According to AP, this new government database “allows consumers to look up the number of alleged deaths, injuries and cases of property damage involving passenger vehicles.”
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Daily Archives: September 10, 2008
First Beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN
News release: “The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN [the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world’s leading laboratory for particle physics] was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometres of the worlds most powerful particle accelerator at 10h28 this morning. This historic event marks a key moment in the transition… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Aviation Security, DCAA Audits, Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Federal Real Property
Assessment of the Explanation That Immigration and Customs Enforcement Provided for Its Subsequent Transfer from the Spectrum Relocation Fund, GAO-08-846R, September 9, 2008 Aviation Security: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Identify Passengers on the No Fly and Selectee Lists, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight, GAO-08-992,… Continue Reading
Interior OIG Investigations of Minerals Management Service Employees
“This memorandum conveys the final results of three separate Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations into allegations against more than a dozen current and former Minerals Management Service (MMS) employees. In the case of one former employee, Jimmy Mayberry, he has already pled guilty to a criminal charge. The cases against former employees, Greg Smith… Continue Reading
CBO: Budgetary Issues Governing the Leasing of Oil and Gas Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf
Budgetary Issues Governing the Leasing of Oil and Gas Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf, September 10, 2008. Letter to the Honorable Nick J. Rahall II, Chairman – Committee on Natural Resources: “You asked for information about the budgetary implications of a recent administrative action and potential legislative changes in policies governing the leasing of… Continue Reading
Former 9/11 Commissioners Release New WMD Terror Report Card
Advisory Board members and former 9/11 Commissioners Lee Hamilton and Slade Gorton announce Partnership for a Secure America’s new WMD Terror Report Card: “A nuclear, chemical or biological weapon in the hands of terrorists remains the single greatest threat to our nation.” To view the full WMD Report Card click here. To view the Nuclear… Continue Reading
NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks Web Site Helps Users Prepare for Big Storms
News release: “As the U.S. coastal population continues to grow, so do the hazards when big storms approach. Now, an on-line tool, Historical Hurricane Tracks, helps users get a quick picture of coastal areas with the greatest frequency of hurricanes and tropical storms and that historical snapshot can help community members and local emergency… Continue Reading
9/11 Remembrance
Library of Congress WiseGuide: Remembering 9/11 Related postings on 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Dedication – September 11, 2008 Pentagon Memorial Fund AP: “An island of peace amid the bustle of Logan International Airport was dedicated Tuesday to honor the 147 passengers and crew killed when terrorists flew two planes from here into New York City’s World… Continue Reading
Doing Business 2009: Comparing Regulation in 181 Countries
World Bank Doing Business Project: “For the fifth year in a row Eastern Europe and Central Asia led the world in Doing Business reforms. Twenty-six of the regions 28 economies implemented a total of 69 reforms. Since 2004 Doing Business has been tracking reforms aimed at simplifying business regulations, strengthening property rights, opening up access… Continue Reading
UN Trade and Development Report 2008: Commodity prices, capital flows and the financing of investment
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development – Trade and Development Report 2008: Commodity prices, capital flows and the financing of investment, September 4, 2008 (234 pages, PDF) “The Trade and Development Report 2008, subtitled “Commodity Prices, Capital Flows and the Financing of Investment highlights the paradox that the capital poor developing world is exporting… Continue Reading
