Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, via the New York Times, more grim news on the long term impact of the disaster from Admiral Thad Allen: “He underscored the challenge by acknowledging, in response to a reporters question, that it would take years to mitigate the impact of the spill on …
Streamlining Government: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen OMB’s Approach to Improving Efficiency, GAO-10-394, May 07, 2010 Preliminary Observations on the Potential Effects of the Proposed Performance Rights Act on the Recording and Broadcast Radio Industries, GAO-10-428R, February 26, 2010 USDA Crop Disaster Programs: Lessons Learned Can Improve Implementation of New Crop Assistance Program, GAO-10-548, June 04, …
Jail Inmates at Midyear 2009 – Statistical Tables, Minton D. Todd, June 3, 2010, NCJ 230122 “Presents data on numbers of jails and jail inmates at midyear 2009 and analyzes patterns of growth from 2000 through 2009. These statistical tables include data on rated capacity of jails, percent of capacity occupied, and capacity added. They …
“COINS – the Combined On-line Information System – is used by the Treasury to collect financial data from across the public sector to support fiscal management, the production of Parliamentary Supply Estimates and public expenditure statistics, the preparation of Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) and to meet data requirements of the Office for National Statistics …
News release: “In an effort to ensure the use of the best available science and robust public participation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced plans to send its underlying data and methodologies to support development of coastal water quality standards, also known as nutrients criteria, to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) for peer …
Monthly Budget Review, Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for April and the Daily Treasury Statements for May: “The federal budget deficit was $941 billion during the first eight months of fiscal year 2010, CBO estimates, $51 billion less than the shortfall recorded over the same period last year. Both revenues and outlays were lower …
News release: “A wide array of commercially available technologies can significantly reduce fuel consumption in passenger vehicles, says a new report from the National Research Council. Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies for Light-Duty Vehicles reviews the technologies and provides estimates of how they would affect vehicle purchase prices…Using a 2007 base vehicle, the committee estimated …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission will hold its third and final workshop on the future of journalism at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on June 15, 2010. Consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet for news and information. Advertisers are moving ads to online sites and scaling back on ad buys as …
Follow up to previous postings on Diebold e-voting machine controversy, this news release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Diebold, Inc. and three former financial executives for engaging in a fraudulent accounting scheme to inflate the company’s earnings. The SEC separately filed an enforcement action against Diebold’s former CEO seeking reimbursement of certain financial …
Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor: “In May 2010, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 22.3. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 70.1. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 14.7 percent, compared with 9.1 percent for persons with …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this ews release: “On Saturday June 5, 2010, NOAA added 565 square miles to the fishing closed area; the change took effect at 6 p.m. Eastern that same day. The change is at the northeast edge of the closed area, and encompasses the projected movement …
The Christian Science Monitor, Steven Kurczy: “Worldwide military spending jumped 5.9 percent in 2009 to $1.5 trillion, according to a new report that underscores the long-term decision of many countries to prioritize defense. This is despite a recession that shrunk the global economy 2.2 percent. The US remains by far the biggest military spender, followed …
