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Daily Archives: December 23, 2009
BEA Personal Income and Outlays: November 2009
Bureau of Economic Analysis Personal income and Outlays: November 2009 – “Personal income increased $49.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $54.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, in November, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $47.9 billion, or 0.5 percent. In October, personal income increased $33.6… Continue Reading
Census Bureau: Texas Gains the Most in Population
News release: “Texas gained more people than any other state between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009 (478,000), followed by California (381,000), North Carolina (134,000), Georgia (131,000) and Florida (114,000), according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates. California remained the most populous state, with a July 1, 2009, population of 37 million. Rounding… Continue Reading
Federal Digital System Adds Public Papers of U.S. Presidents, CFR, Precendents of the House of Representatives
“GPO is pleased to announce the release of the following collections into the Federal Digital System (FDsys)”: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1991 to 2005) Code of Federal Regulations (2007 to 2009) Precedents of the United States House of Representatives (as part of the GPO Federal Publications collection) Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Managing Sensitive Information, State and Local Government Retiree Health Benefits
Managing Sensitive Information: Actions Needed to Prevent Unintended Public Disclosures of U.S. Nuclear Sites and Activities, GAO-10-251, December 15, 2009: “While no single U.S. government agency or office was entirely responsible for the public disclosure of the draft declaration, all of the agencies and offices involved in preparing and publishing the draft declaration share some… Continue Reading
Examining the Work of State Courts: An Analysis of 2007 State Court Caseloads
Examining the Work of State Courts: An Analysis of 2007 State Court Caseloads. A joint project of the Conference of State Court Administrators, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the National Center for State Courts. 2009 Continue Reading
Achieving Effective Acquisition of Information Technology in the Department of Defense
Achieving Effective Acquisition of Information Technology in the Department of Defense, Committee on Improving Processes and Policies for the Acquisition and Test of Information Technologies in the Department of Defense; National Research Council, 2009. “In the military, information technology (IT) has enabled profound advances in weapons systems and the management and operation of the defense… Continue Reading
Census: Nationwide Movement of Goods Reached 12.5 Billion Tons in 2007
News release: “Total shipments of goods in the United States accounted for nearly $11.7 trillion in revenue and 12.5 billion tons in 2007, according to new data released jointly by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up from $8.4 trillion and 11.7 billion tons in 2002. These figures come… Continue Reading
HUD to Assist Homeowners Facing Problem Drywall
Follow up to previous postings on Chinese drywall studies, news that the “U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that FHA-insured families experiencing problems associated with problem drywall may be eligible for assistance to help them rehabilitate their properties. In addition, HUDs Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program may also be a resource to… Continue Reading
Internet Users Now Spending an Average of 13 Hours a Week Online
“A new Harris Poll finds that adult Internet users are now spending an average of 13 hours a week online. Of course, people’s usage varies greatly; one in five (20%) of adult Internet users are online for only two hours or less a week while one in seven (14%) are spending 24 or more hours… Continue Reading
