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A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The National Security Strategy, October 2010. Our predecessors grappled with the brutal certainties of the Cold War with an existential danger that was clear and present, with Soviet armies arrayed across half of Europe and the constant threat of nuclear confrontation between the superpowers. Today, Britain …
Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security Review, October 2010 “This Strategic Defence and Security Review is long overdue. It is the first time that a UK government has taken decisions on its defence, security, intelligence, resilience, development and foreign affairs capabilities in the round. It sets out the ways …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) imposes requirements on Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) – which include the three major credit bureaus – and on employers that use the information to ensure that sensitive consumer report information is used with fairness, impartiality, …
Retirement Savings Shortfalls for Todays Workers, Employee Benefit Research Institute, October 2010, Vol. 31, No. 10: “Earlier this year, EBRI updated its Retirement Security Projection Model1 and determined that the overall retirement income adequacy for households currently ages 3662 had substantially improved since 2003 (VanDerhei and Copeland, 2010). Almost one-half of Baby Boomers2 and Gen …
“On 20 October 2010, celebration of the World Statistics Day, UNCTAD will launch UNCTADstat, its new data dissemination platform. All of UNCTAD´s online statistical databases, the Handbook of Statistics, the commodity prices and price indices, the Foreign Direct Investment statistics, and the Global databank on world trade in creative products have been harmonized and integrated …
State of Affairs: Three Years After Nisoor Square Accountability and Oversight of U.S. Private Security and Other Contractors, Human Rights First, September 2010 “On September 16, 2007, Blackwater Worldwide (now Xe) private security contractors working for the U.S. Department of State killed 17 unarmed civilians and wounded 24 more in an unprovoked incident in Baghdads …
News release: “As part of the celebrations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the Israel Antiquities Authority is launching a unique project The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library to document the entire collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A major lead gift from the Leon Levy Foundation, …
Southwest Border: More Timely Border Patrol Access and Training Could Improve Security Operations and Natural Resource Protection on Federal Lands, GAO-11-38, October 19, 2010 Status of Study Concerning Appraisal Methods and the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, GAO-11-158R, October 19, 2010 Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Strengthen Management and Oversight of Its Prime Contractor, …
Analysis of Selected Provisions of the Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act of 2010 Oct 18, 2010 “This analysis service report responds to Janice Mays, Staff Director of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means, requesting that the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) analyze several provisions included in the July 26, …
“The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued a report on the potential impact of credit risk retention requirements on securitization markets. The Report to the Congress on Risk Retention, October 2010 was required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Dodd-Frank Act also requires the Federal Reserve and other agencies to …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules that would enable shareholders to cast advisory votes on executive compensation and “golden parachute” arrangements. The rules are called for by Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Under the proposed rules, public companies subject to the federal proxy rules …
“Mint, the personal finance site, put together this chart of regional poverty in America based on statistics recently released by the Census Bureau. In 2009, poverty among Americans reached its highest level in 51 years. The states hardest hit include Louisiana, Mississippi and District of Columbia. States with the lowest poverty statistics include, Wyoming, Hawaii, …
