- Emergency Preparedness: Improved Planning and Coordination Necessary for Development of Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, GAO-09-1044T, September 30, 2009
- Intellectual Property: Enhanced Planning by U.S. Personnel Overseas Could Strengthen Efforts, GAO-09-863, September 30, 2009
- International Food Assistance: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, GAO-09-977SP, September 30, 2009
- International Trade: U.S. Agencies Have Taken Some Steps, but Serious Impediments Remain to Restricting Trade in Burmese Rubies and Jadeite, GAO-09-987, September 30, 2009
- Medicaid: Fraud and Abuse Related to Controlled Substances Identified in Selected States, GAO-09-1004T, September 30, 2009
- Military Airlift: DOD Should Take Steps to Strengthen Management of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Program, GAO-09-625, September 30, 2009
- Nuclear Waste: Uncertainties and Questions about Costs and Risks Persist with DOE’s Tank Waste Cleanup Strategy at Hanford, GAO-09-913, September 30, 2009
- Vocational Rehabilitation Funding Formula: Options for Improving Equity in State Grants and Considerations for Performance Incentives, GAO-09-798, September 30, 2009
- Ryan White CARE Act: Health Resources and Services Administration’s Implementation of Certain Provisions Hampered by Lack of Timely and Accurate Information, GAO-09-1020, September 29, 2009
- Emergency Preparedness: Improved Planning and Coordination Necessary for Modernization and Integration of Public Alert and Warning System, GAO-09-834, September 09, 2009
- Medicaid: Fraud and Abuse Related to Controlled Substances Identified in Selected States, GAO-09-957, September 09, 2009
- Disaster Housing: FEMA Needs More Detailed Guidance and Performance Measures to Help Ensure Effective Assistance after Major Disasters, GAO-09-796, August 28, 2009
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
OCC and OTS Mortgage Metrics Report – Second Quarter 2009
OCC and OTS Mortgage Metrics Report – Disclosure of National Bank and Federal Thrift Mortgage Loan Data, Second Quarter 2009 “This OCC and OTS Mortgage Metrics Report for the second quarter of 2009 provides performance data on first lien residential mortgages serviced by national banks and federally regulated thrifts. The report covers all types of… Continue Reading
EIA: Brazil Country Analysis Brief
Brazil Country Analysis Brief (09/30/2009): “Brazil is the 10th largest energy consumer in the world and the 3rd largest in the Western Hemisphere, behind the United States and Canada. Total primary energy consumption in Brazil has increased significantly in recent years, due to sustained economic growth. In addition, Brazil has made great strides in increasing… Continue Reading
Expansion of the U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network: Additions in 2008 and Projects through 2011
Expansion of the U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network: Additions in 2008 and Projects through 2011: “This report examines new natural gas pipeline capacity added to the U.S. natural gas pipeline system during 2008. In addition, it discusses and analyzes proposed natural gas pipeline projects that may be developed between 2009 and 2011, and the market… Continue Reading
BLS: Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly)
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary, August 2009: “Unemployment rates were higher in August than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 9 areas registered rates below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in August… Continue Reading
Recovery.gov Website Upgrade Includes New Mapping Features
Federal Computer Week: “The upgraded version of the Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law gets mostly positive reviews, but has disappointed some visitors. The retooled site, sponsored by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, went online on Sept. 28 with new mapping features, a new layout and more prominent displays… Continue Reading
New report on climate change projects 25 million more malnourished children in 2050
News release: “Twenty five million more children will be malnourished in 2050 due to effects of climate change, according to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). This study, the most comprehensive assessment of the impact of climate change on agriculture to date, compares the number of malnourished children in 2050 with… Continue Reading
CIA Opens Center on Climate Change and National Security
News release: “The Central Intelligence Agency is launching The Center on Climate Change and National Security as the focal point for its work on the subject. The Center is a small unit led by senior specialists from the Directorate of Intelligence and the Directorate of Science and Technology. Its charter is not the science of… Continue Reading
EPA Finalizes the Nation's First Greenhouse Gas Reporting System/Monitoring to begin in 2010
News release: “On January 1, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will, for the first time, require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas (GHG) data under a new reporting system. This new program will cover approximately 85 percent of the nations GHG emissions and apply to roughly 10,000 facilities…EPAs new reporting… Continue Reading
National Archives and Footnote.com Announce New Digital Holocaust Collection
News release: “The National Archives and Records Administration and Footnote.com announced the release of the internets largest Interactive Holocaust Collection. For the first time ever, over one million Holocaust-related records including millions of names and 26,000 photos from the National Archives will be available online. The collection can be viewed at: http://www.footnote.com/holocaust…The collection… Continue Reading
Survey: Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking
New York Times: “About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley.” Contrary to what marketers say, Americans Reject… Continue Reading
Global Financial System Shows Signs of Recovery, IMF Says
News release: “Risks to the global financial system have subsided as a result of unprecedented policy actions and, more recently, a nascent global economic recovery, according to the IMFs latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR). But the semiannual report, released on September 30, cautions that the road to financial rehabilitation is unlikely to be straight… Continue Reading
