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Financial Performance of the Major Oil Companies, 2007-2011 – Robert Pirog, Specialist in Energy Economics, February 17, 2012 “Periods of rising oil prices can result in reduced economic growth, rising prices, and reduced disposable incomes for consumers, as well as a deteriorating trade balance. For the oil industry, periods of high oil prices generally imply …
NIH, Office of Dietary Supplements – “Vitamin D is a nutrient found in some foods that is needed for health and to maintain strong bones. It does so by helping the body absorb calcium (one of bone’s main building blocks) from food and supplements. People who get too little vitamin D may develop soft, thin, …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released its list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011. For the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints topped the list. Of more than 1.8 million complaints filed in 2011, 279,156 or 15 percent, were identity theft complaints. Nearly 25 percent of the …
News release: “The 17th annual Grant Thornton Government Contractor Industry Survey…offers an in-depth look at the industry as a whole and into the day-to-day business of government contracting. The survey reflects findings from over 100 companies. This years survey highlights include: Revenue from government contracts grew for 50% of survey participants, while 21% experienced no …
News release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued two revised publications addressing veterans with disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…The revised guides reflect changes to the law stemming from the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which make it easier for veterans with a wide range of impairments including those …
2012 Annual Report – Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue, GAO-12-342SP, Feb 28, 2012 Cybersecurity – Challenges in Securing the Modernized Electricity Grid, GAO-12-507T, Feb 28, 2012 Follow-up on 2011 Report – Status of Actions Taken to Reduce Duplication, Overlap, and Fragmentation, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue, GAO-12-453SP, …
Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data, February 8, 2012 “The federal government owns roughly 635-640 million acres, 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States. Four agencies administer 609 million acres of this land: the Forest Service (USFS) in the Department of Agriculture, and the National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of …
News release: “For the first time, the U.S. Geological Survey has estimated the potential of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in source rocksin this case shaleof the Alaska North Slope. The estimates range from 0 up to 2 billion barrels of oil and from 0 up to 80 trillion cubic feet of gas. …
Settlement Liquidity and Monetary Policy ImplementationLessons from the Financial Crisis – Morten L. Bech, Antoine Martin, and James McAndrews, February 2012 “The U.S. dollar clearing and settlement system received little attention during the recent financial crisis, mainly because it performed reliably, processing record volumes and values of trades made in stressed financial markets. This article …
News release: “Aggregate consumer debt fell $126 billion to $11.53 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2011 according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, a 1.1 percent decrease from the $11.66 trillion reported in the prior quarters findings. The report, which includes data on a …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Monday released action plans for supervised financial institutions to correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. It also released engagement letters between supervised financial institutions and independent consultants retained by the firms to review foreclosures that were in process in 2009 and 2010. The action …
Background And Present Law Relating To Cost Recovery And Domestic Production Activities, JCX-19-12, February 27, 2012 “The first part of this document provides an overview of economic depreciation and of tax and financial accounting rules for cost recovery, along with an explanation of cost recovery methods. The second part of this document describes the present …
