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Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar wore-in former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich to lead reforms that will strengthen oversight and policing of offshore oil and gas development. Bromwich will oversee the fundamental restructuring of the former Minerals Management Service, which …
“The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has developed an interactive state and county map application available at http://beta.bls.gov/. The application displays geographic economic data through maps, charts, and tables, allowing users to explore employment and wage data of private industry at the National, State, and county level. Throughout this application, URLs are specific to the …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “The United States will accept 22 offers of assistance from 12 countries and international bodies, including two high speed skimmers and fire containment boom from Japan. We are currently working out the particular modalities of delivering the offered assistance….The 27 countries which …
Environmental Satellites: Planning Required to Mitigate Near-term Risks and Ensure Long-term Continuity, GAO-10-858T, June 29, 2010 Military Training: Continued Actions Needed to Guide DOD’s Efforts to Improve Language Skills and Regional Proficiency, GAO-10-879T, June 29, 2010 Warfighter Support: Cultural Change Needed to Improve How DOD Plans for and Manages Operational Contract Support, GAO-10-829T, June 29, …
Unleashing the Wireless Broadband Revolution: “Expanded wireless broadband access will trigger the creation of innovative new businesses, provide cost-effective connections in rural areas, increase productivity, improve public safety, and allow for the development of mobile telemedicine, telework, distance learning, and other new applications that will transform Americans’ lives. Spectrum and the new technologies it enables …
OCCs Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities First Quarter 2010 “The notional value of derivatives held by U.S. commercial banks increased $3.6 trillion in the first quarter, or 1.7%, to $216.5 trillion. U.S. commercial banks reported trading revenues of $8.3 billion in the first quarter, 15% lower than $9.8 billion of revenue in …
Follow up to previous postings on high speed rail in America, this news release: “President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden…[announced] that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop Americas first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service. Funded by the American Recovery …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill via NOAA: “The dynamic nature of the BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. We know the American people have questions about how the federal government is responding to this …
Foreign Medical Schools: Education Should Improve Monitoring of Schools That Participate in the Federal Student Loan Program, GAO-10-412, June 28, 2010 Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds’ 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements, GAO-10-705, June 25, 2010 Export Controls: Observations on Selected Countries’ Systems and Proposed Treaties, GAO-10-557, May 27, 2010 Information Technology: Management Improvements …
Follow up to postings on Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the “CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 4173 would increase revenues by $17.1 billion over the 2011-2015 period and by $26.9 billion over the 2011-2020 period and increase direct spending by $14.9 billion and $26.9 billion, …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance intended to help reduce the development of resistance to medically important antimicrobial drugs used in food-producing animals. Todays draft guidance outlines the FDAs current thinking on strategies to assure that antimicrobial drugs that are important for therapeutic use in humans are used judiciously …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance intended to help reduce the development of resistance to medically important antimicrobial drugs used in food-producing animals. Todays draft guidance outlines the FDAs current thinking on strategies to assure that antimicrobial drugs that are important for therapeutic use in humans are used judiciously …
