Category «Government Documents»

U.S. Treasury, Labor Departments Act to Enhance Retirement Security for an America Built to Last

News release: “Following President Obama’s State of the Union Address in which he proposed a blueprint for an American economy built to last, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and Labor today announced two executive actions designed to help enhance security for millions of Americans saving for retirement. The measures announced today will expand transparency …

Subjects: Government Documents

UK MPs urge internet providers to tackle on-line extremism

“The UK Home Affairs Committee publishes its report into The Roots of Violent Radicalisation today, the result of a wide-ranging inquiry that began in May 2011. The Committee concludes that the internet is one of the most significant vehicles for promoting violent radicalism – more so than prisons, universities or places of worship, although direct, …

Subjects: Government Documents, Internet

EPA To Provide Nearly $10 Million to Clean Up Beaches Across the Nation

EPA launches improved website for beach advisories and closures : “The website, called BEACON, has the capability to update as frequently as every two hours based on new data provided by states, territories and tribes. Users will have access to mapped location data for beaches and water monitoring stations, monitoring results for various pollutants such …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Child abuse and neglect cost the United States $124 billion

News release: “The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in Child Abuse and Neglect, The International Journal. This study …

Subjects: Government Documents

EU Guidelines – Implementation of Central Repository of Rating Statistics

European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) – “The ESMA has set up a central repository (CEREP) for publishing the rating performance activity statistics of credit rating agencies. The CEREP allows users to search, filter, download and print statistics for individual CRAs for time periods of varying lengths and different rating types. About the CEREP – …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Consortium Launches enviacentroamerica.org To Make Costs and Conditions of Remittances More Transparent

News release: “The Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA), the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank today launched enviacentroamerica.org, a free online tool to compare and make transparent the costs of remittances from the United States to six Central American countries and the Dominican Republic. …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Government Documents

WSJ Infographic on Historical U.S. Unemployment

Historical U.S. Unemployment: “Whenever the unemployment rate drops, economically savvy observers know to ask a key question: What happened to the employment-population ratio? Under the government’s definitions, people only count as unemployed when they’re actively looking for work. So when the unemployment rate drops, it could mean that unemployed people found jobs, or it could …

Subjects: Government Documents

Medicaid Benefits Online Database Updated To Include 2010 Data For All 50 States

“The Kasier Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has updated its Medicaid Benefits Online Database to include 2010 state-level data about which benefits are covered by Medicaid programs in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and United States territories. The online tool contains Medicaid benefits data for adults covered under fee-for-service, with information …

Subjects: Government Documents