IEA Quarterly Coal Questionnaire (QCQ) – 1st Quarter 2008 (08/06/2008): “Provides detailed quarterly information about U.S. coal production by rank of coal for the 1st Quarter 2008. This information is submitted each quarter to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, France. All data are estimates and/or preliminary until released in the EIA Annual Coal… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Washington Post: Education in the Dangers of Online Research
“Professors and librarians talk about plagiarism and other issues of academic integrity a lot more than they used to, said Barbie Selby, a university librarian, because research is so much easier to do now. It takes just a couple of clicks to copy and paste a passage from an online source into a paper, rather… Continue Reading
WSJ: Fannie Mae Loss of $2.3 Billion Exceeds Forecasts
“Fannie Mae reported a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss of $2.3 billion and said it expects more heavy losses from the surge in home-mortgage defaults. Mounting losses at both Fannie and Freddie Mac, the two main providers of money for home mortgages, are limiting their ability to buy and guarantee home loans. That may mean higher interest… Continue Reading
Legal Times Commentary on the Goodling Report and DOJ Hiring
Follow up on previous postings related to Politicized Hiring at the Department of Justice and Firing of U.S. Attorneys, see this Legal Times (subscription req’d) article, The Goodling Report: How Aides Took Control of DOJ Hiring, by Joe Palazzolo, August 04, 2008 “…the [DOJ OIG Report, An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring by Monica… Continue Reading
Brookings: Air Support: Creating a Safer and More Reliable Air Traffic Control System
News release: “This paper argues for two major changes designed to improve the safety and reliability of the air traffic control system. The first would create a new modal administration within the Department of Transportation focused exclusively on delivery of air traffic control services and regulated at arms length by the FAA. Most important, separation… Continue Reading
FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)…issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in May 2008. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit needs, including… Continue Reading
New York Times: F.B.I. Says It Obtained Reporters' Phone Records
“The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday that it had improperly obtained the phone records of reporters for The New York Times and The Washington Post in the newspapers Indonesia bureaus in 2004. Robert S. Mueller III, director of the F.B.I., disclosed the episode in a phone call to Bill Keller, the executive editor of… Continue Reading
DOE Total System Life Cycle Cost Estimate and Fee Adequacy Report for Yucca Mountain Project
News release: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a revised estimate of the total system life cycle cost for a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The 2007 total system life cycle cost estimate includes the cost to research, construct and operate Yucca Mountain during a period of 150 years, from the beginning of… Continue Reading
New GAO Report: DOD Business Transformation
DOD Business Transformation: Air Force’s Current Approach Increases Risk That Asset Visibility Goals and Transformation Priorities Will Not Be Achieved, GAO-08-866, August 08, 2008. “The Department of Defense (DOD) established a goal to achieve total asset visibility over 30 years ago. This initiative aims to provide timely, accurate information on the location, movement, status, and… Continue Reading
Waterfowl Population Status Report for 2008 Now Available
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: “The 2008 Waterfowl Population Status Report is now available. This report incorporates information first presented in the previously released preliminary report Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, 1955-2008. In addition, the Waterfowl Population Status Report includes information received subsequent to the release of the Trend Report, including reports on summer habitat… Continue Reading
Personal Income for Metropolitan Areas, 2007
Bureau of Economic Analysis: Personal Income for Metropolitan Areas, 2007 – “Personal income growth slowed in 2007 in most of the nation’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. On average, MSA personal income grew 6.2% in 2007, down from 6.8% in 2006. Personal income growth… Continue Reading
DOD OIG Report:; The Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks Less Than $15 Million
D-2008-110 The Cost, Oversight, and Impact of Congressional Earmarks Less Than $15 Million, August 8, 2008 (Reissued) Errata Memo. Continue Reading
