- Medicaid and CHIP: Enrollment, Benefits, Expenditures, and Other Characteristics of State Premium Assistance Programs, GAO-10-258R, January 19, 2010
- Status of the Small Business Administration’s Implementation of Administrative Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, GAO-10-298R, January 19, 2010
- Information Sharing: Federal Agencies Are Sharing Border and Terrorism Information with Local and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies, but Additional Efforts Are Needed, GAO-10-41, December 18, 2009
- Rural Water Infrastructure: Improved Coordination and Funding Processes Could Enhance Federal Efforts to Meet Needs in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region, GAO-10-126, December 18, 2009
- FCC Management: Improvements Needed in Communication, Decision-Making Processes, and Workforce Planning, GAO-10-79, December 17, 2009
- Medicare Advantage: CMS Assists Beneficiaries Affected by Inappropriate Marketing but Has Limited Data on Scope of Issue, GAO-10-36, December 17, 2009
- Results-Oriented Cultures: Office of Personnel Management Should Review Administrative Law Judge Program to Improve Hiring and Performance Management, GAO-10-14, January 15, 2010
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Daily Archives: January 19, 2010
Pew Internet Presentation: Federal Agencies Can and Should Be First Responders to Health Questions
The Internet’s Impact on Public Health Planning: “Susannah Fox provides data on the current internet population, with a particular focus on health communication, wireless adoption, social media, and implications for public health planning.” Continue Reading
New Report Offers Options for Stabilizing National Debt
News release: “A new joint report from the National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration, Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future, offers U.S. leaders ways to address the nation’s fiscal problems and confront its rapidly growing debt — a burden that if unchecked will inevitably limit the nation’s future wealth and risk a… Continue Reading
Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies
“Technological innovations are key causal agents of surprise and disruption. In the recent past, the United States military has encountered unexpected challenges in the battlefield due in part to the adversary’s incorporation of technologies not traditionally associated with weaponry. Recognizing the need to broaden the scope of current technology forecasting efforts, the Office of the… Continue Reading
Intended and Unintended Effects of Youth Bicycle Helmet Laws
Via Freakonomics – Do Bike-Helmet Laws Discourage Bicycling? – this report, Intended and Unintended Effects of Youth Bicycle Helmet Laws, Christopher S. Carpenter, Mark F. Stehr, NBER Working Paper No. 15658, Issued in January 2010 “Over 20 states have adopted laws requiring youths to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle. We confirm previous research… Continue Reading
Survey Says 44% Of Google News Visitors Scan Headlines, Dont Click Through
TechCrunch – Research firm Outsell has published its third annual News Users report [fee only], which is based on a survey about the online and offline news preferences of 2,787 US news consumers. The Outsell report unsurprisingly predicts ongoing, steep drops in US newspapers print circulation as consumers continue to head online for news consumption… Continue Reading
Owls, Otters, Monkeys and Lions Near You.com
“Designed for animal lovers with very specific tastes, we’ve just added the following sites to the WildlifeNearYou family: owlsnearyou.com ottersnearyou.com monkeysnearyou.com lionsnearyou.com Continue Reading
Global Risks 2010 A Global Risk Network Report
Global Risks 2010 – A Global Risk Network Report. A World Economic Forum Report in collaboration with Citi, Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Swiss Re, Wharton School Risk Center, Zurich Financial Services. January 2010. “This years report explores a set of risks that share a potential for wider systemic impact and are strongly linked to… Continue Reading
Downcast Unemployment Forecast – Targeted Job Creation Policies Necessary to Offset Grim Projections
Downcast Unemployment ForecastTargeted Job Creation Policies Necessary to Offset Grim Projections, By Kai Filion, January 14, 2010, Economic Policy Institute Issue Brief #270 “The nations 10% unemployment rate does not capture the severity of the crisis for minority workers in many regions of the country. This Issue brief provides a breakdown of the unemployment projections… Continue Reading
Estimating Mortality Risk Reduction and Economic Benefits from Controlling Ozone Air Pollution
“Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new legislation that would impose stricter air-quality standards for ground-level ozone concentrations. If implemented, counties and states would have up to 20 years to comply with the new regulations, which would work in tandem with other regulations, such as those on vehicle fuel economy, to reduce health… Continue Reading
