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Follow up to postings on driving distractions and texting, this news release: “U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a federal rule that proposes to specifically prohibit texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. The proposed rule would make permanent an interim ban announced in January 2010 that applied existing safety rules to the …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today reported to Congress that it is getting the word out about Internet safety for children by aggressively promoting a new booklet, Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online, to schools, police and sheriffs departments, and PTAs nationwide. Net Cetera explains to parents and their children how to …
News release: “US EPA released a list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy efficient buildings that earned EPAs Energy Star in 2009. The list is headed by Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Lakeland, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta and New York. Five of the cities ranked on the list …
News release: “The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) today posted the latest edition of its annual report on the operations of the Internal Revenue Service. A special feature of this year’s report is TRAC’s Taxpayer Returns app, a sophisticated new research application that allows all Americans to easily examine the kinds of income flowing to …
Executive Office of the President, Council of Economic Advisers: Work-Life Balance and the Economics of Workplace Flexibility, March 2010. “American society has changed dramatically over the past half century. Women have entered the labor force in growing numbers and families have increasingly relied on more than one earner to make ends meet. And yet, children …
Defense Budget: Fourth Quarter Obligation Rates and Contract Obligations for Fiscal Years 2006-09, GAO-10-527R, March 31, 2010 Defense Health Care: 2008 Access to Care Surveys Indicate Some Problems, but Beneficiary Satisfaction Is Similar to Other Health Plans, GAO-10-402, March 31, 2010 Final Review of Expenses from the Department of Justice Permanent Indefinite Appropriation Covering the …
News release: The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) announced details for the Commissions next public hearing, Subprime Lending and Securitization and Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) to be held April 7 through April 9, 2010. WSJ – Greenspan to Testify on Subprime Mess: “Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan highlights the list of witnesses, as expected. Hell …
News release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced two major investigations designed to answer questions surrounding the issue of unintended vehicle acceleration. The prestigious National Academy of Sciences an independent body using top scientific experts – will examine the broad subject of unintended acceleration and electronic vehicle controls across the entire automotive industry. …
Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, GAO-10-388SP, March 30, 2010 Warfighter Support: DOD Needs to Improve Its Planning for Using Contractors to Support Future Military Operations, GAO-10-472, March 30, 2010 VA’s Fiduciary Program: Improved Compliance and Policies Could Better Safeguard Veterans’ Benefits, GAO-10-241, February 26, 2010 Superfund: Information on Cost and Other Issues Related …
CRS – Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians, Susan G. Chesser, Information Research Specialist, March 8, 2010 This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001, and is ongoing. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also includes …
The Nations Report Card: Reading 2009 “This report presents results of the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading at grades 4 and 8. Results for students in the nation, the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Department of Defense schools are reported as average scores and as percentages of students performing …
Understanding the Economy: Long-Term Unemployment in the African American Community “is the first in a series of JEC reports examining the unemployment situation among several demographic groups, including African Americans, Hispanics, youth, and women. Prepared by the Joint Economic Committees Majority staff, the report draws from previously unpublished data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, …
