Category «Government Documents»

New GAO Reports: Defense Management, National Security, Native American Graves Protection, Performance Measurement

Defense Management: Improved Planning, Training, and Interagency Collaboration Could Strengthen DOD’s Efforts in Africa, GAO-10-794, July 28, 2010 Defense Management: U.S. Southern Command Demonstrates Interagency Collaboration, but Its Haiti Disaster Response Revealed Challenges Conducting a Large Military Operation, GAO-10-801, July 28, 2010 Department of Veterans Affairs: Long-standing Weaknesses in Miscellaneous Obligation and Financial Reporting Controls, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

NYT: Comparing the Costs of America's Wars

Comparing the Costs of Americas Wars – “Figures in billions except for World War II and post-9/11 totals; all are in fiscal year 2011 dollars. The current conflicts are the most expensive.” Related Article.

Subjects: Government Documents

EEOC: Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2009

Annual Report on the Federal Work Force Fiscal Year 2009. From the Executive Summary: In FY 2009, there were almost 2.8 million women and men employed by the federal government across the country and around the world. 55.9% were men and 44.1% were women; after a slow but steady increase, the participation rate for women …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Government, Government Documents

New Survey Shows Significant Local Government Jobs Losses

News release: “New survey research announced today shows that local governments are now facing a fiscal crisis that will force job losses approaching 500,000 and significant cuts in much needed public services. Representatives from the National League of Cities (NLC), United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) jointly released …

Subjects: Government Documents

Occupational Employment and Wages Summary, May 2010

News release: “Retail salespersons and cashiers were the two largest occupations in the private sector in May 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Postal service mail carriers; correctional officers and jailers; and elementary school teachers, except special education, had the highest employment among all occupations in federal, state, and local government, respectively. …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Report: Evaluating Sustainability of Projected Water Demands in 2050

Evaluating Sustainability of Projected Water Demands in 2050, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): “Climate change will impact water supplies, exacerbating existing pressures on water resources caused by population and economic growth. Given the combination of these stressors, the sustainability of water resources in future decades is a concern in many parts of the world. This …

Subjects: Government Documents

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2010

News release: “Employer provided retirement plans were a common employee benefit in the United States, available to 74 percent of all full-time workers in private industry in March 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. By contrast, 39 percent of part-time private industry workers had access to a retirement plan. These data are from …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

CBO: Federal Debt and the Risk of a Fiscal Crisis

Federal Debt and the Risk of a Fiscal Crisis, July 27, 2010, Economic and Budget Issue Brief “Over the past few years, U.S. government debt held by the public has grown rapidlyto the point that, compared with the total output of the economy, it is now higher than it has ever been except during the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Portfolio.com and bizjournals nine-part formula to analyze state-by-state employment trends

Study unveils nation’s worst economies: Nevada, Florida, California – Triangle Business Journal: “The past five years have taken quite a toll on the North Carolina economy. But things could be worse: At least Tar Heel State isn’t Nevada, California or Florida. Those three states have the nations weakest economies, according to a midyear review of …

Subjects: Government Documents

EIA: International Energy Outlook 2010

International Energy Outlook 2010 July 27, 2010: “The complete IEO2010 report is now available in PDF format. The Annual Energy Outlook 2010 presents an assessment for international energy markets through 2035. U.S. projections appearing in IEO2010 are consistent with those published in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2010 (AEO2010 ), (April 2010).

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Development Fund for Iraq: Department of Defense Needs To Improve Financial and Management Controls

Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), Development Fund for Iraq: Department of Defense Needs To Improve Financial and Management Controls, July 27, 2010 “Weaknesses in DoDs financial and management controls left it unable to properly account for $8.7 billion of the $9.1 billion in DFI funds it received for reconstruction activities …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Environmental Working Group: Synthetic estrogen BPA coats cash register receipts

Follow up to previous postings on Bisphenol A (BPA), this report on BPA in store reciepts: “The plastic component bisphenol A (BPA) has been in the headlines nonstop as scientists, health experts and consumers press for a federal ban on food packaging made with this synthetic estrogen, shown to leach readily into infant formula, beverages …

Subjects: Government Documents

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