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The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009 is the UN Food and Agricultural Organization tenth progress report on world hunger since the 1996 World Food Summit (WFS). This report highlights the fact that, even before the food crisis and the economic crisis, the number of hungry people had been increasing slowly but steadily. …
News release: “Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the first New York senator to sit on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years, today announced a comprehensive plan to overhaul the nation’s food safety laws by improving inspection, recall response, and public education. A cornerstone of Senator Gillibrand’s plan is new legislation to mandate E. coli inspections …
News release: “Abuses and abusers from the subprime mortgage market have begun showing up in the reverse mortgage market, putting at risk the equity and savings of millions of seniors. Thats the main finding of Subprime Revisited: How the Rise of the Reverse Mortgage Lending Industry Puts Older Homeowners at Risk, a report issued today …
Office of the Special Inspector General for the the Troubled Asset Relief Program – October 14, 2009 – Extent of Federal Agencies’ Oversight of AIG Compensation Varied, and Important Challenges Remain Related postings on financial system
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Differing effects of hand-held cellphone bans in New York and Washington, DC….[Washington Post – “…cellphones and text messaging devices they believe are responsible for 636,000 crashes that result in 2,600 deaths, 342,000 injuries and a financial toll of $43 billion each year.”] Status Report Research paper Related postings on texting …
Sunlight Foundation: “One year after the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression, Congress is still debating new financial regulations to protect consumers and prevent risk-taking in the financial sector. The House Committee on Financial Services is currently undertaking the important first step of writing, amending and voting on some of the pieces of the …
“As governors across the country look at ways they can help build a green economy in their state, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) has commissioned Collaborative Economics Inc. (CEI) to prepare a profile of each states “green” economy. State profiles can be found by clicking on this map. This data …
“The most current information on the nation’s traffic picture is outlined in the 2009 Urban Mobility Report, published recently by the Texas Transportation Institute. This year’s installment tracks a quarter century of traffic patterns in 439 U.S. urban areas from 1982 through 2007. The report was prepared by researchers David Schrank and Tim Lomax.” Press …
Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce – “The purpose of Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for the Federal Workforce is to provide information and communication resources to help federal agencies and employees implement recommendations from CDC in planning and responding to the 20092010 Influenza Season.” Related postings on …
Draft SEC Strategic Plan for 2010-2015: “This document represents the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions fourth strategic plan prepared in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. The plan sets out the Commissions mission, vision, values, and strategic goals for fiscal years 2010 through 2015. After the plan surveys the forces shaping …
OIG-09-101 – Vulnerabilities Highlight the Need for More Effective Web Security Management (Redacted), September 2009 (PDF, 21 pages) “The Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) public-facing websites present a highly accessible point of entry and attack to its information resources. These websites are useful in providing DHS and the public with access to information and services, …
Contract Management: Agencies Are Not Maximizing Opportunities for Competition or Savings under Blanket Purchase Agreements despite Significant Increase in Usage, GAO-09-792, September 9, 2009 Railroad Retirement Board: Review of Commuter Railroad Occupational Disability Claims Reveals Potential Program Vunerabiliesm, GAO-09-821R, September 9, 2009 Telecommunications: Current Broadband Measures Have Limitations and New Measures Are Promising but Need …
