Border Patrol Strategy – Progress and Challenges in Implementation and Assessment Efforts, GAO-12-688T, May 8, 2012 Department of Homeland Security – Further Action Needed to Improve Management of Special Acquisition Authority, GAO-12-557, May 8, 2012: “When DHS was created in 2002, Congress granted it special acquisition authority to use other transaction agreements, which are special… Continue Reading
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EC Database on transnational company agreements
Database on transnational company agreements: “The database contains all transnational company agreements and texts identified and catalogued by the European Commission. It also contains sheets with details on every company and agreement. You can only download texts and agreements for which we obtained an authorization to publish by at least one signatory. There are two… Continue Reading
Shades of Gray: A Cross-Country Study of Health and Well-Being of the Older Populations in SAGE Countries, 20072010
Shades of Gray: A Cross-Country Study of Health and Well-Being of the Older Populations in SAGE Countries, 20072010, By Wan He, Mark N. Muenchrath, and Paul Kowal. Issued May 2012 “Health levels varied greatly among people 50 and older in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa, but hypertension and arthritis were the two… Continue Reading
BLS – Young adult employment during the recent recession
Issues in – Young adult employment during the recent recession. Labor Statistics, Summary 12-02 / May 2012 “The recent recession lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, with the unemployment rate increasing from 5.0 percent at the beginning of the recession to 9.6 percent at the end.1 The recession had different consequences for various demographic… Continue Reading
Inclusive Social Media Project: Participatory Evaluation
E-Democracy.org: “Our 2010-11 Inclusive Social Media pilot funded by the Ford Foundation built a foundation for taking our inclusive online engagement work to the next stage. Knowing what we are experiencing requires a reflective evaluation. Today, we are sharing the executive summary from our participatory evaluation and publishing the entire 60 page review (PDF). Continue Reading
CoreLogic Reports 69,000 Completed Foreclosures Nationally in March
News release: “CoreLogic, a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, released its National Foreclosure Report for March, which provides monthly data on completed foreclosures, foreclosure inventory and 90+ day delinquency rates. There were 69,000 completed foreclosures in March 2012 compared to 85,000 in March 2011 and 66,000* in February 2012. Through the first… Continue Reading
Pew – Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections
Just-in-time Information through Mobile Connections by Lee Rainie, Susannah Fox, May 7, 2012 “The rapid adoption of cell phones and, especially, the spread of internet-connected smartphones are changing peoples communications with others and their relationships with information. Users ability to access data immediately through apps and web browsers and through contact with their social networks… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board publishes comparative information on average debit card interchange fees
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday published comparative information on the average debit card interchange fees that each payment card network charges acquirers (and indirectly merchants) and provides to debit card issuers. The Board’s Regulation II provides that an issuer subject to the interchange fee standard (a non-exempt issuer) may not receive an… Continue Reading
EPA Releases Draft Permitting Guidance for Using Diesel Fuel in Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing
Follow up to previous posting on fracturing, on May 4, 2012 “the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft underground injection control (UIC) program permitting guidance for class II wells that use diesel fuels during hydraulic fracturing activities. EPA developed the draft guidance to clarify how companies can comply with a law passed by Congress… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Nuclear Regulation, TARP
Nuclear Regulation – NRC’s Oversight of Nuclear Power Reactors’ Decommissioning Funds Could Be Further Strengthened – GAO-12-258, Apr 5, 2012 Troubled Asset Relief Program – Government’s Exposure to AIG Lessens as Equity Investments Are Sold, GAO-12-574, May 7, 2012 Continue Reading
Three tutorials for United Nations sources are available on You Tube
Via Debbie Rabina, Ph.D, Associate Professor: “Three tutorials for United Nations sources are available on You Tube. They were made by students taking International Information Sources at Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science.” U.N. Treaty Series: Multilateral treaty search Using the U.N. Juridical Yearbook Using the U.N. International Commission Law Analytical Year Continue Reading
Analysis of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012
Analysis of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, May 2012 “This report responds to a request from Senator Jeff Bingaman, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, for an analysis of the Clean Energy Standard (CES) Act of 2012. The request letter and the text of the proposed legislation are provided… Continue Reading
