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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Special Library Association Annual Conference 2009 Handouts
There are a number of session handouts available in advance of the sessions. Continue Reading
50+ Hispanic Workers: A Growing Segment of the U.S. Workforce
AARP Research Report: 50+ Hispanic Workers: A Growing Segment of the U.S. Workforce, June 2009 “Older Hispanics participate in the labor force at relative high rates and are dependable and relatively healthy; nonetheless, many face substantial challenges in the workplace, working in physically demanding jobs and earning low wages and few benefits, according to this… Continue Reading
Treasury Announces $25 Billion in Direct Allocations of Recovery Zone Bonds
News release: “As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to stimulate economic growth and jumpstart the availability of financing critical for economic recovery, the U.S. Treasury Department announced $25 billion in bonds authority available under the Recovery Zone Bonds program. Created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), Recovery Zone Bonds are targeted… Continue Reading
ACLU Seeks Records About Laptop Searches At The Border
News release: “United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) policy permits officials to search the laptops and other electronic devices of travelers without suspicion of wrongdoing, according to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed today by the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU filed the FOIA request with CBP, a component of the… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009, H.R. 1207 – To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes. Continue Reading
Rand: The Long March Building an Afghan National Army
The Long March – Building an Afghan National Army, by: Obaid Younossi, Peter Dahl Thruelsen, Jonathan Vaccaro, Jerry M. Sollinger, Brian Grady “The Afghan National Army (ANA) is critical to the success of the allied efforts in Afghanistan and the ultimate stability of the national government. This monograph assesses the ANA’s progress in the areas… Continue Reading
Rand: The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia
The Evolving Terrorist Threat to Southeast Asia – A Net Assessment, by: Peter Chalk, Angel Rabasa, William Rosenau, Leanne Piggott “Terrorism is not new to Southeast Asia. For much of the Cold War, the activities of a variety of domestic ethnonationalist and religious militant groups posed a significant challenge to the region’s internal stability. Since… Continue Reading
CBO: Responses to Questions About the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program
Responses to Questions About the Cost of a Cap-and-Trade Program, June 12, 2009 – Letter to the Honorable John F. Kerry “…under the illustrative cap-and-trade program that CBO analyzed, the government would create allowances (that is, rights to emit CO2) and firms that are regulated under that program would need to acquire such allowances. The… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Reports: TSA's Balance Sheet and Mission Plan, OMB Circular No. A-123
OIG-09-57 – Independent Auditors’ Report on the Transportation Security Administration’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2008 (PDF, 53 pages) OIG-09-68 – Independent Auditor’s Report on TSA’s FY 2008 Mission Action Plans included in the DHS FY 2009 Internal Control Playbook (PDF, 17 pages) OIG-09-67 – Independent Auditor’s Report on Review of Department of… Continue Reading
BLS: U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, May 2009
U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes, May 2009: “The U.S. Import Price Index increased for the third consecutive month in May, rising 1.3 percent. An 8.3 percent increase in petroleum prices was the primary contributor to the overall advance. The U.S. Export Price Index rose 0.6 percent in May after increasing 0.4 percent in April.”… Continue Reading
2006 U.S. Code Now Available Online Via GPO
“The entire 2006 edition of the United States Code is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. The 2006 edition contains the laws enacted through the 109th Congress (ending January 3, 2007, the last law of which was signed January 15, 2007). In addition, PDF files have been made available for the U.S. Code,… Continue Reading
