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Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): An Overview for Congress, Peter Folger – Specialist in Energy and Natural Resources Policy. May 18, 2011 “Geospatial information is data referenced to a placea set of geographic coordinateswhich can often be gathered, manipulated, and displayed in real time. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer data …
Announcement: Moody’s Updates on Rating Implications of US Debt Limit, Long-Term Budget Negotiations: “Moody’s Investors Service said today that if there is no progress on increasing the statutory debt limit in coming weeks, it expects to place the US government’s rating under review for possible downgrade, due to the very small but rising risk of …
Defense Health Care: Access to Civilian Providers under TRICARE Standard and Extra, GAO-11-500, June 02, 2011 Oil and Gas: Interior’s Restructuring Challenges in the Aftermath of the Gulf Oil Spill, GAO-11-734T, June 02, 2011 Taxes and Identity Theft: Status of IRS Initiatives to Help Victimized Taxpayers, GAO-11-721T, June 02, 2011
News release: “The National AcademiesNational Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Councilare committed to distributing their reports to as wide an audience as possible. Since 1994 we have offered Read for Free options for almost all our titles. In addition, we have been offering free downloads of most …
EIA – Petroleum Marketing Monthly, June 2011 “World crude oil prices remained volatile in March. Political tensions, economic worries, and natural disasters all served to unsettle prices in markets across the globe. The growing civil war in Libya and spreading political unrest in many other Middle Eastern countries fanned worries about the availability, and unhindered …
Energy Information Administration: U.S. Coal Supply and Demand: 2010 Year in Review, June 1, 2011 “Coal production in the United States in 2010 increased to a level of 1,085.3 million short tons according to preliminary data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), an increase of 1.0 percent, or 10.4 million short tons above the …
War on Drugs – The Global Commission on Drug Policy, June 2011 “The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world. Fifty years after the initiation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, and 40 years after President Nixon launched the US governments war on drugs, …
“The federal bank and thrift regulatory agencies today announced the availability of 2011 list [and lists from previous years] of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies where revitalization or stabilization activities will receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration as “community development.” “Distressed nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies” and “underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies” are designated by the agencies …
Follow to previous postings on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, via the International Atomic Energy Administration: “A team of international nuclear safety experts today completed a preliminary assessment of the safety issues linked with TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The team – created by an agreement …
“The World Bank today released a new report covering global corruption trends in the roads sector and including recommendations based on the experience of developed and developing countries. The report, Curbing Fraud, Corruption and Collusion in the Roads Sector, explores how the World Bank and developing nations can reduce losses from collusion in procurement and …
Nuclear Waste: Disposal Challenges and Lessons Learned from Yucca Mountain, GAO-11-731T, June 01, 2011 Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue, GAO-11-714T, June 01, 2011
The Value of 30-Year Defense Procurement Plans for Congressional Oversight and Decisionmaking – Statement of Eric J. Labs, Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives, June 1, 2011 “Every year, the Congress is asked to approve the procurement of one …
