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KPMG's Healthcare Industry Report 2006

“KPMG’s Healthcare Industry Report–2006 offers information about the current state of the U.S. healthcare industry, recent history, and challenges ahead. We review health status, healthcare quality, and national health expenditures, and offer perspectives and statistics on various components of the healthcare system…Healthcare delivery and financing in the United States is costly, complex, and widely misunderstood. …

Subjects: Congress, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

DHS Designates President Ford Memorial Service as National Special Security Event

Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has designated the state funeral for former President Gerald R. Ford as a National Special Security Event (NSSE). A number of factors are taken into consideration when designating an event as a National Special Security Event, including anticipated attendance by dignitaries and the size …

Subjects: Government Documents

Ford's Legacy Explored in Numerous Articles and Sites on Web

To mention just a few, see the following: WSJ free feature: Ford Aides Shape Bush Tenure – “President Ford’s aides remain powerful figures in the Bush White House, and many have used their years in office to restore executive powers they felt were lost after Watergate.” Washington Post: Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq, …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages

Press release: “The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of Thrift Supervision…announced the availability of a revised Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (the CHARM booklet), which provides information to consumers about the features and risks of such loans. In recognition of the growing use of nontraditional mortgage products that allow borrowers to defer payment of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

ARL Academic Law Library Statistics, 2004-05

Press release: “The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the availability of the ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2004–05. This publication presents compilations and rankings of data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 77 law libraries at ARL member institutions throughout North America. In 2004–05, the reporting law libraries held a median of …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

ARL Publishes Health Sciences Library Statistics 2004-05

Press release: “The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the availability of the ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2004-05. This publication presents compilations and rankings of data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 67 medical libraries at ARL member institutions throughout North America. In 2004-05, the reporting health sciences libraries held a …

Subjects: Knowledge Management, Libraries