Monthly archives: August, 2012

New GAO Reports – Contingency Contracting, Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices, International Affairs, Influenza Pandemic, Medicaid Expansion, Medicare

Contingency Contracting – Agency Actions to Address Recommendations by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, GAO-12-854R, Aug 1, 2012 Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices – Multiple DOD Organizations are Developing Numerous Initiatives, GAO-12-861R, Aug 1, 2012 International Affairs – Ensuring Drug Quality in Global Health Programs, GAO-12-897R, Aug 1, 2012 Influenza Pandemic – Agencies …

Subjects: Government Documents

U.S. poverty rates higher, safety net weaker than in peer countries

U.S. poverty rates higher, safety net weaker than in peer countries. by Elise Gould and Hilary Wething | July 24, 2012, Issue Brief #339 “Poverty rates in the United States increased over the 2000s, a trend exacerbated by the Great Recession and its aftermath. By 2010, just over 46 million people fell below the U.S. …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report – A young persons guide to Social Security

“Many young people dont think Social Security will be there for them when they retire. Coupled with the doubt about Social Securitys longevity is a general apathy toward learning its basic functions and how it operates. Young people are uninformed and therefore misinformed. They do not understand how Social Security works, who it affects, and …

Subjects: Government Documents

Report – Continuing Innovation in Information Technology

“Information technology (IT) is widely understood to be the enabling technology of the 21st century. IT has transformed, and continues to transform, all aspects of our lives: commerce and finance, education, employment, energy, health care, manufacturing, government, national security, transportation, communications, entertainment, science, and engineering. IT and its impact on the U.S. economy-both directly (the …

Subjects: Internet

Energy Information Administration – Egypt country analysis brief

Country Analysis Brief: “Egypt is the largest oil producer in Africa that is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and the second largest natural gas producer on the continent, following Algeria. Egypt also plays a vital role in international energy markets through the operation of the Suez Canal andSuez-Mediterranean (SUMED) …

Subjects: Government Documents

Amnesty International – Annual Report 2012

Amnesty International Report 2012 “documents specific restrictions on free speech in at least 91 countries as well as cases of people tortured or otherwise ill-treated in at least 101 countries in many cases for taking part in demonstrations.”

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech

Public recapitalisations and bank risk: evidence from loan spreads and leverage

Public recapitalisations and bank risk: evidence from loan spreads and leverage, by Michael Brei and Blaise Gadanecz, Working Papers No 383, July 2012 A number of countries’ authorities put in place bank rescue packages using public funds in response to the global financial crisis. Were these public recapitalisations followed by a reduction of risk in …

Subjects: Government Documents

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