showing percentages of adults who voted and registered in every congressional and presidential election between 1996 and 2010. In addition to graphs showing voting and registration trends over the period, users may choose a …
Ability to Repay, Risk-Retention Standards, and Mortgage Credit Access – Darryl E. Getter, Specialist in Financial Economics, June 5, 2012 The ability to repay and risk-retention standards, while designed to curtail the pre-crisis proliferation of risky lending practices, are likely to simultaneously reduce access to mortgage credit. Although ability-to-repay standards would encourage consistent underwriting at …
Current Economic Conditions By Federal Reserve District, May 2012: “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest overall economic activity expanded at a moderate pace during the reporting period from early April to late May. Activity in the New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts was characterized as growing at …
Afghanistan – USAID Oversight of Assistance Funds and Programs, GAO-12-802T, Jun 6, 2012 Combating Terrorism – State Should Enhance Its Performance Measures for Assessing Efforts in Pakistan to Counter Improvised Explosive Devices, GAO-12-614, May 15, 2012 Commercial Space Launch Act, Preliminary Information on Issues to Consider for Reauthorization, GAO-12-767T, Jun 6, 2012 Disaster Recovery – …
Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Health Care Financing, June 5, 2012 “According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey, 39% of all workers in 2010 had access to a health care flexible spending account. When viewed by firm size, 56% of workers in firms with more than 100 workers …
Trafficking in Persons: International Dimensions and Foreign Policy Issues for Congress, Liana Sun Wyler, Analyst in International Crime and Narcotics. April 20, 2012 “Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, refers to the involuntary subjection of men, women, and children to exploitative conditions that can be tantamount to slavery. Reports suggest that human trafficking is a …
News release: “NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon today issued a third report on social media cases brought to the agency, this time focusing exclusively on policies governing the use of social media by employees. The Operations Management Memo details seven cases involving such policies. In six cases, the General Counsels office found some provisions …
