A History of the Vietnam War Era, By: Mai Elliott “This volume chronicles RAND’s involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era, from the period preceding the dispatch of U.S. troops, to the most intensive combat years, to the Tet Offensive of 1968, to the end of… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Report examines quality of information provided by all 50 states on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spending
“A report released [January 26, 2010] shows that many states are making dramatic improvements in websites designed to disseminate information about their share of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), while others have failed to make vital information available. This is the finding of Show Us the Stimulus (Again), a report released… Continue Reading
Growing Diversity among Americas Children and Youth: Spatial and Temporal Dimensions
Growing Diversity Among Americas Children and Youth: Spatial and Temporal Dimensions, Kenneth Johnson, UNH professor of sociology and senior demographer at the UNH Carsey Institute, and Daniel Lichter, Ferris Family Professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University. “Americas rapidly changing racial and ethnic composition has been fueled by extraordinary growth… Continue Reading
New "State of the Birds" Report Shows Climate Change Threatens Hundreds of Species
News release: “Climate change threatens to further imperil hundreds of species of migratory birds, already under stress from habitat loss, invasive species and other environmental threats, a new report released today by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar concludes. The State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate Change follows a comprehensive report issue released… Continue Reading
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction 2010 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to the United States Congress to Congress
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to the United States Congress, January 30, 2010 “This 24th Quarterly Report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction analyzes the latest events in Iraq as the U.S. relief and reconstruction effort continues to transform itself into a more regularized foreign assistance mission.… Continue Reading
Texas Coalition Fights to Save Endangered Whooping Cranes
WSJ via Aransas Project: “A coalition of environmentalists, bird lovers and Gulf Coast municipalities sued Texas regulators in federal court this past week, accusing them of mismanaging waters necessary for the survival of the biggest flock of endangered whooping cranes, which migrate to South Texas every winter. The group, called the Aransas Project, claims that… Continue Reading
2009 Progress Report on the Economic Well-Being of Working-Age People with Disabilities
2009 Progress Report on the Economic Well-Being of Working-Age People with Disabilities September 2009 [posted February 2010], Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities at Cornell University “This progress report on the prevalence rate, employment, poverty, and household income of working-age people with disabilities (ages 21-64) uses data from the… Continue Reading
WTO: International Regulation and Treatment of Trade Finance: What Are the Issues?
International Regulation and Treatment of Trade Finance: What Are the Issues? Marc Auboin Economic Research and Statistics, WTO “The paper discusses a number of issues related to the treatment of trade credit internationally, a priori (treatment by banking regulators) and a posteriori (treatment by debtors and creditors in the case of default), which are… Continue Reading
Threatened and Endangered Species: Achieving Recovery and Preventing Extinction U.S. Government Launches New CITES Website
“New CITES website sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will concentrate specifically on information concerning the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), from a United States perspective.” “The United States is one of 175 member countries to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of… Continue Reading
FCC Launches Broadband Consumer Tools
News release: “Today, the Federal Communications Commission launched new digital tools — the Consumer Broadband Test and the Broadband Dead Zone Report — that allow consumers to test their broadband service and report areas where broadband is not available. The Consumer Broadband Test measures broadband quality indicators such as speed and latency, and reports that… Continue Reading
2010 Rosemary Award for Worst Open Government Performance Goes to Federal Chief Information Officers' Council
News release: “The Rosemary Award for worst open government performance, named after President Nixons secretary who erased 18½ minutes of a crucial Watergate tape, this year goes to the Federal Chief Information Officers Council, the senior federal officials (responsible for $71 billion a year of IT purchases) who have never addressed the failure of the… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Electronic Government, Revitalization Programs
Electronic Government: Implementation of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, GAO-10-365, March 12, 2010 Revitalization Programs: Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Renewal Communities, GAO-10-464R, March 12, 2010 Continue Reading
