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A Mid-Year State Medicaid Budget Update for FY 2012 & A Look Forward to FY 2013: “This report, based on structured discussions with leading Medicaid directors in November 2011 and survey questions emailed to all 50 states and DC in December 2011 and January 2012, builds on findings from Kaisers most recent comprehensive 50-state Medicaid …
Attorney General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Mortgage Servicers Settlement Press Conference – Washington, D.C. ~ Thursday, February 9, 2012 “Good morning. Im pleased to join with Secretary Shaun Donovan; Attorney General for the State of Iowa, Tom Miller; Associate Attorney General, Tom Perrelli; HUD Inspector General, David Montoya; and Attorney General for the …
Sourcing Policy: Selected Developments and Issues, L. Elaine Halchin, Specialist in American National Government, February 7, 2012 “Dating back to the 1950s, federal sourcing policy generally has focused on the premise that the government should rely on the private sector for the provision of certain goods and services. Additionally, it has centered around guidance for …
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Young, Underemployed and Optimistic Coming of Age, Slowly, in a Tough Economy, February 9, 2012 “This report is based on findings from a Pew Research Center survey conducted Dec. 6-19, 2011, among 2,048 adults nationwide, including 808 young adults (ages 18 to 34). The report also draws on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor …
News release: “Blood levels of transfatty acids (TFAs) in white adults in the U.S. population decreased by 58 percent from 2000 to 2009 according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published in the Feb. 8 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association. This is the first time CDC researchers have …
“EPIC today filed a Complaint and a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction in Federal District Court in Washington, DC. EPIC is seeking to compel the Federal Trade Commission to act prior to March 1, when Google plans to make changes in its terms of service that will make it possible for the …
Energy-Water Nexus – Information on the Quantity, Quality, and Management of Water Produced during Oil and Gas Production, GAO-12-156, Jan 9, 2012 Humanitarian and Development Assistance – Project Evaluations and Better Information Sharing Needed to Manage the Military’s Efforts, GAO-12-359, Feb 8, 2012 Information Technology – SBA Needs to Strengthen Oversight of Its Loan Management …
News release: “The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today they are partnering to enhance the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) for the Arctic region by summer 2012. ERMA® is the same interactive online mapping tool used by federal responders during the Deepwater Horizon oil …
“The Department of Justice announces a new resource the National Girls Institute website to better meet the needs of at-risk and delinquent girls, their families and the agencies and organizations that serve them. The institute is supported by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) through a grant from the Departments Office …
“CDW-‘s new Federal Mobility Report examines how Federal employees use mobile devices today, the challenges they face and the benefits they enjoy. More than half of Federal employees use at least one mobile device at work, according to CDW-G’s research, and many are using personal devices. The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is likely …
Credit at times of stress: Latin American lessons from the global financial crisis, by Carlos Montoro and Liliana Rojas-Suarez. BIS Working Papers No 370 “The financial systems in emerging market economies (EMEs) during the 2008-09 global financial crisis performed much better than in previous crisis episodes, albeit with significant differences across regions. For example, real …
