Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report, Changing Substance Abuse Patterns among Older Admissions: 1992 and 2008 “Treatment admissions aged 50 or older increased from 6.6 percent of all admissions 12 years of age or older in 1992 to 12.2 percent in 2008. Between 1992 and 2008, the proportion of older admissions that reported primary …
News release includes links to referenced documents: “Edward Ted Moore Kennedy served as U.S. senator for the state of Massachusetts from November 7, 1962 until his death. He was a long-time leader in the Democratic Party and candidate for that partys presidential nomination. During his senate tenure, Kennedy served in several senior leadership positions, including …
High Speed Rail: Learning From Service Start-ups, Prospects for Increased Industry Investment, and Federal Oversight Plan, GAO-10-625, June 17, 2010 Information Management: The Challenges of Managing Electronic Records, GAO-10-838T, June 17, 2010 Oil and Gas Management: Key Elements to Consider for Providing Assurance of Effective Independent Oversight, GAO-10-852T, June 17, 2010 Secure Border Initiative: DHS …
News release: “For too long, lobbyists have wielded disproportionate influence in Washington. Its one thing for lobbyists to represent their clients interests in petitions to the government, but its quite another, and not appropriate, for lobbyists to hold privileged positions could enable them to advocate for their clients from within the government. It was for …
OMB news release: “This morning, the President issued a memorandum directing that a Do Not Pay List be established, a single source through which all agencies can check the status of a potential contractor or individual. Too often, an agency does not check all the different databases the government has or finds it difficult to …
Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
News release: “From industry insiders to straw buyers, nearly 500 people have been arrested in a nationwide mortgage fraud takedown that reflects the coordinated efforts of law enforcement to address the growing problem of crime in the housing industry. Mortgage fraud ruins lives, destroys families, and devastates whole communities, Attorney General Eric Holder said this …
Credit and Debit Cards: Federal Agencies Benefit from Card Acceptance, but Have Limited Ability to Control Interchange Fee Costs, GAO-10-821T, June 16, 2010 Cybersecurity: Continued Attention Is Needed to Protect Federal Information Systems from Evolving Threats, GAO-10-834T, June 16, 2010 Federal Energy Management: GSA’s Recovery Act Program Is on Track, but Opportunities Exist to Improve …
Electric Power Monthly June 16, 2010: “The latest EPM issue (June 2010) is now available. Data are for March 2010, during which net generation in the United States grew by 0.3 percent and consumption of coal for power generation grew by 6.4 percent compared to March 2009. The average retail price of electricity for …
How much of the world’s electricity supply is generated from wind and who are the leading generators? “Worldwide wind power generation exceeded 200 billion kilowatthours in 2008, which is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of over 18 million average households in the United States. Wind generation increased by about 25% from 2007 to 2008, …
Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.17- Industrial production and capacity utilization “Industrial production advanced 1.2 percent in May after having risen 0.7 percent in April. Manufacturing output climbed 0.9 percent last month, its third consecutive monthly gain of about 1 percent, and was 7.9 percent above its year-earlier level. Outside of manufacturing, the output of mines …
“CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting H.R. 4173 would increase revenues by $12.1 billion over the 2011-2015 period and by $33.5 billion over the 2011-2020 period and increase direct spending by $25.0 billion and $53.2 billion over the same periods, respectively. In total, CBO estimates those changes would increase budget …
