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Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan, 2011 2015. In developing and executing the federal health IT strategy, the government strives to “Put individuals and their interests first. In order to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, the government must meet the needs …
CRS: Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses, Future Options, and Policy Considerations, Bruce R. Lindsay, Analyst in American National Goverment, September 6, 2011 “In the last five years social media have played an increasing role in emergencies and disasters. Social media sites rank as the fourth most popular source to access emergency information. They have …
The Medium-Term Budget Outlook and Policy Options – CBO Director Doug Elmendorf’s presentation to the Macroeconomic Advisers’ Washington Policy Seminar, September 14, 2011 “The past combination of policies cannot be repeated when it comes to the federal budget: The aging of our population and the rising cost of health care have changed the backdrop for …
Economic Research Service, updated September 17, 2011: “ERS research in this area focuses on the economic, social, and demographic factors that affect the income and poverty status of rural residents and their participation in Federal assistance programs, including food assistance programs. The industrial sources of earned income vary widely across rural areas. Social Security and …
WSH Interactive Map: “Follow the change in unemployment from the end of the recent recession. Below, the state-by-state unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, seasonally adjusted. Updated: 9/16/2011”
Life in Limbo – An Examination of Parole Release for Prisoners Serving Life Sentences with the Possibility of Parole in California, Robert Weisberg, Debbie A. Mukamal and Jordan D. Segall. September 2011. Stanford Criminal Justice Center “In recent years, Californias prison system has been under federal judicial control because of severe overcrowding, which partly results …
News release: “The Conference also authorized an increase in the Judiciary’s electronic public access fee in response to increasing costs for maintaining and enhancing the electronic public access system. The increase in the electronic public access (EPA) fee, from $.08 to $.10 per page, is needed to continue to support and improve the Public Access …
Conference Program includes links to PDF copies of papers presented.
Chesapeake Bay: Restoration Effort Needs Common Federal and State Goals and Assessment Approach, GAO-11-802, September 15, 2011 Disaster Recovery: Federal Contracting in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, GAO-11-942T, September 15, 2011 DOD Financial Management: Improvement Needed in DOD Components’ Implementation of Audit Readiness Effort, GAO-11-851, September 13, 2011 DOD Financial Management: Marine Corps …
100,000 Fewer Smokers in New York from 2009 to 2010 Alone: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas A. Farley today announced that New York Citys adult smoking rate has reached an all-time low with only 14 out …
News release: “Unemployment remains stubbornly high in the OECD area with the latest economic forecasts suggesting job creation will remain anaemic in the near term, according to a new OECD report. The OECDs latest Employment Outlook [with links to full data package] says that in mid 2011 the number of unemployed people in the OECD …
Industrial Organization and Systemic Risk: An Agenda for Further Research, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the Conference on the Regulation of Systemic Risk, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., September 15, 2011 “Regulators must consider how new resolution frameworks such as that created by Dodd-Frank will affect market participants’ beliefs about what will happen …
