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Costs of Military Pay and Benefits in the Defense Budget, November 14, 2012 “Of DoDs $150 billion request for compensation in 2013, more than $90 billion would go to basic pay, food and housing allowances, bonuses, and various types of special pay. Another $16 billion would go to accrual payments that account for the future …
DOD and VA Health Care – Medication Needs during Transitions May Not Be Managed for All Servicemembers, GAO-13-26, Nov 2, 2012 Transportation – Information on Materials and Practices for Improving Highway Pavement Performance, GAO-13-32R, Nov 14, 2012 Public Transit – Funding for New Starts and Small Starts Projects, October 2004 through June 2012, GAO-13-40, Nov …
“The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2011, median household income declined, the poverty rate was not statistically different from the previous year and the percentage of people without health insurance coverage decreased. Real median household income in the United States in 2011 was $50,054, a 1.5 percent decline from the 2010 median and …
“According to a recent report from Google, the company received 20,938 requests for user data in the first half of 2012, up from 18,257 requests in the second half of 2011. The United States accounted for 7,969 requests in the 2012 report. And of these requests, Google provided user data to the US government in …
2012 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, November 2012 “Although the U.S. trade deficit in goods with China fell in 2009 as a result of the global recession, it has since surged, reaching a record high of $295.4 billion in 2011, up from $273.1 billion in 2010. For the first …
CBO – What Accounts for the Slow Growth of the Economy After the Recession? November 14, 2012 “The U.S. economy has grown slowly since the deep recession in 2008 and 2009, which was triggered by a sharp drop in house prices and a subsequent financial crisis. During the three years following the recession (that is, …
“The electric power delivery system that carries electricity from large central generators to customers could be severely damaged by a small number of well-informed attackers. The system is inherently vulnerable because transmission lines may span hundreds of miles, and many key facilities are unguarded. This vulnerability is exacerbated by the fact that the power grid, …
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission – An Analysis of Chinese Investments in the U.S. Economy, by Andrew Szamosszegi, October 2012 “Once hardly noticeable, Chinese investments in U.S. companies are now rising sharply. Cumulative Chinese investments in U.S. companies remain modest compared to those of other major countries. However, a combination of push and pull …
