Net Generation – Preparing for Change in the Federal Information Technology Workforce, Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council, April 2010 “The increasingly senior federal workforce, and their anticipated retirement from federal service, continues to top the list of human capital concerns across government. The Federal Government needs the right mix of high performing information technology… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Roosevelt Institute – Six Critical Elements of Financial Reform
Six Critical Elements of Financial Reform, April 22, 2010 – Mike Konczal, The Roosevelt Institute “Financial reform is moving fast and it is likely to pass the Senate within days. Much of the action will take place on the floor, where amendments will be debated and voted on. What should progressives fight for at this… Continue Reading
NIH-led Interagency Group Identifies Research Needs to Study Climate Change and Human Health Impacts
News release: “A report released by a federal working group highlights 11 key categories of diseases and other health consequences that are occurring or will occur due to climate change. The report, A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change – A Human Health Perspective On Climate Change – A Report Outlining the Research Needs on… Continue Reading
New Study: Motorcycle Deaths Down Dramatically in 2009
News release: “A report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that motorcycle fatalities declined in 2009 by at least ten percent. Based on preliminary data, GHSA is projecting that motorcycle fatalities declined from 5,290 in 2008 to 4,762 or less in 2009. The projection is based on data from 50 states and… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: DOD Risk Management, Debt Settlement, Financial Regulation, Securing and Stabilizing Iraq
Best Practices: DOD Can Achieve Better Outcomes by Standardizing the Way Manufacturing Risks Are Managed, GAO-10-439, April 22, 2010 Debt Settlement: Fraudulent, Abusive, and Deceptive Practices Pose Risk to Consumers, GAO-10-593T, April 22, 2010 Financial Regulation: Clearer Goals and Reporting Requirements Could Enhance Efforts by CFTC and SEC to Harmonize Their Regulatory Approaches, GAO-10-410, April… Continue Reading
CBO: Losing a Job During a Recession
Losing a Job During a Recession, April 22, 2010 – Economic and Budget Issue Brief “This issue brief reviews the research on the short- and long-term effects of involuntary job loss for reasons other than poor performance or misconduct on peoples future employment and earnings. In light of the recession that began in December 2007… Continue Reading
SEC OIG: Assessment of the SECs Bounty Program
Assessment of the SECs Bounty Program, March 29, 2010 – Report No. 474 “Although the SEC has had a bounty program in-place for more than 20 years for rewarding whistleblowers for insider trading tips and complaints, our review found that there have been very few payments made under this program. Likewise, the Commission has not… Continue Reading
Coalition Petitions Homeland Security to Suspend Airport Body Scanners
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, this news release: “EPIC and a broad coalition of organizations sent a formal petition to the Department of Homeland Security to demand that the agency suspend the airport body scanner program. The petition states that the “uniquely intrusive search” is… Continue Reading
New Study Of Targeted Violence Affecting U.S. Institutions Of Higher Education Released
Campus Attacks – Targeted Violence Affecting Institutions of Higher Education, April 2010. United States Secret Service, United States Department of Education, Federal Bureau of Investigation “In response to the Virginia Tech incident on April 16, 2007, former cabinet Secretaries Michael Leavitt and Margaret Spellings, and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales submitted the Report to the… Continue Reading
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Issues Subpoena to Moodys Corporation
News release: “Today, Chairman Phil Angelides and Vice Chairman Bill Thomas announce that the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) has issued a subpoena to Moodys Corporation for failing to comply with a request for documents in a timely manner. In seeking documents and testimony from public agencies and companies, the Commission has made it clear… Continue Reading
Residential Homebuilder Settles Clean Water Act Violations in 18 States
News release: “Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a builder of residential homes nationwide, has agreed today to pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at 591 construction sites in 18 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today. As part… Continue Reading
FDA Announces Draft Revised Guidance on Transparency and Advisory Committees
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced draft guidance that would expand transparency and disclosure when the agency grants a conflict of interest waiver to permit an individuals participation at an FDA advisory committee meeting. The draft guidance would expand the information disclosed about waivers prior to committee meetings. Specifically, the FDA… Continue Reading
