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Privatization of GPO, Defunding of FDsys, and the Future of the FDLP, by jajacobs “On July 22, the House passed a bill that would remove funding for FDsys, reduce funding for GPO by 20%, and reduce funding for the Superintendent of Documents by 16% (Kelley). The House Report on the bill also directs the Government …
The SEAB Shale Gas Production Subcommittee Ninety-Day Report August 11, 2011 “The Shale Gas Subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board is charged with identifying measures that can be taken to reduce the environmental impact and improve the safety of shale gas production. [See Impoving the Safety & Environmental Performance of Hydraulic Fracturing] …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Energy today released a report 2011 U.S. Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry detailing U.S. biomass feedstock potential nationwide. The report examines the nations capacity to produce a billion dry tons of biomass resources annually for energy uses without impacting other vital U.S. …
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Preliminary Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement On The Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Regulatory Program Well Permit Issuance for Horizontal Drilling And High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing to Develop the Marcellus Shale and Other Low-Permeability Gas Reservoirs. More about Preliminary Revised Draft SGEIS on the Oil, Gas and …
“There is now a website listing the 40 members of the Free Access to Law Movement, with links to their websites and links to the Declaration on Free Access to Law in 17 languages or scripts.” [Graham Greenleaf AM, Professor of Law & Information Systems, University of New South Wales (UNSW)] “The following organisations are …
Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service Providers, “also known as the Trauma Guide, was created to address the psychological and mental health needs of women veterans. The guide is also a compilation of best practices aimed at improving effectiveness in engaging female veterans. Written for service providers, the guide offers …
The Asian-American Labor Force in the Recovery – July 21, 2011 In 2010, the United States labor force included 7.2 million people of Asian descent1 0.4 million people of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Island descent. Together these two groups were 5.0 percent of the labor force in 2010. Asians are expected to comprise 5.6 …
News release: “Manufacturing sector multifactor productivity declined at a 5.7 percent annual rate in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was the largest annual decline in multifactor productivity since the series started in 1987. The multifactor productivity decline in 2009 reflected a 12.5 percent decrease in output and a 7.2 percent …
Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy – Craig K. Elwell, Specialist in Macroeconomic Policy, July 18, 2011 “In regard to the long-term debt problem, in an economy operating close to potential output, government borrowing to finance budget deficits will in theory draw down the pool of national saving, crowding out private …
Snapshot|What Drives Innovation in the Federal Government: “How innovative is the federal government? What drives innovation in federal agencies? And, what can leaders do, if anything, to promote innovation within their agencies and teams? Given the importance of improving government effectiveness and delivering better results for the American people within todays budgetary constraints, these are …
Weathering the financial crisis: good policy or good luck? by Stephen Cecchetti, Michael R King and James Yetman. Working Papers No 351, Bank for International Settlements, August 2011 “The macroeconomic performance of individual countries varied markedly during the 2007-09 global financial crisis. While China’s growth never dipped below 6% and Australia’s worst quarter was no …
Mexico: Staff Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation, August 08, 2011 “Following a sharp decline in 2009, output growth has rebounded strongly, attesting to Mexicos strong fundamentals and skillful policy making. Strong exports are leading the recovery, with a rebound in domestic demand sustaining the momentum. Strong growth is envisaged to continue this year …
