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Daily Archives: July 29, 2009

American Lawyer Associates Survey 2009

Associates Survey 2009: “In our annual midlevel associates survey, third-, fourth-, and fifth-year associates rate their firms as workplaces. We examined 12 areas that contribute to job satisfaction.” To find out how third-, fourth-, and fifth-year associates rate their firms as workplaces, our annual midlevel survey examined 12 areas that contribute to job satisfaction. They… Continue Reading

McKinsey Report: Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy

Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy, July 2009 “In this report, McKinsey & Company offers a detailed analysis of the magnitude of the efficiency potential in non-transportation uses of energy, a thorough assessment of the barriers that impede the capture of greater efficiency, and an outline of the practical solutions available to unlock the… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Career and Technical Education, Adult English Language Learning, Influenza Pandemic, SBA, U.S.-Russia Nuclear Agreement

Career and Technical Education: States Have Broad Flexibility in Implementing Perkins IV, GAO-09-683, July 29, 2009 Career and Technical Education: Surveys to State Directors of Career and Technical Education (GAO-09-737SP, July 2009), an E-supplement to GAO-09-683, GAO-09-737SP, July 29, 2009 Learning: Diverse Federal and State Efforts to Support Adult English Language Learning Could Benefit from… Continue Reading

CRS: Federally Funded Innovation Inducement Prizes Deborah D. Stine Specialist in Science and Technology Policy

Federally Funded Innovation Inducement Prizes, Deborah D. Stine, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy, June 29, 2009 “Since at least the 18th century, philanthropic organizations, industry, governments, and nongovernmental organizations throughout the world have offered many different kinds of prizes with a variety of objectives to reward accomplishments in science and technology. In the United… Continue Reading