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BLS: “Employers initiated 1,393 mass layoff events in the first quarter of 2011 that resulted in the separation of 190,389 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Extended mass layoff events and separations have decreased over the year for six consecutive quarters. First quarter 2011 …
Google Announces First Quarter 2011 Results: “In May 2011, in connection with a potential resolution of an investigation by the United States Department of Justice into the use of Google advertising by certain advertisers, we accrued $500 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2011. Although we cannot predict the ultimate outcome of …
Employment and Training Programs: Providing Information on Colocating Services and Consolidating Administrative Structures, GAO-11-645T, May 11, 2011 Hospital Emergency Departments: Health Center Strategies That May Help Reduce Their Use, GAO-11-643T, May 11, 2011 Information Technology: Department of Veterans Affairs Faces Ongoing Management Challenges, GAO-11-663T, May 11, 2011 Space Acquisitions: DOD Delivering New Generations of Satellites, …
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico and Wisconsin. The demographic profiles provide 2010 Census data on age and sex distributions, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship and type, the …
Regulatory Actions Related to Foreclosure Activities by Large Servicers and Practical Implications for Community Banks, May 2011: “This Special Foreclosure Edition describes lessons learned from an interagency review of foreclosure practices at the 14 largest residential mortgage servicers and includes examples of effective mortgage servicing practices derived from these lessons.” Related postings on financial system
The Presidents Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System, May 2011 “The President wants to have a civil and constructive debate on this issue so that we can fix our broken immigration system. To help us reach this goal, the Obama Administration is releasing a Blueprint for Building a 21st Century Immigration System. The …
Managing for Results: GPRA Modernization Act Implementation Provides Important Opportunities to Address Government Challenges, GAO-11-617T, May 10, 2011 TARP: Treasury’s Exit from GM and Chrysler Highlights Competing Goals, and Results of Support to Auto Communities Are Unclear, GAO-11-471, May 10, 2011 Transportation Worker Identification Credential: Internal Control Weaknesses Need to Be Corrected to Help Achieve …
CRS – Law Enforcement Use of Global Positioning (GPS) Devices to Monitor Motor Vehicles: Fourth Amendment Considerations, February 28, 2011 “As technology continues to advance, what was once thought novel, even a luxury, quickly becomes commonplace, even a necessity. Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is one such example. Generally, GPS is a satellite-based technology that …
“The Quarterly Coal Distribution Report (QCDR) provides detailed U.S. domestic coal distribution data by coal origin State, coal destination State, mode of transportation, and consuming sector. Quarterly data for all years are preliminary and will be superseded by the release of the corresponding Annual Coal Distribution Report.o Highlights fr the 4th Quarter of 2010: Total …
Science and the Reasonable Development of Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Resources in Pennsylvania and New York, Lynn Kerr McKay, Ralph H. Johnson, and Laurie Alberts Salita. Energy Law Journal, Vol. 32:125. “Investment in the development of natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation1 continues to bring lower energy costs and new jobs to local …
FDLP Listserv: “On March 17, Public Printer Bill Boarman testified before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on the costs of producing Federal publications, such as the Congressional Record. Subsequently, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) made a YouTube video on the production of the Congressional Record to illustrate the production process for this important publication. With …
“The disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan convinced German Chancellor Angela Merkel that nuclear power would never again be a viable option for her country. Now Merkel has embarked on the worlds most ambitious plan to power an industrial economy on renewable sources of energy.” by Christian Schwägerl, May 9, 2011, Yale University Environment …
