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News release: “The Postal Service released statistics today highlighting the cities where the most dog attacks occur nationwide. Houston tops the list with 62 letter carriers attacked in 2010. Nationwide last year, 5,669 postal employees were attacked in more than 1,400 cities, yet that pales in comparison to the 4.7 million Americans bitten annually …
“The Magenta Book is HM Treasury guidance on evaluation for Central Government, but will also be useful for all policy makers, including in local government, charities and the voluntary sectors. It sets out the key issues to consider when designing and managing evaluations, and the presentation and interpretation of evaluation results. It describes why thinking …
“Ensuring that remuneration is effectively aligned with risk and performance is an essential element for reducing incentives that may arise from the design of remuneration schemes and that can lead to excessive risk taking. In practice, the idea that an employee’s compensation should take account of the risks that employees take on behalf of their …
“This chart shows how much GDP has grown, or contracted, every year since the launch of the euro. It shows very clearly the damage caused to the whole of the eurozone by the financial crisis. Notice that while Portugal did not experience a huge dip in 2009, its GDP growth was relatively low for much …
“Reported incidents of subscriber-verified mortgage fraud and misrepresentation by professionals in the mortgage industry in the U.S. have decreased from 2009 to 2010, according to a new report released today by the LexisNexis® Mortgage Asset Research Institute. Florida, ranked number one in 2009, is once again first place in the country for reported mortgage fraud …
The Cost-Effectiveness of Nuclear Power for Navy Surface Ships, May 2011 “In recent years, the Congress has shown interest in powering some of the Navy’s future destroyers and amphibious warfare ships with nuclear rather than conventional (petroleum-based) fuel. In this study, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the difference in life-cycle costs (the total costs incurred …
Federal Workers’ Compensation: Issues Associated With Changing Benefits for Older Beneficiaries, GAO-11-655T, May 12, 2011 Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation’s Fiscal Years 2010 and 2009 Financial Statements, GAO-11-597, May 12, 2011 International Food Assistance: Better Nutrition and Quality Control Can Further Improve U.S. Food Aid, GAO-11-491, May 12, 2011 Mortgage Foreclosures: Documentation Problems Reveal Need …
The Cost-Effectiveness of Nuclear Power for Navy Surface Ships, May 12, 2011 “In recent years, the Congress has shown interest in powering some of the Navy’s future destroyers and amphibious warfare ships with nuclear rather than conventional (petroleum-based) fuel. In this study, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the difference in life-cycle costs (the total costs …
The Independent Commission on Banking released its Interim Report on Monday 11 April. “On 16 June 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the creation of the Independent Commission on Banking, chaired by Sir John Vickers. The Commission has been asked to consider structural and related non-structural reforms to the UK banking sector to promote …
“Search.USA.gov is the U.S. governments official search engine. It is a comprehensive, searchable index of about 50 million pages from federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal websites. Leverages Bing index of government websites. Customizes search using structured algorithms specific to government information. Optimizes search to retrieve and make sense of relevant information quickly. Improves navigation …
Via bizjournals: “A new study out this morning says that it definitely pays to work in health care. The eight highest-paying jobs in America are in the fields of medicine or dentistry, according to an On Numbers analysis of compensation statistics for 801 occupations. Click here for a sortable database of salary figures from top …
“The FSA’s Consultation paper CP11/08 is entitled ‘Data Collection: Retail Mediation Activities Return and complaints data‘. It was published in May 2011. Comments should reach us by July 8 2011. The changes we are proposing to the Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) and complaints data will be of interest to both advisers and providers active …
