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News release: “Faced with the end of stimulus money and a continuing weak economy, Medicaid officials in virtually every state are enacting a variety of cost cutting measures as states spending for Medicaid is projected to increase 28.7 percent this fiscal year to make up for the loss of federal funds, according to a new …
“The most important indicator of global warming, by far, is the land and sea surface temperature record. This has been criticized in several ways, including the choice of stations and the methods for correcting systematic errors. The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature study sets out to to do a new analysis of the surface temperature record …
2009 Residential Energy Consumption Survey – Preliminary Microdata, October 28, 2011 See also Short-Term Energy and Winter Fuels Outlook, October 12, 2011: “EIA projects average household heating expenditures for natural gas, propane, and heating oil will increase by 3 percent, 7 percent, and 8 percent, respectively, this winter (October 1 to March 31) compared with …
BEA: GDP and the Economy – Third Estimates for the Second Quarter of 2011, October 2011. “Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 1.3 percent in the second quarter of 2011, according to the third estimates of the national income and product accounts (NIPAs). The third estimate of real GDP growth was revised up 0.3 percentage …
Housing and the Macroeconomy: The Role of Bailout Guarantees for Government Sponsored Enterprises. Karsten Jeske, Dirk Krueger, Kurt Mitman, October 12, 2011. “This paper evaluates the macroeconomic and distributional effects of government bailout guarantees for Government Sponsored Enterprises (such as Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac) in the mortgage market. In order to do so we …
Alliance Trust, US Financial Reality Index Q3 2011, October 2011 “In Q3 the financial situation facing US households deteriorated for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to research from the Alliance Trust Research Centre. Our US Financial Reality Index fell from 81.7 to 69.4, taking it further below the critical level of 100 and to …
Alliance Trust – UK Financial Reality Index Q3 2011, October 2011 “The overall financial situation facing UK households suffered the largest decline on record in Q3 2011 according to the latest research from the Alliance Trust Research Centre. Our UK Financial Reality Index dropped from 79.6 to 56.7, the lowest level since Q4 2008. …
National Take Back Initiative Collection Site Search – The 3rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, October 29, 2011 – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. News release: “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the …
Federal Courthouses: Improved Collaboration Needed to Meet Demands of a Complex Security Environment, GAO-11-857, Sep 28, 2011 Freight Railroad Safety: Hours of Service Changes Have Increased Rest Time, but More Can Be Done to Address Fatigue Risks, GAO-11-853, Sep 28, 2011 Freight Railroad Safety: Results of Rail Industry Survey about Hours of Service Issues (GAO-11-894SP, …
The Global Positioning System for Military Users: Current Modernization Plans and Alternatives, October 2011 “As the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites reach the end of their service lives, the department plans to replace them with ones that can counter deliberate interference by generating stronger signals. Analysis by the Congressional Budget Office …
Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM) for Information Systems and Organizations (NIST Special Publication [SP] 800-137) “Information security continuous monitoring (ISCM) is defined as maintaining ongoing awareness of information security, vulnerabilities, and threats to support organizational risk management decisions. This publication specifically addresses assessment and analysis of security control effectiveness and of organizational security status in …
Macroprudential policy tools and frameworks – Progress Report to G20, October 27, 2011: “This report responds to the call of G20 Leaders on the FSB, IMF and BIS to do further work on macroprudential policy. It traces the progress in implementing macroprudential policy frameworks along three broad lines: (i) advances in the identification and monitoring …
