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News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today unveiled a report outlining the agencys plans to advance regulatory science through its Regulatory Science Initiative Regulatory science is the science of developing new tools, standards and approaches for assessing the safety, efficacy, quality and performance of FDA-regulated products. The report provides examples of current FDA …
“The National Oil Spill Commission today is releasing four new draft working papers prepared by its staff. Commission staff prepares draft working papers to inform the Commissioners on-going examination of the root causes of the Gulf spill and options to guard against and mitigate the impacts of future spills. The Commissioners decisions regarding these matters …
“Preliminary data from the National Science Foundation’s 2008 Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) provide a map of the incidence of innovation by businesses located in the United States. These data are based on respondents to the survey and represent an estimated 1.5 million for-profit companies, publicly or privately held, with 5 or more employees, …
Cyberspace Policy: Executive Branch Is Making Progress Implementing 2009 Policy Review Recommendations, but Sustained Leadership Is Needed, GAO-11-24, October 06, 2010 Information Technology: Opportunities Exist to Improve Management of DOD’s Electronic Health Record Initiative, GAO-11-50, October 06, 2010 Highlights of a Forum: Participant-Identified Leading Practices That Could Increase the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in …
Preliminary multifactor productivity trends, 2009: “In 2009, multifactor productivity grew at an annual rate of 0.7 percent in the private nonfarm business sector and 0.8 percent in the private business sector. In both sectors these were the largest gains in multifactor productivity since 2005.” Related postings on financial system
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today proposed revisions to the guidance that it gives marketers to help them avoid making misleading environmental claims. The proposed changes are designed to update the Guides and make them easier for companies to understand and use. The changes to the Green Guides include new guidance on marketers use …
State-Specific Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults – United States, 2000 -2009, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)September 10, 2010 / 59(35);1125-1130 “A diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk for many leading causes of death (1–3) and can play an important role in weight management (4). Healthy People 2010 …
United States Courts Electronic Public Access Program PACER Service Assessment Findings September 2010: “A year-long assessment of the Federal Judiciarys electronic public access service, PACER, found a high level of satisfaction overall among users.The study, conducted by an independent consulting firm, was designed to gauge users satisfaction with the Public Access to Court Electronic Records …
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, Providence, Rhode Island, October 4, 2010 Fiscal Sustainability and Fiscal Rules: “The recent deep recession and the subsequent slow recovery have created severe budgetary pressures not only for many households and businesses, but for governments as well. Indeed, in the …
For-Profit Schools: Large Schools and Schools that Specialize in Healthcare Are More Likely to Rely Heavily on Federal Student Aid, GAO-11-4, October 04, 2010 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Opportunities Exist to Apply Lessons Learned from the Capital Purchase Program to Similarly Designed Programs and to Improve the Repayment Process, GAO-11-47, October 04, 2010 Social Security …
Iraq Country Analysis Brief Oct 1, 2010: “Iraq has begun to develop its oil and natural gas reserves after years of sanctions and wars but will need to develop its infrastructure in order to reach its production potential. For all the latest information on the energy situation in Iraq see the updated Country Analysis …
America’s Gulf Coast – A Long Term Recovery Plan after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Navy Secretary Ray Maybus: “This report will focus on these three central requirements for recovery in the Gulf Coast: the environment; the economy; and health and human services. These three areas are inextricably linked – what happens to the ecosystem …
