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Better Choices: Better Deals – Consumers Powering Growth. UK Department for Business, Innovations and Skills, April 2011 “This document aims to show how consumers can become empowered to make better choices and get better deals. It is about helping consumers to get better value, better customer service and better support when making choices or seeking …
News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced several new measures that the U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is taking to help ensure that passengers traveling by bus are as safe as possible. The U.S. DOT will now require more rigorous commercial drivers license testing standards, seek new rules to …
“Pregnant women and new mothers deserve more than just flowers this Mothers Day. They deserve the precious gift of good health for themselves and their babies. Thats why today Id like to celebrate the benefits of text4baby, a free, mobile health information service that offers useful tips timed to a womans due date or babys …
FDA – Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance – Fourth Edition, April 2011: “This guidance is intended to assist processors of fish and fishery products in the development of their Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans. Processors of fish and fishery products will find information in this guidance that will help them …
News release: “The U.S. Census Bureau [May 4, 2011] released the Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for the District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. The demographic profiles provide 2010 Census data on age and sex distributions, race, …
Employment Situation Summary – April 2011 “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 244,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in several service providing industries, manufacturing, and mining. Household Survey Data: The number of unemployed persons, at 13.7 million, changed little …
Saving Money by Selling Excess Property: “We…are releasing data on thousands of excess properties across the country and an interactive map that allows you to see which excess properties are on the governments books in your state so that you can hold Congress and the Administration accountable for our progress. You also can use this …
School Meal Programs: More Systematic Development of Specifications Could Improve the Safety of Foods Purchased through USDA’s Commodity Program, GAO-11-376, May 03, 2011 VA Health Care: Weaknesses in Policies and Oversight Governing Medical Equipment Pose Risks to Veterans’ Safety, GAO-11-591T, May 03, 2011 VA Health Care: Weaknesses in Policies and Oversight Governing Medical Supplies and …
News release: “Nuclear facilities licensed by the NRC routinely release very small amounts of radioactivity during normal operations. Even though the NRC closely monitors the plants and assures that these releases are well below regulatory limits, some community members remain concerned about potential health risks from these facilities. To address the concerns, the NRC has …
“The International Research Portal is a collaboration of national and other archival institutions with records that pertain to Nazi-Era cultural property. These archival institutions, along with expert national and international organizations, are working together to extend public access to the widely-dispersed records through a single internet portal. The portal will enable families to research their …
“The Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden – killed in Pakistan by U.S. special operations forces yesterday, ranked as one of the most significant financial sponsors of Islamic terrorist activities in the world as early as 1996, according to declassified U.S. documents posted on the web today by the National Security Archive at George Washington …
Implementing Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 IT Purchasing Requirements: M-1l-20 – Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies from Jacob Lew, director of the Office of Management and Budget, April 28, 2011 “Implementing Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 IT Purchasing Requirements: “On December 9,2010, President Obama signed into law the Telework Enhancement Act of …
