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News release: “In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that scams often follow disasters. The nations consumer protection agency warns people about urgent appeals for charitable donations, and cautions residents in stricken areas about fraudulent home repair offers. If you are asked to make a charitable donation to help people …
“The best way to support survivors of Hurricane Sandy is to make a financial contribution to the voluntary organization of your choice. National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD) is the forum where organizations share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle preparation, response and recovery to help disaster survivors and their …
In a Relationship: Evidence of Underwriters Efforts to Stabilize the Share Price in the Facebook IPO, Thomas Eisenbach, David Lucca, and Karen Shen. Federal Reserve Bank of New York “Stocks are usually offered in initial public offerings (IPOs) at a discount, leading to large first-day IPO returns. When there is a risk of a negative …
Medicare – Higher Use of Advanced Imaging Services by Providers Who Self-Refer Costing Medicare Millions, GAO-12-966, Sep 28, 2012 Department of Homeland Security – Taking Further Action to Better Determine Causes of Morale Problems Would Assist in Targeting Action Plans, GAO-12-940, Sep 28, 2012 Food Safety – FDA Can Better Oversee Food Imports by Assessing …
News release: “The Harvard Library plans to share several collections with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) becoming the first DPLA content hub. The Harvard Library contains a wealth of special collections, and is dedicated to providing open access to them, where possible, through digitization and online dissemination. Through its collaboration with the DPLA, …
“According to our just-released Crime in the United States, 2011 report, the estimated number of violent crimes reported to law enforcement (1,203,564) decreased for the fifth year in a row, while the estimated number of property crimes reported to law enforcement (9,063,173) decreased for the ninth year in a row.” Violent Crime: “The South, the …
“The Registering Researchers Task Group aims to create a concise report that summarizes the benefits and trade-offs of emerging approaches to the problem of incomplete national authority files. Background: National name authority files are incomplete. Many researcherstenured and non-tenured faculty and graduate studentsare only partially represented in national name authority files. National name authority files …
Presidential Campaign Donations in the Digital Age, by Aaron Smith, Maeve Duggan, October 25, 2012 “In June of this year, the Federal Election Commission for the first time allowed political campaigns to accept campaign contributions via text message, and both of the major presidential candidates now allow supporters to contribute directly to their campaign using …
DOD IG Award and Administration of Multiple Award Contracts at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Specialty Centers Need Improvement, October 26, 2012 “Contracting officials at Specialty Center Acquisition, NAVFAC (SCAN) generally provided contractors a fair opportunity to compete for task orders awarded under MACs (multiple award contracts (MACs). However, contracting officials limited competition for two task …
U.S. Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Philip A.Wallach. October 26, 2012. Governance Studies at Brookings. “Significant congressional efforts to address climate change have failed, and the issue has received almost no attention on the 2012 campaign trail. In spite of these facts, federal regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate climate change …
Via LLRX.com – DPLA Grant: Possible Synergy Between Libraries, Schools and Newspapers – David H. Rothman, a leading national digital library advocate, continues his series on the evolving framework for the Digital Public Library of America. In this column, he discusses the impact of new program funding from the Knight Foundation. Rothman believes the potential …
Via WSJ.com: “…the Facebook page of NYC Service, a New York City government initiative which runs a year-round calendar of volunteer efforts, but is now helping to coordinate volunteers for Sandys victims. NYCService urges would-be volunteers to email [email protected] with their name, email address and borough. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg described @NYCService in …
