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Pakistan – Can the United States Secure an Insecure State?, by: C. Christine Fair, Keith Crane, Christopher S. Chivvis, Samir Puri, Michael Spirtas “Describing Pakistan’s likely future course, this book seeks to inform U.S. efforts to achieve an effective foreign policy strategy toward the country. The book forms an empirical analysis of developments in Pakistan …
OECD freely accessible database: “This statistical profile, updated yearly, is a snapshot of data selected from more than 40 statistical databases available on SourceOECD, our online library.” Users may select dimensions – subjects, countries, years – to create and download specific data reports.
Washington Post: “China boosted its holdings of U.S. Treasury debt for the first time in six months, U.S. officials said Monday. That development could ease concerns that lagging foreign demand will force the United States to pay higher interest rates to finance its debt. The Treasury Department said that China’s holdings of U.S. Treasury securities …
“Taxing Wages provides information on income tax paid by workers and social security contributions levied on employees and their employers in OECD countries. Calculations also include family benefits paid as cash transfers. Data are provided for different income levels and household types. Results include the average and marginal effective tax burden on employees and the …
Follow up to previous postings on Bisphenol A , this News release: “Senator Dianne Feinstein stood with environmental health advocates today on Capitol Hill to release a new report that demonstrates alarming levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in common canned foods. BPA is a synthetic sex hormone and exposure to low doses has been linked …
Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this news release: “NOAA has extended the boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico into the northern portion of the loop current as a precautionary measure to ensure that seafood from the Gulf will remain safe for consumers. Though the latest …
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: DHS Needs to Conclude Negotiations and Finalize Regulations to Implement Federal Immigration Law, GAO-10-671T, May 18, 2010 Debt Management: Treasury Was Able to Fund Economic Stabilization and Recovery Expenditures in a Short Period of Time, but Debt Management Challenges Remain, GAO-10-498, May 18, 2010 Head Start: Undercover Testing Finds …
News release: “With Americans poised to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced a broad new initiative to dramatically increase the number of electronic transactions that involve Treasury and millions of citizens and businesses, a move that is expected to save more than $400 million …
News release: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added more than 6,300 chemicals and 3,800 chemical facilities regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to a public database called Envirofacts…The Envirofacts database is EPAs single point of access on the Internet for information about environmental activities that may affect air, water and land in …
Financial Audit: Congressional Award Foundation’s Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 Financial Statements, GAO-10-646, May 14, 2010 Depot Maintenance: Improved Strategic Planning Needed to Ensure That Air Force Depots Can Meet Future Maintenance Requirements, GAO-10-526, May 14, 2010 Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance to the West Bank and Gaza for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009, GAO-10-623R, May …
Natural Gas Residential Choice Programs May 17, 2010 – “EIA Updates Web Site on Residential Natural Gas Competition: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has updated its web site on the status of natural gas residential choice programs in each State as of December 2009. Enrollment in “customer choice” programs increased in 2009 for the …
The Economic and Budget Outlook, May 2010. Presentation by CBO Director Doug Elmendorf to the 35th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy Economic Recovery Will Be Slow Severe economic downturns often sow the seeds of robust recoveries, with output and employment rebounding quickly. However, thecurrent recovery will be dampened by: Continuing fragility of …
