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News release: “Could the sweltering summer of 2010 be considered mild compared to the typical summers of the future? It depends on whether America & nations around the world act now to curb our global warming pollution. That’s the conclusion of a new National Wildlife Federation report, Extreme Heat in Summer 2010: A Window on …
Young people: health risks and solutions – “Most young people are healthy. However, more that 1.8 million young people aged 15 to 24 die each year. A much greater number of young people suffer from illnesses which hinder their ability to grow and develop to their full potential. A greater number still engage in behaviours …
Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit, James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, June 22, 2010 “The U.S. merchandise trade deficit is a part of the overall U.S. balance of payments, a summary statement of all economic transactions between the residents of the United States and the rest of the world, during a given …
Formaldehyde in Textiles: While Levels in Clothing Generally Appear to Be Low, Allergic Contact Dermatitis Is a Health Issue for Some People, GAO-10-875, August 13, 2010 Higher Education: Institutions’ Reported Data Collection Burden Is Higher Than Estimated but Can Be Reduced through Increased Coordination, GAO-10-871, August 13, 2010 State and Local Governments: Fiscal Pressures Could …
Conversion from the National Security Personnel System to Other Pay Schedules: Issues for Congress, July 15, 2010 “Most federal employees (59.1%) are paid on the General Schedule (GS), a pay scale that consists of 15 pay grades in which an employee’s pay increases are to be based on performance and length of service. Some Members …
News release: “The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. The global average land surface temperature for July and JanuaryJuly was warmest on record. The global ocean surface temperature for July was the fifth warmest, and for JanuaryJuly …
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Much Hope, Modest Change for Democrats – Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election, August 11, 2010 “An analysis of newly released exit poll data by the Pew Research Centers Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that Obama succeeded in attracting a larger share of the vote …
Toward a Culture of Consequences: Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services by Brian M. Stecher, et al. “Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBAS effectiveness at achieving performance goals. This monograph examines nine PBASs …
Hard Choices, Thomas M. Hoenig, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Town Hall Meeting, Lincoln, Nebraska, August 13, 2010 “These are trying times for the U.S. economy. The unemployment rate is almost 10 percent, our financial system remains under stress, community bank failures have become weekly news and the central bank is printing money …
News release: “Five years after Hurricane Katrina, an increasing majority of the citys residents says the rebuilding process is going well, but substantial majorities still report that the city has not recovered and feel the nation has forgotten them, according to a new comprehensive survey of the lives and attitudes of New Orleans residents by …
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved ella (ulipristal acetate) tablets for emergency contraception. The prescription-only product prevents pregnancy when taken orally within 120 hours (five days) after a contraceptive failure or unprotected intercourse. It is not intended for routine use as a contraceptive. ella is a progesterone agonist/antagonist whose likely main …
Consumer Price Index – July 2010 “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Before seasonal adjustment, the all items index was unchanged for the month.) Over the last 12 months, the index increased 1.2 percent …
