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WSJ: “Transocean Ltd. had its “best year in safety performance” despite the explosion of its Deepwater Horizon rig that left 11 dead and oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the world’s largest offshore-rig company said in a securities filing Friday.”
News release: “As Congress works to meet the April 8 deadline for a final budget deal for fiscal year 2011, a new report on family economic security details the challenges that many Americans face in covering their basic expenses and the additional hardships families could suffer as a result of proposed budget cuts. The national …
2010 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists’ Compliance with Disclosure Requirements, GAO-11-452, April 01, 2011 Military Base Realignments and Closures: Review of the Iowa and Milan Army Ammunition Plants, GAO-11-488R, April 01, 2011 Combating Child Pornography: Steps Are Needed to Ensure That Tips to Law Enforcement Are Useful and Forensic Examinations Are Cost Effective, GAO-11-334, March …
The Economist: “On Thursday March 31st Richard Muller of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory gave evidence to the energy and commerce committee of Americas House of Representatives on the surface temperature record…a new and methodologically interesting study, carried out by people some of whom might have been expected to take a somewhat sceptical view on the issue, …
Ready for Takeoff – China’s Advancing Aerospace Industry by Roger Cliff, Chad J. R. Ohlandt, David Yang “This monograph assesses China’s aerospace capabilities and the extent to which China’s participation in commercial aerospace markets and supply chains is contributing to the improvement of those capabilities. It examines China’s commercial aviation manufacturing capabilities, its commercial and …
Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of the Inspector General – Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Oversight of Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Executive Compensation Programs (EVL-2011-002, March 31, 2011) NYT: “Regulators have approved generous executive compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-backed mortgage finance giants, with little scrutiny or analysis, …
Poor, Pregnant, and Fired: Caregiver Discrimination Against Low-Wage Workers – by Stephanie Bornstein, Center for WorkLife Law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law “This report provides a survey of family responsibilities discrimination (FRD) lawsuits that low-wage workers brought against their employers when they were unfairly penalized at work because of their caregiving responsibilities …
Institute of Medicine Report – The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding, March 31, 2011 “At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individualsoften referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBTare becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are faced with …
“Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today issued the FTCs 2011 Annual Report at the American Bar Associations Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, highlighting the agencys continued efforts to protect financially distressed consumers and promote competition during the economic downturn. Over the past year, the FTC has challenged unscrupulous business practices …
A Review of CBO’s Activities in 2010 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, March 31, 2011 “In this report, which is part of an annual series that began in 1997, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reviews its activities under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. The report covers public laws enacted and legislation considered …
Federal Reserve Banks: Areas for Improvement in Information Systems Controls, GAO-11-447R, March 31, 2011 H-1B Visa Program: Multifaceted Challenges Warrant Re-examination of Key Provisions, GAO-11-505T, March 31, 2011 Medicaid: Improving Responsiveness of Federal Assistance to States during Economic Downturns, GAO-11-395, March 31, 2011 Refugee Assistance: Little Is Known about the Effectiveness of Different Approaches for …
Regulating Systemic Risk – Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the 2011 Credit Markets Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, March 31, 2011 “Events of the last few years have given the phrases “systemic risk” and “financial stability” a prominent place in the lexicon of policymakers. Although protecting financial stability is germane to numerous areas, including monetary policy, …
