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News release: “U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano, and Director of National Drug Control Policy Gil Kerlikowske released President Obama’s strategy to stem the flow of illegal drugs and their illicit proceeds across the Southwest border and reduce associated crime and violence in the region. The National Southwest Border …
News release: “A record 10,552 fair housing discrimination complaints were filed in fiscal year 2008, according to a report just released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The State Of Fair Housing FY 2008, Annual Report On Fair Housing, which is produced for Congress each year, shows that a large portion of …
Maps of Domestic Natural Gas Sources (06/08/2009): “Summary maps of domestic natural gas sources: Lower 48 States conventional gas production onshore and offshore, shale plays, tight gas plays, and coalbed methane fields. Many more oil and gas maps, summary and detailed, also available.”
Aviation and Climate Change: Aircraft Emissions Expected to Grow, but Technological and Operational Improvements and Government Policies Can Help Control Emissions, GAO-09-554, June 08, 2009 Nuclear and Worker Safety: Limited Information Exists on Costs and Reasons for Work Stoppages at DOE’s Hanford Site, GAO-09-451, May 07, 2009 Biomonitoring: EPA Needs to Coordinate Its Research Strategy …
“Our Roadmap to Recovery initiative is an ambitious effort to reflect the commitments of your Cabinet members for a stepped up level of activity in implementing the Recovery Act in the next 100 days. We intend to deliver this increased pace at virtually every agency, and in countless programs. In this report, we have highlighted …
List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies. Available Formats: 2009 Distressed or Underserved Tract List Excel File | PDF File | Accessible PDF File
“On Monday, June 8, the World Factbook team unveiled its thoroughly redesigned Web site. Presenting a cleaner look, improved navigation, and a host of added features, the new site provides visitors with a more user-friendly experience. The CIA first made the Factbook available to the public in 1975 and launched its online presence in 1997. …
Emerging Issues in the U.S. Organic Industry, By Catherine Greene, Carolyn Dimitri, Biing-Hwan Lin, William McBride, Lydia Oberholtzer, and Travis Smith. Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-55) 36 pp, June 2009 Consumer demand for organic products has widened over the last decade. While new producers have emerged to help meet demand, market participants report that a …
“H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 21, 2009 would make a number of changes in energy and environmental policies largely aimed at reducing emissions of gases that contribute to global warming. The bill would limit or cap the …
A CBO Paper – The Effects of Proposals to Increase Cost Sharing in TRICARE, June 2009 “The TRICARE program provides health care for the militarys uniformed personnel and retirees, and for their dependents and survivorsthe more than 9 million people eligible to use its integrated system of military health care facilities and providers and regional …
News release: “Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 345,000 in May, about half the average monthly decline for the prior 6 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unemployment rate continued to rise, increasing from 8.9 to 9.4 percent. Steep job losses continued in manufacturing, while declines moderated …
Energy Information Administration: Iraq Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis – Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal, June 2009 “Iraq was the worlds 13th largest oil producer in 2008, and has the worlds third largest proven petroleum reserves after Saudi Arabia and Canada. Just a fraction of Iraqs known fields are in development, and Iraq may be one …
