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Population Change in Central and Outlying Counties of Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000 to 2007, Population Estimates and Projections, June 2009 “This report examines population change and the demographic components of change from 2000 to 2007 for central and outlying counties of metropolitan statistical areas. Population change in metro areas and their component central and outlying …
News release: “Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 33.1 percent lower in April 2009 than in April 2008, dropping to $49.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (Table 1). April was …
Urban Area Security Initiative: FEMA Lacks Measures to Assess How Regional Collaboration Efforts Build Preparedness Capabilities, GAO-09-651, July 02, 2009 Defense Travel System: Implementation Challenges Remain, GAO-09-577, June 30, 2009 Federal Information Security Issues, GAO-09-817R, June 30, 2009 Recovery Act: The Department of Transportation Followed Key Federal Requirements in Developing Selection Criteria for Its Supplemental …
USDA Economic Research Service: Food Security Assessment, 2008-09 – By Shahla Shapouri, Stacey Rosen, Birgit Meade, and Fred Gale, Outlook Report No. (GFA-20) 58 pp, June 2009 “Food security in 70 developing countries is projected to deteriorate over the next decade, according to USDAs Economic Research Service. After rising nearly 11 percent from 2007 to …
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on three measures that are intended to better inform and empower investors to improve corporate governance and help restore investor confidence. The Commission proposed requiring public companies receiving money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to provide a shareholder vote on executive pay in their proxy …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced final rules and guidelines that will promote the accuracy and integrity of information provided to credit reporting agencies (commonly called credit bureaus) and allow consumers to dispute inaccurate information about them directly with furnishers, the financial institutions and other entities that furnish the information to the credit …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today announced a law enforcement crackdown on scammers trying to take advantage of the economic downturn to bilk vulnerable consumers through a variety of schemes, such as promising non-existent jobs; promoting overhyped get-rich-quick plans, bogus government grants, and phony debt-reduction services; or putting unauthorized charges on consumers credit or …
News release: “The Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to slash harmful emissions from ocean-going vessels. EPA is proposing a rule under the Clean Air Act that sets tough engine and fuel standards for U.S. flagged ships that would harmonize with international standards and lead to significant air quality …
News release: ” As part of its ongoing efforts to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted a list of 44 high hazard potential impoundments containing coal combustion residuals, commonly referred to as coal ash, at 26 different coal burning electric utility facilities. EPA is releasing this information after …
News release: “Widespread racial profiling by law enforcement agents as a result of Bush-era policies remains a pervasive problem throughout the United States, according to a report out today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Rights Working Group (RWG). Government policies are a major cause of the disproportionate stopping and searching of racial …
News release: “The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had improved considerably in May, retreated in June. The Index now stands at 49.3 (1985=100), down from 54.8 in May. The Present Situation Index decreased to 24.8 from 29.7. The Expectations Index declined to 65.5 from 71.5 in May.” Related postings on financial system
“The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration released America’s Container Ports: Freight Hubs That Connect Our Nation to Global Markets, an overview of the movement of maritime freight handled by the nation’s container seaports in 2008 and trends in maritime freight movement since 1995. The report covers the impact of …
