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News release: “While people in Japan, Canada, and other nations are enjoying significant gains in life expectancy every year, most counties within the United States are falling behind, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. IHME researchers, in collaboration with researchers at Imperial …
News release: “U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the next step in President Obama’s export control reform (ECR) initiative aimed at strengthening U.S. national security and ensuring the competitiveness of American companies abroad. The Department will implement today a new license exception, Strategic Trade Authorization (STA), that will facilitate exports between the United States …
News release: “The U.S. current-account deficitthe combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfersincreased to $119.3 billion (preliminary) in the first quarter of 2011, from $112.2 billion (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2010. The increase was more than accounted for by an increase in the deficit on goods. …
Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy, Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force, June 2011 “The Internet allows users to gather, store, process, and transfer vast amounts of data, including proprietary and sensitive business, transactional, and personal data. At the same time that businesses and consumers rely more and more on such capabilities, cybersecurity threats …
The United States Conference of Mayors Clean Energy Solutions for Americas Cities – A summary of survey results, June 2011 “Most mayors expect their cities deployments of new energy technologies to increase over the next five years, despite todays economic climate. Three in four cities (75%) say their use of new energy technologies is likely …
News release: “More than half (51.6 percent) of all businesses that responded to the 2007 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) were operated primarily from someone’s home in 2007, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released today. Only 6.9 percent of these home-based businesses had $250,000 or more in receipts, while 57.1 percent …
ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring [Reissued on June 17, 2011], GAO-11-484, June 14, 2011
News release: “Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in May. Twenty-four states recorded unemployment rate decreases, 13 states and the District of Columbia registered rate increases, and 13 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia posted unemployment rate decreases from …
The Benefits of Transitioning to a Nationwide Wireless Broadband Network for Public Safety – June 16, 2011 From the Fact Sheet: “To facilitate the development and deployment of a nationwide high speed wireless network for public safety, the Presidents Wireless Innovation and Infrastructure Initiative will enable public safety agencies to transition away from the traditional, …
Compact of Free Association: Proposed U.S. Assistance to Palau and Its Likely Impact, GAO-11-559T, June 16, 2011 DOD Weapon Systems: Missed Trade-off Opportunities During Requirements Reviews, GAO-11-502, June 16, 2011 Indian Issues: Key Federal Agencies’ and the Smithsonian Institution’s Efforts to Identify and Repatriate Indian Human Remains and Objects, GAO-11-755T, June 16, 2011 Small Business …
Marine Reserves in the United States, June 2011 “Marine reserves, commonly called no take areas, are a type of marine protected area (MPA) that has extensive restrictions on human use. No hunting, fishing, or collecting can occur in any reserve, while some impose further restrictions and allow no impacts of any kind (such as anchoring …
National Prevention Strategy – Americas Plan for Better Health and Wellness, June 16, 2011 “The National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy is a comprehensive plan that will help increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life. Created by the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council in consultation with …
