“FoodSafety.gov is the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies. According to the Key Findings of the Food Safety Working Group — The federal government will enhance www.foodsafety.gov to better communicate information to the public and include an improved individual alert system allowing consumers to receive food safety information, such as notification of recalls. Agencies will also use social media to expand public communications.
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Daily Archives: October 11, 2009
New Report: Space Security 2009
“A newly issued study provides a comprehensive source of data and analysis on space activities and their cumulative impact on the security of outer space. Space Security 2009 has been jointly released by Project Ploughshares and Secure World Foundation on behalf of the Space Security Index, an international research consortium. This is the sixth annual… Continue Reading
World Economic Forum Financial Development Report 2009
News release: “The worlds largest economies took the biggest hit in the World Economic Forums second annual Financial Development Report released today. Global financial centres still lead in the reports Index, but the effects of financial instability have pulled down their scores compared to last year. The United Kingdom, buoyed by the relative strength of… Continue Reading
New DOD Authorization Calls For Increased Civilian and Reduced Contractor Workforce
Government Executive: The 1,500-page fiscal 2010 Defense authorization bill approved by a congressional conference committee on Wednesday will have major repercussions for contractors and the government’s acquisition workforce. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the legislation “supports the [Pentagon’s] plan to increase the size of the civilian acquisition workforce;… Continue Reading
EPA Begins New Scientific Evaluation of Atrazine
Follow up to previous posting on atrazine – Weed Killer in Local Drinking Water, this EPA announcement: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching this year a comprehensive new evaluation of the pesticide atrazine to determine its effects on humans. At the end of this process, the agency will decide whether to revise its current… Continue Reading
Animated Map: The Geography of Jobs 2004 to Present
“This animated map provides a striking visual of employment trends over the last business cycle using net change in jobs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on a rolling 12-month basis…By animating the data, the map highlights a number of concurrent trends leading up to the nations present economic crisis. The graphic highlights the… Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet: An Update
The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet: An Update, October 8, 2009 [Note – there is a 7 screen Flash slide show embedded at the end of this document]: “To fight a recession, the standard prescription for a central bank is to lower its target short-term interest rate, thereby easing financial conditions and supporting economic growth. In… Continue Reading
Monetary Policy Research and the Financial Crisis: Strengths and Shortcomings
Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn At the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C. October 9, 2009 “The first two volumes of the Handbook of Monetary Economics were published in 1990. It is fitting that the Federal Reserve Board should hold a conference showcasing the chapters of the third volume of… Continue Reading
Campaign to Make Our Food Safe
Make Our Food Safe: “Every year, 76 million Americans are sickened from consuming contaminated food and 5,000 of these people die. Thats more than the number of individuals who lose their lives as a result of fire or unintentional drowning in the U.S. each year. Continued outbreaks of foodborne illness over the last several… Continue Reading
Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill Passed by Senate Committee
ACLU: “The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the USA PATRIOT Act Extension Act of 2009 [October 9, 2009], a bill which falls far short of restoring the necessary civil liberties protections lacking in the original Patriot Act. The bill, passed by the committee after two sessions of debate, makes only minor changes to the disastrous Patriot… Continue Reading
Google and Bing Side By Side Search Comparison
“Can’t choose default search engine? Want to compare Bing & Google results? Just put your query in the search box and press Enter. You’ll see results from both engines side by side. Search provider for Internet Explorer 7/8 and Firefox is also available – search both engines from your browser: www.bing-vs-google.com. Made by Domagoj Pavlesic.” Continue Reading
