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News release: “During the third quarter of 2010, there were 1,325 reported violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute, an increase from the 1,212 reported violations in the same quarter of 2009. According to statistics released today by the FBI, there were 1,310 robberies, 13 burglaries, two larcenies and six extortions of …
Economy, Jobs Top Public’s Policy Agenda – No Consensus about Future of Health Care Legislation, January 20, 2011
NYT – Federal Research Center Will Help Develop Medicines: “The Obama administration has become so concerned about the slowing pace of new drugs coming out of the pharmaceutical industry that officials have decided to start a billion-dollar government drug development center to help create medicines.” FAQ – Proposed National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences: “Why …
Working In Retirement: A 21st Century Phenomenon, by Melissa Brown, Kerstin Aumann, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ellen Galinsky and James T. Bond “Working in retirement may still sound like an oxymoron, but not for long. Just as people in their twenties are now creating a new life stage of transitioning into the workforce, the generation of workers …
National Security Cyberspace Institute – Federal Government Cybersecurity Progress: Obama Administration Report Card 2009-Present What follows is an “Obama Administration Report Card,” whereby we have awarded grades for progress against a number of the recommendations contained in the 60-Day Review, or “Hathaway Report” as it is commonly called. The Hathaway Report contained recommendations broken down …
Writing Reform: A Guide to Drafting State & Local Campaign Finance Laws (2010 Revised Edition), by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy “The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law has designed this manual for people who want to draft campaign finance reform legislation that is both appropriate for their community and sensitive to constitutional …
The Day After Tomorrow, A Handbook on the Future of Economic Policy in the Developing World – Otaviano Canuto and Marcelo Giugale, Editors “Development economists are paid to look into the future. They ask not not only how things work today, but also how a new policy, program, or project would make them work tomorrow. …
How Do Women Weather Economic Shocks? What We Know, Shwetlena Sabarwal, Nistha Sinha, and Mayra Buvinic, January 2011. World Bank Economic Premise. “Do women weather economic shocks differently than men? First-round impacts of economic crises on womens employment should be more prominent in this recent economic downturn than historically because of womens increased participation in …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking drug manufacturers to limit the strength of acetaminophen in prescription drug products, which are predominantly combinations of acetaminophen and opioids. This action will limit the amount of acetaminophen in these products to 325 mg per tablet, capsule, or other dosage unit, making these products …
Military Personnel: Personnel and Cost Data Associated with Implementing DOD’s Homosexual Conduct Policy, GAO-11-170, January 20, 2011 Troubled Asset Relief Program: Third Quarter 2010 Update of Government Assistance Provided to AIG and Description of Recent Execution of Recapitalization Plan, GAO-11-46, January 20, 2011
“Federal criminal prosecutions totaled 13,916 for the month of September according to the most recent data released by the Department of Justice. This figure is up 6 percent from the previous month, and is down less than one percent from a year ago. TRAC offers free reports on program categories such as immigration, drugs and …
News release: “Verizon Communications on Thursday (Jan. 20) filed an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s Report and Order on rules dealing with the issue of net neutrality…”Today’s filing is the result of a careful review of the FCC’s order. We are …
