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WSJ: “Evidence of tightening global food supplies grew as the U.S. Agriculture Department cut its estimates for global harvests of key crops [see USDA Wheat Data and USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates] and ]and raised some demand forecasts, adding to worries about rising food prices…Prices of many agricultural commodities are still below the …
How Much Do Fruits and Vegetables Cost? By Hayden Stewart, Jeffrey Hyman, Jean C. Buzby, Elizabeth Frazão, and Andrea Carlson, Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-71), February 2011 “Federal dietary guidance advises Americans to consume more vegetables and fruits because most Americans do not consume the recommended quantities or variety. Food prices, along with taste, convenience, …
Oman Country Analysis Brief Feb 3, 2011: “Oman possesses the largest oil reserves of any non-OPEC country in the Middle East and significant reserves of natural gas, of which it is a leading exporter regionally. For all the latest information on the energy sector in Oman, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief.”
PACER, RECAP, and the Movement to Free American Case Law, by Steve Schultze, VoxPopuLII, LII/Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School (February 3, 2011), via freegovinfo.info: “…The ultimate solution to the PACER {Public Access to Court Electronic Records) fee problem unfortunately lies…in bureaucratic details of authorization subcommittees and technical details of network architecture. This is …
Medicaid and CHIP: Given the Association between Parent and Child Insurance Status, New Expansions May Benefit Families, GAO-11-264, February 04, 2011 Electronic Records Archive: National Archives Needs to Strengthen Its Capacity to Use Earned Value Techniques to Manage and Oversee Development, GAO-11-86, January 13, 2011: “Since 2001, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has …
News release: “The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.0 percent in January, while nonfarm payroll employment changed little (+36,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in manufacturing and in retail trade but was down in construction and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in most other major industries changed …
$1 Trillion in Profits and Still at the Trough: Oil and Gas in the 21st Century, February 3, 2011. House Committee on Natural Resources, Democratic Staff. U.S. gasoline prices have increased 44 cents per gallon in the last year to an average price of $3.10 per gallon, with some parts of the country paying much …
News release: “The Census Bureau is releasing a preliminary set of April 1, 2010, estimates of total population for the nation, states and Puerto Rico. An Internet table will show the estimates in comparison with official April 1, 2010, Census counts released in December 2010. The estimates are based on the 2000 Census and were …
News release: “The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies announced proposed changes today to reporting requirements for savings associations and savings and loan holding companies regulated by the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS). The proposed changes include a change from quarterly Thrift Financial Reports to quarterly Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income, commonly known as …
Follow up to previous postings on perchlorate and drinking water contamination, from EPA today: “the agencys decision to move forward with the development of a regulation for perchlorate to protect Americans from any potential health impacts, while also continuing to take steps to ensure the quality of the water they drink. The decision to undertake …
Audit Report, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Monitoring of Power Grid Cyber Security, DOE/IG-0846, January 2011 “Despite their importance to protecting the power grid, the CIP [Critical Infrastructure Protection] standards did not include a number of security controls commonly recommended for government and industry systems, including both administrative and mission-related systems. For instance, the standards did …
News release: “In a report to Congress released today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found that worst case housing needs grew by nearly 1.2 million households, or more than 20 percent, from 2007 to 2009 and by 42 percent since 2001. Worst case housing needs are defined as low-income households who …
