Category «E-Government»

EIA: Annual Energy Review 2009

Annual Energy Review 2009 — Aug 19, 2010 “In 2009, U.S. primary energy production fell 1 percent to 73 quadrillion Btu. Renewable energy production reached 8 quadrillion Btu in 2009, with wind energy registering the largest year-to-year percentage increase among renewable sources. U.S. primary energy consumption fell to 95 quadrillion Btu in 2009, down from …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News release: “In the week ending Aug. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 500,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 488,000. The 4-week moving average was 482,500, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 474,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Army Releases July Suicide Data

News release: “The Army released suicide data today for the month of July. Among active-duty soldiers, there were 12 potential suicides: three were confirmed as suicides, and nine remain under investigation.For June, the Army reported 21 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since the release of that report, 10 have been confirmed as suicides, and 11 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2009

National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2009 (Preliminary Results): “A preliminary total of 4,340 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2009, down from a final count of 5,214 fatal work injuries in 2008. The 2009 total represents the smallest annual preliminary total since the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

SEC Charges State of New Jersey for Fraudulent Municipal Bond Offerings

News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the State of New Jersey with securities fraud for misrepresenting and failing to disclose to investors in billions of dollars worth of municipal bond offerings that it was underfunding the state’s two largest pension plans. According to the SEC’s order, New Jersey offered and sold more …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Federal Task Force Sends Recommendations to President on Fostering Clean Coal Technology

News release: “President Obama’s Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), co-chaired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE), delivered a series of recommendations to the president today on overcoming the barriers to the widespread, cost-effective deployment of CCS within 10 years. CCS is a group of …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Federal Report Details Health and Economic Status of Older Americans

“Today’s older Americans enjoy longer lives and better health than did previous generations. These and other trends are reported in Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being, a unique, comprehensive look at aging in the United States from the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2010, the fifth report prepared by the Forum …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Obama Administration Housing Scorecard Shows Continued Increase in Home Affordability

“The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the second edition of the Administration’s Housing Scorecard showing that, thanks in part to interest rates continuing at all-time lows, home affordability in the U.S. remains near the most attractive levels in 10 years. In addition, for …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO: Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment

Anticipating and Meeting Accountability Challenges in a Dynamic Environment, Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office, July 12, 2010 [via Government Innovators Network] “Major topics of this presentation include: threats confronting U.S. national security interests, fiscal sustainability and debt challenges, economic recovery and restored growth, the changing dynamics of global interdependence, advances …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents