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Follow up to previous postings on nuclear energy, this news release: “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to 11 nuclear power plants, requesting analyses of the effects of irradiation on nuclear fuels physical properties under certain postulated accident conditions. The agency is requesting the licensees evaluate a phenomenon known as …
Jeff Lamicela: “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during November 2011 the government reported 968 new prosecutions for these matters. Those cases were referred by the Drug Enforcement Administration. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is down 20.6% over the previous month. …
News release: “The German economy recovered rapidly from the 2008-09 recession, with GDP topping pre-crisis rates during 2011 and unemployment falling significantly. According to the OECDs latest Economic Survey of Germany presented in Berlin by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, Germany has an impressive economic track record, but now faces a cyclical return to slower growth …
CRS – Federal Employees Retirement System: Benefits and Financing, Katelin P. Isaacs, Analyst in Income Security, February 14, 2012 “Most civilian federal employees who were hired before 1984 are covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Federal employees hired in 1984 or later are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Both CSRS …
“The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced that it has opened and made available for research the first section of the Personal Papers of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. This portion of the collection features never-before-seen historic records from Mrs. Kennedys years as First Lady, including material relating to her efforts to restore the state …
Labor-force Participation Rates of the Population Age 55 and Older, 2011: After the Economic Downturn, by Craig Copeland, Employee Benefit Research Institute “As the Baby Boom generation ages, so has the American work force. The number of workers whose age is typically associated with retirement (55 and older) has also sharply increased. This has occurred …
Canadian Development Report 2011 – Global Challenges: Multilateral Solutions – “The report examines the ability of the multilateral development system to address global challenges as world economic power shifts. From the BRICS to the private sector, new actors are (re-)emerging, presenting both new challenges and opportunities for multilateral development cooperation. Indeed, ongoing financial and food …
Follow up to previous postings on the Deepwater Horizon Spill, this news release: “MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to settle its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in a settlement with the United States valued at $90 million, announced the Department of Justice, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …
News release: “The fifth annual national survey assessing household saving revealed that, despite hopeful macroeconomic signs, an increasing number of Americans are having difficulty saving to meet goals ranging from meeting emergencies to affording retirement. Over the past three years, the number who spend less than their income and save the difference, are building home …
News release: “”The Department of Justice which is responsible for enforcing FOIA government-wide was supposed to be the change agent and role model for President Obama’s FOIA reforms,” said Nate Jones, the Archive’s Freedom of Information Act Coordinator. “But, despite the president’s clear instructions, the DOJ has embraced a ‘FOIA-as-usual mindset’ that has …
White House: “We live in a 21 5t century economy, but we have a Government organized for the 20th century. Our economy has fundamentally changed but the Federal Government has not. The Federal Government needs to be leaner, smarter, and more consumer-friendly to give our communities, businesses, and workers the tools they need to thrive …
Inside a Bubble and Crash: Evidence from the Valuation of Amenities, Ronan C. Lyons, February 18, 2012 “Using a rich dataset of one million property listings in Ireland, 2006-2011, this paper examines four issues related to understanding housing markets and their cycles. Firstly, it finds that five broad categories of location-specific amenities are reflected in …
