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Follow up to previous postings on high speed rail in the United States, this news release: “Amtrak announced it is reorganizing and establishing a new department to pursue opportunities to develop new intercity high-speed rail service in select corridors around the country and to plan for major improvements on the Northeast Corridor, including determining the …
“Welcome to the Supreme Court’s new Website, which not only has a new look, but also incorporates new features, including: recent Court decisions accessible from the homepage docket files dating back to 2000 an interactive Court calendar a new case citation finder enhanced search and navigation capabilities
News release: “The Department of State is pleased to announce the publication of the 2008 Digest of United States Practice in International Law, covering developments during 2008. As Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh notes in the introduction, the volume provides a historical record of developments occurring during the period when my predecessor, John B. Bellinger, …
“This document, Death Sentences and Executions in 2009, summarizes Amnesty International’s global research on the use of the death penalty in 2009. More than two-thirds of the countries of the world have abolished the death penalty in law or in practice. While 58 countries retained the death penalty in 2009, most did not use it. …
Follow up to previous postings on cloud computing, see this i360Gov.com Special Report, April 2010 – Federal Cloud Computing Initiatives Gain Traction. “The current administration recommends launching cloud computing pilot tests for applications ranging from communications and remote access, to virtual data centers, analytics/reporting, web portals, collaboration and both records and case management. And while …
“The Joint Economic Committee released a report entitled Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots, which provides easy access to the major economic indicators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the areas of jobs, unemployment, personal earnings and housing. Key economic statistics for each state include: Jobs created or lost since the start …
Follow up to previous postings on Bisphenol A , this news release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a number of actions to address the potential effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer and industrial products. The BPA action plan released today focuses …
News release: “Telework ExchangeSM, a public-private partnership focused on expanding telework adoption, in partnership with the Federal Managers Association, today announced the results of the Unnecessary Barriers study, which explores agencies performance in hiring, retaining, and effectively managing employees with disabilities. The study reveals that 71 percent of Federal employees feel their agency is committed …
News release: “Personal income increased $1.2 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $1.6 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in February, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $34.7 billion, or 0.3 percent. In January, personal income increased $30.4 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI …
Violence Against Women Act: History and Federal Funding, Garrine P. Laney, Analyst in Social Policy, February 26, 2010 The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) (P.L. 109-162) was enacted on January 5, 2006. Among other things, VAWA 2005 reauthorized existing VAWA programs and created many new programs. The …
FederalNewsRadio.com: “OPM Director John Berry…testified before the House Transportation Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management about preparing for the next disaster in the region. During written testimony, Berry reaffirmed his “commitment to advancing telework” for federal workers and his idea of being able, someday, to declare a “mobile workday.”…During her testimony, Carter …
The Food Assistance Landscape, FY 2009 Annual Report “Expenditures for Food Assistance Exceed Previous Record High Federal expenditures for USDAs food assistance programs totaled $78.8 billion in fiscal 2009, a 29-percent increase over the previous fiscal yearthe largest percentage increase in 34 years. Fiscal 2009 marked the ninth consecutive year in which food assistance expenditures …
