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“The Producer Price Index for finished goods decreased 0.4 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decline followed increases of 0.2 percent in May and 0.8 percent in April. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods were unchanged in June, and the …
“The differences between countries are often not as great as the disparities within them. OECD Regions at a Glance makes these differences across places apparent and unpacks what they imply for national performance and individual welfare. It does so by providing region-by-region indicators that help to identify areas that are outperforming or lagging behind in …
News releases: “In support of President Obamas Campaign to Cut Waste across the federal government, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that it is mandating that all Treasury Bureaus implement the Internet Payment Platform (IPP), an electronic invoice processing solution, by the end of fiscal year 2012. Additionally, in fiscal year 2013, Treasury …
Aviation Security: TSA Has Taken Actions to Improve Security, but Additional Efforts Remain, GAO-11-807T, July 13, 2011 Cost and Legal Authority for Selected Financial Literacy Programs and Activities, GAO-11-781R, July 13, 2011 Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking: National Data Collection Efforts Underway to Address Some Information Gaps, GAO-11-833T, July 13, 2011 Protecting …
“A new CDC study called the TDF2 study, along with a separate trial released today, provide the first evidence that a daily oral dose of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection can reduce HIV acquisition among uninfected individuals exposed to the virus through heterosexual sex. The CDC TDF2 study, conducted in partnership with the …
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2011 “The Economic Outlook – The U.S. economy has continued to recover, but the pace of the expansion so far this year has been modest. After increasing at an annual …
“This report is the third in a series of WHO reports on the status of global tobacco control policy implementation. All data on the level of countries achievement for the six MPOWER measures have been updated through 2010, and additional data have been collected on warning the public about the dangers of tobacco. The report …
“Colorectal cancer is the #2 cancer killer in the US among cancers that affect both men and women. But it doesn’t have to be. Screening can find precancerous polyps (abnormal growths) so they can be removed before turning into cancer. Screening can also find colorectal cancer early when it is easiest to treat. A new …
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday published lists of institutions that are subject to, and exempt from, the debit card interchange fee standards in Regulation II, which implements provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. These lists, available here, are intended to help payment card networks and others determine …
Child Fatalities from Maltreatment: National Data Could Be Strengthened, GAO-11-811T, July 12, 2011. Fraud Detection Systems: Additional Actions Needed to Support Program Integrity Efforts at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, GAO-11-822T, July 12, 2011 NASA Needs to Better Assess Contract Termination Liability Risks and Ensure Consistency in Its Practices, GAO-11-609R, July 12, 2011 Improvements …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced plans to improve its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program as part of an ongoing effort initiated in 2009 to strengthen the program. IRIS is a publicly available on-line database that provides high quality science-based human health assessments used to inform the agencys decisions on protecting …
News release: “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today outlined the agencys approach to supervising large depository institutions to ensure compliance with federal consumer financial protection laws a supervisory process that will begin on July 21, 2011. The new consumer agency is here to make sure that markets work for American families, and our …
