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Commerce OIG Report: U.S. Census Bureau and Updating the Master Address File

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U.S. Census Bureau – Census 2010: Dress Rehearsal of Address Canvassing Revealed Persistent Deficiencies in Approach to Updating the Master Address File – Final Report No. OSE-18599 October 2008

  • “Our review revealed that (1) millions of ungeocoded Postal Service addresses in the MAF set the stage for missed housing units and increased workloads; (2) address canvassing cannot be relied on to adequately update, delete, or add addresses for certain types of housing units or residential communities, such as apartments and trailer parks; and (3) the bureau’s modified quality control procedures may compromise the results of the quality control operation.”

    • Response to Elizabeth F. Emens, Integrating Accommodation

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    Accomodating Integration, Martha Minow, In response to Elizabeth F. Emens, Integrating Accommodation, 156 U. PA. L. REV. 839 (2008). “In Integrating Accommodation, Elizabeth Emens commendably scrutinizes what could be called the “positive externalities” of disability accommodation and sharpens the policy choices that their recognition should present. With useful analytic tools, Emens effectively outlines emerging choices… Continue Reading

    CIA: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments

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    “The CIA publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments regularly. The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States. Governments are… Continue Reading