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News release: “Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2010, the 12-month period ending September 30, totaled 1,596,355, up 13.8 percent over total FY 2009 bankruptcy filings of 1,402,816, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. While non-business bankruptcy filings continued to rise in FY 2010, business …
“The Department of Commerce’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released a new report, Digital Nation II, that analyzes broadband Internet access and adoption across the United States. The study the most comprehensive of its kind — finds that socio-economic factors such as income and education levels, …
Live Animal Imports: Agencies Need Better Collaboration to Reduce the Risk of Animal-Related Diseases, GAO-11-9, November 08, 2010 “The statutory and regulatory framework for live animal imports has gaps that could allow the introduction of diseases into the United States, according to the experts GAO surveyed, discussions with agency officials, and scientific studies. Specifically, (1) …
Russia Country Analysis Brief Nov 5, 2010: “Russia holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves, the second largest coal reserves, and the eighth largest crude oil reserves. The country is a major exporter of oil and natural gas and its economic growth over the past decade has been driven primarily by energy exports. For …
CBO, Managing Allowance Prices in a Cap-and-Trade Program, November 2010. “The accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere–particularly carbon dioxide released as a result of deforestation and the use of fossil fuels–could create costly changes in regional climates throughout the world. Concern about the damage from such changes has led policymakers and analysts to consider …
“In Fiscal Year 2010, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) undertook a study to observe how agencies are using web 2.0 tools to conduct business and identify characteristics that may affect the value of information created and shared in web 2.0 formats. A NARA team interviewed six Federal agencies that are using web 2.0 …
Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.19, Consumer Credit, November 5, 2010: “Consumer credit declined 1-1/2 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter. Revolving credit declined 8-3/4 percent at an annual rate, and nonrevolving credit increased 2-1/2 percent. In September, consumer credit increased 1 percent at an annual rate.” Related postings on financial system
Sharing Data While Protecting Privacy, November 3, 2010 – The judicious use of accurate and reliable data plays a critical role in initiatives designed to increase the transparency and efficiency of Federal programs and to enhance our capacity to gauge program effectiveness. Sharing data among agencies also allows us to achieve better outcomes for the …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has a new Business Center at Business.ftc.gov that gives business owners, attorneys, and marketing professionals the tools they need to understand and comply with the consumer protection laws, rules, and guides the FTC enforces. The Business Center provides practical, plain-language guidance about advertising, credit, telemarketing, privacy, and a host …
Federal Justice Statistics, 2008 – Statistical Tables, Mark Motivans, Ph.D., November 3, 2010. NCJ 231822 “Describes criminal case processing in the federal justice system, including arrest and booking through sentencing and corrections. These statistical tables present the number of suspects arrested and booked by the U.S. Marshals Service, suspects in matters investigated and prosecuted by …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on [November 4, 2010 established the Office of Financial Stability Policy and Research and appointed Board economist J. Nellie Liang as its director. The office will bring together economists, banking supervisors, markets experts, and others in the Federal Reserve who will be dedicated to supporting the Board’s financial stability …
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Since December 2009, nonfarm payroll employment has risen by 874,000. The number of unemployed persons, at 14.8 million, was little changed in October. The unemployment rate remained at …
