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News release: “During the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned off to reduce the size of surface oil slicks and minimize impacts of oil on sensitive shoreline ecosystems and marine life. In response to the spill, NOAA quickly redirected its WP-3D research …
Measuring the Recessions Toll – interactive graphic: “Poverty rates increased in all states and the median household income dropped in all but five states and the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2010.” See also the related article – Data Show Countys Pain as Economy Plummeted Related postings on financial system
Inspectors General: Reporting on Independence, Effectiveness, and Expertise, GAO-11-770, September 21, 2011 “Information from the 62 IGs in offices established by the IG Act and GAO’s analysis showed that the IGs had (1) taken actions to implement statutory provisions intended to enhance their independence; (2) reported billions of dollars in potential savings and other measures …
World Economic and Financial Surveys – Global Financial Stability Report – Grappling with Crisis Legacies, September 2011. International Monetary Fund. “Financial stability risks have increased substantially over the past few months. Weaker growth prospects adversely affect both public and private balance sheets and heighten the challenge of coping with heavy debt burdens. Public balance sheets …
World Economic Outlook (WEO) – Slowing Growth, Rising Risks, September 2011 ” Relative to our previous World Economic Outlook last April, the economic recovery has become much more uncertain. The world economy suffers from the confluence of two adverse developments. The first is a much slower recovery in advanced economies since the beginning of the …
Growing U.S. trade deficit with China cost 2.8 million jobs between 2001 and 2010 – By Robert E. Scott | September 20, 2011 “Since China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001, the extraordinary growth of U.S. trade with China has had a dramatic effect on U.S. workers and the domestic economy. The United States …
Economic Policy Institute: A lost decade – Poverty and income trends continue to paint a bleak picture for working families, By Elise Gould and Heidi Shierholz | September 14, 2011 “Between 2009 and 2010, an additional 2.6 million people slipped below the poverty line, as the poverty rate increased from 14.3 percent to 15.1 percent. …
Afghanistan Governance: Performance-Data Gaps Hinder Overall Assessment of U.S. Efforts to Build Financial Management Capacity, GAO-11-907, September 20, 2011 Afghanistan’s Donor Dependence, GAO-11-948R, Sep 20, 2011 Military Training: Actions Needed to Assess Workforce Requirements and Appropriate Mix of Army Training Personnel, GAO-11-845, September 20, 2011 Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: The National Nuclear Security Administration’s …
News release: “The official end today of the Dont Ask, Dont Tell law reflects the American values that military members uphold, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today [in a briefing]. Thanks to this change, I believe we move closer to achieving the goal at the foundation of the values that America’s all about — …
CRS – Rising Economic Powers and the Global Economy: Trends and Issues for Congress, Raymond J. Ahearn, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, August 22, 2011 “A small group of developing countries are transforming the global economic landscape. Led by China, India, and Brazil, these rising economic powers pose varied challenges and opportunities for U.S. …
“The BIS Quarterly Review for September 2011, released September 19, 2011, shows how a weaker outlook for the global economy drove down the prices of risky assets and fuelled concerns about sovereign risk. The September issue also provides highlights from the latest BIS data on international banking and financial activity. In addition, it features three …
News release: “According to the figures released today by the FBI, the estimated number of violent crimes in 2010 declined for the fourth consecutive year. Property crimes also decreased, marking this the eighth straight year that the collective estimates for these offenses declined. The 2010 statistics show that the estimated volumes of violent and property …
