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News release: “The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) calling for enhanced safety redundancy of its train control system. A recent accident on the Metrorail’s Red Line between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations has shown that WMATA’s train control system is susceptible to …
“President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers released a report, Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow, that offers an overview of how the U.S. labor market is expected to grow and develop over the next few years. The report discusses the skills and training that will likely be most relevant in growing …
New York Times interactive graphic: Broad Unemployment Across the U.S. – “Under a broader definition of joblessness, some states have rates higher than 20 percent. This rate includes part-time workers who want to work full time, as well some people who want to work but have not looked for a job in the last four …
2009 Trafficking in Persons Report: “The Department of State is required by law to submit each year to the U.S. Congress a report on foreign governments efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons. This is the ninth annual TIP Report; it seeks to increase global awareness of the human trafficking phenomenon by shedding …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified before the U.S. Senate today on the agencys campaign to crack down on scammers who are trying to take advantage of the economic downturn to push a variety of scams, such as phony job-placement and debt-reduction services, get-rich-quick schemes, and bogus government grants…In response to the rise in …
Refugees and Asylees: 2008 – Daniel C. Martin And Michael Hoefer “The United States provides refuge to persons who have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution through two programs: one for refugees (persons outside the U.S.) and one for asylees (persons in the U.S.). This Office of Immigration Statistics Annual Flow Report …
Coast Guard: As Deepwater Systems Integrator, Coast Guard Is Reassessing Costs and Capabilities but Lags in Applying Its Disciplined Acquisition Approach, GAO-09-682, July 14, 2009 Electronic Health Records: Program Office Improvements Needed to Strengthen Management of VA and DOD Efforts to Achieve Full Interoperability, GAO-09-895T, July 14, 2009 Hardrock Mining: Information on State Royalties and …
America’s Future in Space: Aligning the Civil Space Program with National Needs, Committee on the Rationale and Goals of the U.S. Civil Space Program; National Research Council.
Follow up to previous postings on US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, from today’s Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing: Witness Testimony – Judge Sonia Sotomayor Member Statements NPR – Sotomayor: ‘Fidelity To The Law’ Guides Me Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (1971 – forward)
Effects of Changes to the Health Insurance System on Labor Markets, July 13, 2009 “In the United States, health insurance coverage is linked to employment in ways that can affect both wages and the demand for certain types of workers. That close linkage can also affect peoples decisions to enter the labor force, to work …
“Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) today released a Policy Post discussing privacy implications for the federal data clearinghouse known as data.gov and de-identification considerations for the Open Government Directive. While this initiative signifies a step in the right direction towards a more open and transparent federal government, it must be done in concert with …
News release: “The U.S. EPA has identified the hardrock mining industry as its priority for developing financial assurance requirements. Financial assurance requirements help ensure that owners and operators of these facilities, not taxpayers, foot the bill for environmental cleanup. These requirements will be developed under section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability …
