“Today the U.S. Commerce Department introduced a new data series that precisely measures export values for metropolitan areas. In 2006, 116 metropolitan areas recorded product sales of $1 billion or more. U.S. exporters reported a record $1.4 trillion in goods and services in 2006. Final 2007 numbers are forecast to exceed 2006 totals…The data series contains merchandise export values for 369 metropolitan areas. Service export values are not included in this series. Available for 2005 and 2006, this data also contains metro area exports as a percent of the state total, where possible; product exports to individual countries for the 50 largest metropolitan areas; top global export product categories; and total exports to ten regional destinations.”
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Daily Archives: January 25, 2008
New GAO Reports: VA and DOD Health Care, Defense Contracting, Supply Chain Security
VA and DOD Health Care: Administration of DOD’s Post-Deployment Health Reassessment to National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers and VA’s Interaction with DOD, GAO-08-181R, January 25, 2008 Defense Contracting: Contract Risk a Key Factor in Assessing Excessive Pass-Through Charges, GAO-08-269, January 25, 2008 Supply Chain Security: Examinations of High-Risk Cargo at Foreign Seaports Have Increased, but… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Victim Notification System, Audit Report
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, The Department of Justice’s Victim Notification System, Audit Report 08-04, January 2008, Redacted for public release (142 pages, PDF). “The Department of Justice (DOJ) Victim Notification System (VNS) is an automated system used by federal personnel to notify federal crime victims regarding developments in their cases, including information about the… Continue Reading
Chairman Waxman Urges Reversal of Decision Endangering Whales
Follow up to postings on Navy sonar exercises off Southern California coast, today “in a letter to Council of Environmental Quality Chairman Connaughton, Chairman Waxman expresses deep concern over the Administrations use of emergency powers to facilitate training exercises that could harm whales off the coast of southern California, and releases a list of previous… Continue Reading
Census: Capital Spending Reaches All-Time High
Press release: “Capital spending by U.S. nonfarm businesses reached an all-time high of $1.31 trillion in 2006, topping the $1.16 trillion in 2000 and $1.14 trillion in 2005. These results come from the U.S. Census Bureaus Annual Capital Expenditures Survey: 2006, which measures business spending for new and used structures and equipment. The survey defines… Continue Reading
