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Hunger in America 2010 National Report, Mathematica Policy Research Inc., February 2010. “This report presents the result of a study conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America’s Second Harvest), the nation’s largest organization of emergency food providers. The study is based on completed in-person interviews with more than 62,000 clients served by the …
Better Use of Terrorist Watchlist Information and Improvements in Deployment of Passenger Checkpoint Technologies Could Further Strengthen Security, GAO-10-401T, January 27, 2010 “The intelligence community uses standards of reasonableness to evaluate individuals for nomination to the consolidated terrorist watchlist. In making these determinations, agencies are to consider information from all available sources. However, for the …
Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence, February 2, 2010 “The national security of the United States, our economic prosperity, and the daily functioning of our government are dependent on a dynamic public and private information infrastructure, which includes telecommunications, …
The Department of Homeland Security delivered to Congress the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) Report, A Strategic Framework for a Secure Homeland, Februaru 10, 2010 on February 1, 2010. The QHSR outlines the strategic framework to guide the activities of participants in homeland security toward a common end. “The purpose of the first-ever Quadrennial Homeland …
Correlation in Credit Risk, Xiaoling Pu, Xinlei Zhao. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Economics Working Paper 2009-5, February 2, 2010. “Abstract: We examine the correlation in credit risk using credit default swap (CDS) data. We find that the observable risk factors at the firm, industry, and market levels and the macroeconomic variables cannot …
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute – Cellphone Laws: “A jurisdiction-wide ban on driving while talking on a hand-held cellphone is in place in 7 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) and the District of Columbia. Utah has named the offense careless driving. Under the Utah law, …
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence – “nearly 70 offerings that address important events, individuals, or periods in African American history.”
News release: “After more than a decade of nationwide effort, the Digital Promise Project has achieved an essential goal the creation of the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies. This year the Department of Education, as provided by their 2010 appropriations legislation, will make available the initial funding required to …
Budget of the United States Government – FY11: Contains the budget message of the President, information about the President’s budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications. “See the White House FY 2011 Budget website for details about different departments, terminations and reductions, or to learn how the budget will affect your …
NASA: Assessments of Selected Large-Scale Projects, GAO-10-227SP, February 01, 2010 Defense Acquisitions: Observations on the Department of Defense Service Contract Inventories for Fiscal Year 2008, GAO-10-350R, January 29, 2010 Employment and Training Administration: Increased Authority and Accountability Could Improve Research Program, GAO-10-243, January 29, 2010 New Markets Tax Credit: The Credit Helps Fund a Variety …
News release: “President Barack Obama sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $708 billion for fiscal 2011. The budget request for the Department of Defense (DoD) includes $549 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund base defense programs and $159 billion to support overseas contingency operations (OCO), primarily in Afghanistan and Iraq. This proposal …
Gross Domestic Product release, Fourth Quarter 2009 (Advance Estimate). Note – includes highlights, technical note, and associated tables. “Real gross domestic product – the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, (that …
