Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements, by Dana Newman The General Counsel, LLC “For a growing number of businesses, implementing smart environmental policy aids legal compliance and promotes competitiveness. Gone are the days when the only companies concerned about environmental laws were heavy manufacturers. Recent developments in both the U.S.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
New GAO Reports: Homeland Security, Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, U.S. Government Financial Statements
Homeland Security: Federal Protective Service’s Use of Contract Guards Requires Reassessment and More Oversight, GAO-10-614T, April 14, 2010 Human Capital: Status of Actions Needed to Improve the Timely and Accurate Delivery of Compensation and Medical Benefits to Deployed Civilians, GAO-10-615T, April 14, 2010 Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Supply Chain, GAO-10-617R, April 14, 2010… Continue Reading
Central Bankers Speeches From Around the World
14 Apr 2010 – Masaaki Shirakawa: Recent economic and financial developments and the conduct of monetary policy: Statement by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, concerning the Bank’s “Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control” before the Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Councillors, Tokyo, 13 April 2010. 14 Apr 2010- Jean-Claude… Continue Reading
OECD: Development aid rose in 2009 and most donors will meet 2010 aid targets
News release: “New OECD figures show continuing growth in development aid in 2009, despite the financial crisis. Total net official development assistance (ODA) from the donors in the OECDs Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rose 0.7% in real terms, but the rise was 6.8% once debt relief, a volatile item, is excluded (see tables and charts… Continue Reading
EIA: International Petroleum Monthly
International Petroleum Monthly – March 2010 Apr 12, 2010: “The International Petroleum Monthly (IPM) is the Energy Information Administration’s primary report of recent international petroleum (oil) statistics. This report includes world petroleum production statistics through January 2010. The IPM also includes estimates for petroleum demand, stocks, and imports for the Organization for Economic Cooperation… Continue Reading
Most Americans Willing to Sacrifice Some Privacy to Enhance Safe Air Travel, According to Latest Unisys Security Index
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, this news release: “Ninety-three percent of Americans said they are willing to sacrifice some level of privacy to increase safety when traveling by air, according to research conducted in January and February by Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS). Nearly two-thirds of… Continue Reading
2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
News release: “For the seventh year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) and the National Healthcare Disparities Report (NHDR). These reports measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. The reports present, in… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: From the Law Firm Library Trenches: A Conversation Between Two Veterans
From the Law Firm Library Trenches: A Conversation Between Two Veterans: Elaine Billingslea Dockens and Karen Krupka, each of whom has over 20 years of law librarian experience, discuss the field of law librarianship, and key issues and factors that new law librarians are likely to encounter as they enter this unique, and still vital… Continue Reading
New GAO Report on Contingency Contracting
Contingency Contracting: Improvements Needed in Management of Contractors Supporting Contract and Grant Administration in Iraq and Afghanistan GAO-10-357, April 12, 2010 “DOD, State, and USAIDs use of contractors to help administer contracts and grants was substantial, although the agencies did not know the full extent of their use of such contractors. GAO found that the… Continue Reading
New Research: Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 19802008
Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 19802008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 12 April 2010 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60518-1 “Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. Reliable information about the rates and trends in maternal mortality is essential for resource mobilisation, and for planning and assessment… Continue Reading
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2010
News release and tables: “The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total February exports of $143.2 billion and imports of $182.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $39.7 billion, up from $37.0 billion in January, revised. February exports were $0.3… Continue Reading
Gulf War and Health: Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War
Gulf War and Health – Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War “For the United States, the 1991 Persian Gulf War was a brief and successful military operation with few injuries and deaths. However, soon after returning from duty, a large number of veterans began reporting health problems they believed… Continue Reading
