Obama Chooses DC CTO As Federal Information Officer
Washington Post and NextGov reporting President Barack Obama will appoint DC’s current innovative CTO, Vivek Kundra, to the position of federal chief information officer.
Category «Knowledge Management»
Economic Downturn Creates Especially Hard Times for Horses in America
Hard Times for Horses: “According to Dr. Tom Lenz, a veterinarian who is the chairman of the Unwanted Horse Coalition, although the elimination of domestic slaughterhouses has reduced the total number of horses killed, 100,000 to 150,000 are still exported for slaughter each year. So we know theyre unwanted, he said. America needs a wake-up …
TIME: How to Know When the Economy Is Turning Up
How to Know When the Economy Is Turning Up: “The economy stinks. GDP fell 3.8% last quarter and experts believe the decline this quarter will be even worse. But recessions don’t last forever, and we’ll be coming out of this one long before official statistics say so. That’s just the way it works. Most economic …
Pew: U.S. Religious Landscape Survey
“March is Women’s History Month. A new analysis of data from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, finds that women are more religious than men on a variety of measures.”
More Than Half of Americans Say Family Skimped On Medical Care Because of Cost In Past Year
News release: “As economic conditions continue to worsen, the public is increasingly worried about the affordability and availability of care, with many postponing or skipping treatments due to cost in the past year and a notable minority forced into serious financial straits due to medical bills, according to the Kaiser Family Foundations first health care …
Pew Research Center: Newspapers Face a Challenging Calculus
Newspapers Face a Challenging Calculus – Online Growth, but Print Losses are Bigger, February 26, 2009: “The trend is unmistakable: Fewer Americans are reading print newspapers as more turn to the internet for their news. And while the percentage of people who read newspapers online is growing rapidly, especially among younger generations, that growth has …
Five Year Plans for State Libraries – 2008-2012
“The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.” “Each state creates a 5-year plan for its programs to strengthen the efficiency, reach, and effectiveness …
February 2009: Civil Rights Digital Libraries Enhance Americans Understanding of Important Era
“The Civil Rights Digital Library (CRDL), a comprehensive civil rights Web site and portal hosted by the University of Georgia, saw an enormous spike in the number of hits during the week of January 19 when the nation celebrated the inauguration of President Barack Obama and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday. Among CRDLs …
Updated Fact Sheet, State-Level Data on HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States
“The Kaiser Family Foundation this week updated a number of its key resources on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, timed with the release of new surveillance data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated resources include the Foundations fact sheet, on the epidemic in the U.S., state-level data, on new …
The Economic Crisis and the Fiscal Crisis: 2009 and Beyond
The Economic Crisis and the Fiscal Crisis: 2009 and Beyond – Alan J. Auerbach, William G. Gale, February 19, 2009 “This paper discusses the impact of recent tumultuous economic events and policy interventions on the Federal fiscal picture for the immediate future and for the longer run. In 2009, the federal deficit will be larger …
Pew: Most Feel a Personal Stake in Tracking Economic News
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press: “Americans continue to follow news about the economic crisis closely because they feel it is directly relevant to their lives. More than eight-in-ten (85%) say even when the economic news is bad they feel better knowing whats going on, while 77% say they need to stay …
Report – Big Tobacco Steps Up Its Targeting of Women and Girls
News release: “A December 2008 report by the nation’s leading cancer organizations underscores the threat to women’s health from this new wave of cigarette marketing to women and girls. The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer found that while lung cancer death rates are decreasing for men and overall cancer …
