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Press release: “The U.S. adult correctional population incarcerated or in the community reached 7.2 million men and women, an increase of 159,500 during the year, the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a new report. About 3.2 percent of the U.S. adult population, or 1 in every 31 adults, …
White House Fact Sheet: Helping American Families Keep Their Homes, December 6, 2007 – “President Bush outlined steps the Administration is taking to help American homeowners and called on Congress to join him in delivering relief to homeowners in need.” Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. at Press Conference to Announce Framework to Help …
EIA Country Analysis Briefs: Azerbaijan – “Since becoming independent in 1991, Azerbaijan has attracted significant international interest in its oil and natural gas reserves. Foreign investors are helping the country develop its rich oil and natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea basin, making Azerbaijan to an important energy exporter over the next decade.”
“The Office of Personnel Management has posted draft 2008 salary tables on its website, based on the presumption that federal employees will receive a 3 percent raise next year. The tables are premised on a 2.5 percent across-the-board base pay increase and a 0.5 percent locality based adjustment.”
Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…issued an extensive fact sheet on the application of federal anti-discrimination laws to employer tests and other selection procedures to screen applicants for hire and employees for promotion…The fact sheet describes common types of employer administered tests and selection procedures used in the 21st century workplace, including …
DOE OIG Audit Report, Contract Transition Activities at the Nevada Test Site, November 2007.
“On Wednesday December 5th the [House Oversight and Government Reform] Committee held a hearing to examine the role played by compensation consultants in determining the pay packages of senior executives at the largest publicly traded corporations. Corporate governance experts, institutional investors, and compensation consulting firms testified regarding the role of consultants in setting executive pay, …
Rental Housing: Information on Low-Income Veterans’ Housing Conditions and Participation in HUD’s Programs, GAO-08-324T, December 05, 2007 Aviation Runway and Ramp Safety: Sustained Efforts to Address Leadership, Technology, and Other Challenges Needed to Reduce Accidents and Incidents, GAO-08-29, November 20, 2007: “FAA and aviation stakeholders have taken steps to address runway and ramp safety, including …
Via Dan Froomkin, news that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has begun to post preliminary transcripts of selected hearings on its website. However, links to these transcripts is currently circuitously provided by conducting a search on Google, documented here by Dan.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Economic and Employment Projections, December 4, 2007 – “Projections of industry and occupational employment, labor force, and economic growth covering the 2006-16 decade were released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor. The 10-year projections are widely used in career guidance, in education and training program …
“Protecting the personal information of customers, clients, and employees is good business. The Federal Trade Commission has a new online tutorial to alert businesses and other organizations to practical and low- or no-cost ways to keep data secure. The tutorial, Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business, at www.ftc.gov/infosecurity, takes a plain-language, interactive approach to …
Press release: “Governor Crist…announced two new open government initiatives that will improve Floridians ability to access public documents and meetings. The first initiative involves a Bill of Rights for all Floridians trying to access public records. The list of rights was compiled by the Commission on Open Government, established by the Governor on June 19, …
