Follow up to previous postings on swine flu and A/H1N1: from the Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) – “The information in this site is intended to support internationally oriented higher education administrators, study abroad representatives, faculty and students by helping inform their decisions and actions affecting international academic activities stemming from concerns over the H1N1 strain of influenza…We are regularly updating basic statistics about the virus outbreak in the North American region. The information is provided by the appropriate government agencies of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.”
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Daily Archives: May 19, 2009
D.C. Circuit Holds Office of Administration Is Not An Agency, Not Subject to FOIA
Follow up to previous postings on missing White House emails during Bush administrations, today’s news release: “Today, in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) v. Office of Administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an opinion upholding the district court’s conclusion that the Office of Administration (OA) is not… Continue Reading
Remarks by President on National Fuel Efficiency Standards
Remarks: “…While the United States makes up less than 5 percent of the world’s population, we create roughly a quarter of the world’s demand for oil. And this appetite comes at a tremendous price — a price measured by our vulnerability to volatile oil markets, which send gas prices soaring and families scrambling. It’s measured… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD Personnel Clearances, Information Security, death and Abuse at Residential Programs for Troubled Teens
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data Are Needed to Manage Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law, GAO-09-426T, May 19, 2009 DOD Personnel Clearances: Comprehensive Timeliness Reporting, Complete Clearance Documentation, and Quality Measures Are Needed to Further Improve the Clearance Process, GAO-09-400, May 19, 2009 Foreign Assistance: Measures… Continue Reading
OCC Releases Community Reinvestment Act Information Evaluations For 39 National Banks
News release: “The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of April 15, 2009 through May 14, 2009. The list contains only national banks and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible… Continue Reading
Paper: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System
Harvard Business School Working Paper: An Ounce of Prevention: The Power of Public Risk Management in Stabilizing the Financial System, May 4, 2009 “The magnitude of the current financial crisis reflects the failure of an economic and regulatory philosophy that had proved increasingly influential in policy circles over the past three decades. This paper suggests… Continue Reading
Paper – Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap
Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap, Scott E. Carrelly, UC Davis and NBER; Marianne E. Pagez, UC Davis and NBER; James E. Westx, USAF Academy, May 7, 2009 “Why aren’t there more women in science? Female college students are currently 37 percent less likely than males to obtain a bachelor’s degree… Continue Reading
EPA Announces Start of Hudson River Dredging
News release: “The dredging and related work will be conducted by GE under the terms of a November 2006 consent decree. EPA will oversee all aspects of the work; dredging will continue through October 2009, weather permitting. At the conclusion of this first phase of the project, an independent panel of experts will review the… Continue Reading
