Briefing on the Results of GAO’s Audit of the Fiscal Years 2009 and 2008 U.S. Government’s Consolidated Financial Statements, GAO-10-502R, March 22, 2010 Energy Employees Compensation: Additional Independent Oversight and Transparency Would Improve Program’s Credibility, GAO-10-302, March 22, 2010 Status of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Efforts to Implement GAO’s 2007 Recommendations Regarding Its Section… Continue Reading
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Truman National Security Project – Oil Addiction: Fueling Our Enemies
Oil Addiction: Fueling Our Enemies, by Jonathan Powers, Chief Operating Officer, Truman National Security Project, February 17, 2010: “The U.S. sends approximately one billion dollars a day overseas to import oil. While this figure is staggering by itself, the dangerous implications of our addiction are even more pronounced when analyzing where our money goes … Continue Reading
ebrary Launches Free Natural Disaster and Extreme Weather Searchable Information Center
News release: “ebrary®, a leading provider of digital content products and technologies..announced that it has created a publicly available research center featuring hundreds of important government documents related to natural disasters and extreme weather – the Natural Disaster and Extreme Weather Searchable Information Center.” Continue Reading
Rand – The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War
The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War, by Frederic Wehrey, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Jessica Watkins, Jeffrey Martini, Robert A. Guffey. “The conflict in Iraq has reverberated across the Middle East, affecting the balance of power between neighboring states, their internal political dynamics, how their publics view American credibility, and the strategies and… Continue Reading
Nielson Survey: Television, Internet and Mobile Usage in the U.S.
Television Internet and Mobile Usage in the U.S. Three Screen Report, Volume 7 4th Quarter 2009 – Highights: “Consumers are adding video platforms to their weekly schedule, rather than replacing them. Each week the typical American consumes almost 35 hrs of TV, 2 hrs of timeshifted TV, 4 hrs of internet, 22 minutes of… Continue Reading
Women in Finance Symposium in Celebration of Women's History Month
“On Monday, March 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in partnership with The White House Council on Women and Girls, will convene a Women in Finance Symposium in celebration of Women’s History Month. The symposium will bring together senior administration officials, private sector leaders, university presidents and women entering the field for a… Continue Reading
International World Water Day, March 22, 2010
“International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded… Continue Reading
The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability
News release: Ceres has released the 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap to Sustainability as a vision and practical roadmap for integrating sustainability into the DNA of businessfrom the boardroom to the copy room. It analyzes the drivers, risks and opportunities involved in making the shift to sustainability, and details strategies and results from companies… Continue Reading
Agriculture IG Report: Oversight of the National Organic Program
Oversight of the National Organic Program, Report No: 01601-03-HY, Issued March 2010 “We conducted this audit to assess the effectiveness of the Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) corrective actions implemented in response to our prior audit of the National Organic Program (NOP). We also conducted this audit because of the size and growth of the organic… Continue Reading
Earth and Atmospheric Science Experts: A Very Inconvenient Truth About Climate Change
A Very Inconvenient Truth, By Charles H. Greene, D. James Baker, and Daniel H. Miller. Oceanography March 2010 Vol.23, No.1 “Studies conducted after those that contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) suggest that human society may be facing a very inconvenient truththat emission reduction efforts alone are unlikely… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Reports Business Investment Held Steady at $1.38 Trillion in 2008
News release: “U.S. businesses spent $1.38 trillion on new and used structures and equipment in 2008, of which $1.29 trillion, or 93.7 percent, was spent on new structures and equipment, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. These figures were nearly the same in 2007. These findings come from the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES), which… Continue Reading
Brookings Commentary Calls For Reforms To Our Basic Governing Process
Broken Politics, Issues in Governance Studies | Number 33. Darrell M. West, Vice President and Director, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution: “With numerous examples over an extended period of broken politics leading to broken policies, we need to think about ways to reform our political system in ways that enhance our capacity for innovation, leadership,… Continue Reading
