U.S. Birth Rate Falls to a Record Low; Decline Is Greatest Among Immigrants, by Gretchen Livingston and DVera Cohn. November 30, 2012 “The U.S. birth rate dipped in 2011 to the lowest ever recorded, led by a plunge in births to immigrant women since the onset of the Great Recession. The overall U.S. birth rate,… Continue Reading
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Pew – The Impact of the Fiscal Cliff on the States
“The state impact of the fiscal cliffs expiring federal tax provisions and scheduled spending cuts is missing from the national discussion. This study finds that the effects on the states vary greatly based on the extent to which states are tied to the federal tax code and federal spending. The fiscal cliff looms large in… Continue Reading
United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions 2012
“Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate and the House. The Plum Book is used to identify presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government.” Continue Reading
CRS Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (Updated)
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, Ida A. Brudnick, Specialist on the Congress. September 20, 2012 “Members of Congress last received a pay adjustment in January 2009. At that time, their salary was increased 2.8%, to $174,000 from $169,300. A provision in the FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act prohibited any pay adjustment… Continue Reading
New on LLRX – New Economy Web Guide 2013 Under Obama
Via LLRX – New Economy Web Guide 2013 Under Obama – Internet research guru Marcus P. Zillman’s new guide is an essential resource for researchers in all sectors for whom identifying and leveraging economic data, news and scholarly publications is a requirement. It identifies comprehensive, accurate knowledge available through reliable and current sources from government,… Continue Reading
UNDP opens data on over 6,000 projects in transparency drive
News release: “The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launched a new online portal allowing open, comprehensive public access to data on UNDP’s work in 177 countries and territories, fulfilling a commitment to full transparency by 2013 above and beyond international standards…The new portal, open.undp.org, comprises comprehensive programmatic information from income and expenditures to… Continue Reading
2012: Record Arctic Sea Ice Melt, Multiple Extremes and High Temperatures
News release: “The years 20012011 were all among the warmest on record, and, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the first ten months indicate that 2012 will most likely be no exception despite the cooling influence of La Niña early in the year. WMOs provisional annual statement on the state of the global climate also… Continue Reading
Census EEO Tabulation Provides a Profile of America's Workforce
“The U.S. Census Bureau released today the 2006-2010 American Community Survey Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation. The tabulation consists of 107 tables about the labor force crossed by sex, race and ethnicity. The U.S. Census Bureau has produced this tabulation after every decennial census since the 1970s. However, for the first time, this tabulation uses American… Continue Reading
Presidents Council of Advisors on Science, Technology issues new report on biomedical research
“Report To The President On Propelling Innovation In Drug Discovery, Development, and Evaluation, prepared by the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). This report responds to your request for recommendations on this topic…Despite major breakthroughs for some diseases, many of the most common human diseases are not effectively treated by existing therapies.… Continue Reading
The Federal Acquisition Regulation: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions,
CRS – The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, November 16, 2012 “The federal government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, and executive branch agenciesparticularly the Department of Defensemake most of these purchases. Many (although not all) acquisitions by executive branch agencies are subject to the Federal… Continue Reading
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
Via the European e-Justice Portal – “The European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) has been developed to facilitate the correct and unequivocal citation of judgments from European and national courts related to EU law. A set of uniform metadata will help to improve search facilities for case law. Before ECLI, it was difficult and time-consuming to… Continue Reading
National Archives Posts Unsealed Materials from U.S. v. Liddy
“On May 1, 2009, Professor Luke Nichter of Texas A&M University-Central Texas petitioned Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of the District Court for the District of Columbia to release records sealed in the case of U.S. v. Liddy, the Watergate break-in case. The sealed proceedings include evidentiary discussions held outside the jury’s hearing, pretrial discussions between… Continue Reading
