“The new U.S. Capitol Visitor Center welcomed its first public guests last month. This 580,000-square-foot facility offers new amenities and services as visitors learn about Americas legislative process and about the art and architecture of the U.S. Capitol Building. In addition to a restaurant and two gift shops, visitors can enjoy lectures, special events, and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2009
President-elect Obama, Vice President-elect Biden, and their transition team
“Visit USA.gov for information about the parade, inaugural balls, tickets to the swearing-in, transportation, and more. Youll also find resources on President-elect Obama, Vice President-elect Biden, and their transition team.” Continue Reading
CRS Reports: Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation During the Recession, Membership of the 111th Congress
Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation During the Recession, December 23, 2008: “After the long economic expansion that characterized much of the current decade, the nation entered its eleventh postwar recession in December 2007. The unemployment rate rose from 5.0% in that month to 6.7% in November 2008, the latest data released to date by… Continue Reading
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009
U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009 (128th Edition) – Washington, DC, 2008 “The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is also designed to serve as a guide to other statistical publications and sources.… Continue Reading
PBGC Publishes Pension Insurance Data Book 2007
News release: “The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) today released the Pension Insurance Data Book 2007, which offers information on statistical trends related to defined benefit retirement plans in the private sector. The 2007 Data Book features an article examining the characteristics of standard terminations, the most common procedure used to end PBGC-insured single-employer defined… Continue Reading
NM Gov. Bill Richardson Withdraws As Commerce Secretary Appointee
CQ: “New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn as President-elect Barack Obamas choice to be Commerce Secretary amid reports that a federal grand jury has been looking into whether a California company won a state contract after contributing to Richardsons political causes. Richardson said in a statement that he had decided to step aside because… Continue Reading
New York Times Editorial – Bush Legacy of Secrecy and Consequences
Editorial – Exit Stonewalling: “…E-mail messages that have gone suspiciously missing are estimated to number in the millions. These could illuminate some of the administrations darker moments, including the lead-up to the Iraq war, when intelligence was distorted, the destruction of videotapes of C.I.A. torture interrogations, and the vindictive outing of the C.I.A. operative Valerie… Continue Reading
U.S. Air Force Leveraging Web 2.0 Apps – Twitter and Blogs
Via David Meerman Scott’s blog WebInkNow, news about forward thinking and actionable PR and IT business process improvement from the U.S. Air Force: “David Faggard, Chief of Emerging Technology at the Air Force Public Affairs Agency in the Pentagon [in response to a direct message via Twitter], indicated that “the Air Force employs 330,000 communicators!… Continue Reading
Chrysler and GM Receive Bailout Billions
Reuters: Chrysler gets $4 billion U.S. government loan “GMAC Financial Services today [December 29, 2009] announced that it has sold $5.0 billion of GMAC’s preferred membership interests and warrants to the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a participant in the Troubled Assets Relief Program established under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The… Continue Reading
U.S. Deaths in Iraq Decrease in 2008
American Forces Press Service: “The number of U.S. military fatalities in Iraq in 2008 fell two-thirds compared to the previous year, underscoring an improvement in security amid upcoming provincial elections. Last year’s casualty figure — 314 — marks a sharp reduction from 2007 when 904 troops died. The 2008 tally comes on the heels of… Continue Reading
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights Website
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Website – “This site provides access to United Nations documentation related to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. From 1946-1948 delegates to the United Nations discussed and drafted an international declaration on the subject of human rights that has become a standard of principles for human rights.… Continue Reading
UN Institute for Training and Research Operational Satellite Applications Programme Posts Situation Map-Gaza Crisis
“The UNOSAT website has been designed mainly to disseminate UNOSAT mapping products to users and to provide access to map resources and data to thousands of experts in the UN and worldwide. Since 2003 users in the field access the website to download or view on line emergency mapping products.” “This map presents a preliminary… Continue Reading
