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Department of Homeland Security – Continued Progress Made Improving and Integrating Management Areas, but More Work Remains, GAO-12-365T, Mar 1, 2012 Drug Pricing – Research on Savings from Generic Drug Use, GAO-12-371R, Jan 31, 2012 Endangered Sea Turtles – Better Coordination, Data Collection, and Planning Could Improve Federal Protection and Recovery Efforts, GAO-12-242, Jan 31, …
News release: “In 2011, annual average unemployment rates declined in 48 states and rose in 2 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment-population ratios decreased in 24 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 19 states, and were unchanged in 7 states. The U.S. jobless rate …
IMF – Labor Market Flexibility and Unemployment: New Empirical Evidence of Static and Dynamic Effects, Lorenzo E. Bernal-Verdugo, Davide Furceri, and Dominique Guillaume March 01, 2012 “The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between labor market flexibility and unemployment outcomes. Using a panel of 97 countries from 1985 to 2008, the results …
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports – Collected by: Stanford University, Social Sciences Resource Group – Archived since: Jun, 2008 “Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a “think tank” that provides research reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. However, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) does not provide direct …
Petroleum Supply Monthly – With Data for December 2011 | Release Date: February 29, 2012 – “Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories. PDF and CSV files and Petroleum Data Tables included in this release.” Use …
NASA Cybersecurity: An Examination of the Agencys Information Security – Testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 29, 2012 – Statement of Paul K. Martin, NASA Inspector General: “My testimony today highlights five issues that we believe, based on our extensive audit and investigative work, constitute …
Dental Crisis in America: The Need to Expand Access – A Report from Chairman Bernard Sanders, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, February 29, 2012 “In the U.S., many people have access to the best oral health care in the world, yet millions are unable to get …
“These statistics provide vacancy rates, homeownership rates, and characteristics of units available for occupancy for the U.S., regions, states and the 75 largest metropolitan areas. The state and metropolitan statistics are available annually, while national and regional statistics are available quarterly. Homeownership rates are also tabulated by age of householder and by family status for …
Full Report – Beige Book, February 29, 2012 and Links to the Districts: “Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts suggest that overall economic activity continued to increase at a modest to moderate pace in January and early February. Activity expanded at a moderate pace in the Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco …
The Depreciating Dollar: Economic Effects and Policy Response – Craig K. Elwell – Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, February 23, 2012 “A trend depreciation of the dollar since 2002 raises concern among some in Congress and the public that the dollars decline is a symptom of broader economic problems, such as a weak economic recovery, rising …
International Trade in Environmental Goods 2012 Report – Losing the Environmental Goods Economy to China, by Senator Ron Wyden, February 28, 2012 “As more and more nations and citizens embrace environmentally friendly policies and practices, the demand for environmental goods and services products and services that contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable environment …
CRS – Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress. Ronald O’Rourke, Coordinator, Specialist in Naval Affairs. February 27, 2012 “The diminishment of Arctic sea ice has led to increased human activities in the Arctic, and has heightened interest in, and concerns about, the regions future. The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is …
